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If I'm in flat terrain with no other interfering electronic stimulus within a multi-mile radius this sole station maybe comes in static-free for a few minutes if I'm lucky. Only one station on the AM dial in my area comes in reasonably well through this maddening abomination but it's entirely dependent on where I'm at geographically; if I'm going up an incline or I'm near a metropolitan area, all bets are off. Also, the armband design is cumbersome and it devours batteries with ridiculous ease. The worst Amplitude Modulation reception I've ever encountered on a portable radio device. Incompetence on a design level or cost corners cut are the only logical explanations in my mind for how it could be this nonfunctional. When I finally locate a quality portable radio replacement I'm going to destroy this thing ceremonially with a sledge hammer. Seriously, the AM frequency is comically bad, as if it were some kind of sick joke on behalf of the manufacturer. In fairness the FM did come in exponentially better but as a person who bought it almost entirely for AM usage my harsh criticism and bottom-of-the-barrel star rating are justified.
Like I've said before if you want to use a portable device just stick to an IPOD or mp3 player or better yet if you like being outdoors just get an xm/sirius subscription for only $12.95 a month. Here's my advice. In my previous review, I said that I would replace my sony radio because the reception still sucks. I have a portable XM Radio but since it only works outdoors and I ride the bus alot, and I study at school and wait between classes I still wanted to hear local radio, but because of the kind of radios stores are selling now I guess that won't be happening. Don't waste your money on these portable radios.
You'll get less stations than what you payed for depending on the price. The reception was so awful that I went back and had my money refunded. Ok so this is the third radio I've reviewed, and three time's a charm. I don't even know why the heck do they make these things if most of the radio stations won't even work. One more thing to point of, your satisfaction for radios like these depends on the market where you live and what your music tastes are radio wise.
I went back to exchange it for this device, and it was the worst portable radio I've had. Where I live, according to my tastes I keep getting the crappy stations that play the same songs over and over again.
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