PRUNUSJ-166 Portable Radio AM FM, Battery Operated Radio with Tuning Light, Back Clip, Excellent Reception, AM FM Radios Portable, Transistor Radios

I needed a battery-operated radio for power outages. This one is small but gets very good reception, the volume goes way up and it operates on AA batteries, which I always keep in stock. It's a great little radio at a very reasonable price.

I purchased this for emergency backup in case of power outage or weather related situations. I plan to purchase another one as it has proved to be a perfect little addition to my emergency supplies. I have one in my basement (I live in the Midwest - tornado area) sitting in my storm shelter area. It is packed in a box with 12 additional batteries - yes I am prepared! The reception is very good and although small, it has quite good speakers. I plan to have a second/backup radio for my car and maybe another for my boat.

Man, a transistor radio has defied inflation. They are cheap.From a tech standpoint in 2022, they are simple and likely all work fine, as is true here.The downsides to this item:All controls are on the right as you look at the front: tuning, volume, and AM/FM/on-off switch. Logic suggests volume should be on a different side, as it's the most used aspect.The tuning wheel is larger than the volume control and sits atop the right side of the radio as you look at the front, so adjusting the volume without looking means you're going to adjust the tuner the first couple times you do this. If you're not very bright, you'll do that indefinitely.There are only five AM and FM numbers on the dial (oddly, they elected to include KHZ and MHZ on the front, and no one cares about that), so tuning is largely by ear. If you stick to one or two stations, that's not much of an issue. If you plan to be dialing around, it might be a downside for you. I don't view it to be more than a mild irritation, but consider your dialing needs here.This scant number of station number listings is typical on these inexpensive radios. If you want to spend a few more bucks, the Sony ICFP26 strikes me as a little more usable for easy of tuning.This item fits in most shirt pockets. It also has a belt clip and carrying loop. Reception is fine in my suburban setting near a large city.The lid on the battery compartment remains attached when inserting two AA batteries, so you can't lose that lid. That's a nice feature. This is not a rechargeable item, which you should consider to be a benefit if it's for emergencies. When a rechargeable radio dies, it just dies. Those with batteries usually signal it's time for new ones because you'll need to keep turning up the volume.If you're storing this for an emergency, tape the batteries to the radio. If they leak, they won't damage the compartment connections.As an emergency radio, listening to talk, sports and random whining, the sound is fine. You don't expect high fidelity for 10 bucks.Despite the mentioned issues, this radio suits me for 50 -100 or so hours I'll use it annually.

Impressive little radio! Of course, sound quality from the built-in speaker is nothing amazing, but it's actually better than I was expecting. Plus, you can just connect headphones or an aux speaker and it'll sound much better. What seems to be nice is with headphones or a speaker plugged in, you don't need to use the antenna. Although using the antenna will get even better reception. The use of AA batteries is a bit of a negative, of course you can always buy rechargeable batteries and that shouldn't be a problem. All in all, I highly recommend this little portable radio! Especially for us older folks who still prefer listening to the radio. Also, it has an AM setting. Doesn't work the best unless you're outside but it's appreciated non the less. 5/5.

Got as a temporary item to use in car, while my car radio was repaired. Works super well, even in that situation. Speaker for such a tiny device is clear and loud. The 10-12" antenna pulls in most of the signals strongly.

For a little handheld radio this thing is GREAT! Take it to the beach with me and it got really good reception. It's loud enough someone with you can hear but at one point I walked away from my chair and couldn't hear it at all. I thought this was beneficial because at the beach some people don't want to hear other people's music.

Small and powerful, battery last a long time. Tuning is easy and smooth.

The radio is well built and for the price is an excellent value. The sound is good and as a whole reception is good. The problem is it is extremely power hungry and and batteries last about an average of 2 to 3 days. That does seem to be a problem and when the batteries start running down it looses the ability to lock on a station. My old analog radio using the same 2 AA batteries would go 2 or more weeks under the same usage. I know I use it heavily but thr battery life is very bad on mine.