I was amazed how good the reception was for all bands, even the SW 1&2

As far as reception, I live in a somewhat rural area and the reception is very good without the antenna extended

Had issues from the get-go: poor reception, limited energy storage on the crank, etc.

The reception was great and appreciated that since she was out of power for two weeks

Reception on all bands is excellent and while I haven't tested the solar power yet, the crank works much better than other radios I have had to get it charged

Reception on all bands is excellent and while I haven't tested the solar power yet, the crank works much better than other radios I have had to get it charged

The reception was great in my area because it got clear reception that my other portable radios could not get

The reception is good, especially considering I live in an area with poor reception

This radio is packed with features and the reception is terrific for its size.

I'm considering buying this as my work radio since the one I have has poor reception at times

Reception is great.

Great radio good reception and the solar panel seems to allow the radio to play all day .

so I have not had to rely on it in an emergency, but did crank it up by hand and had good reception,

Great reception.

The sound quality and radio reception are great

I read LOTS of the reviews for this one and many said the reception was great, but that has not been my experience

The reception on the weather and FM radios was clear and easy to dial in

It gets better reception than any of the other radios I own.

Not only does it have great reception, but the ability to have it on NOAA alert 24/7 for only my area, without having to hear other stuff, is great.

I did get adequate reception at my

The hand crank powers the radio quickly and well enough to get great reception and powerful lights

I'm able to get really good reception when I'm out in the woods and a good distance from any radio towers.

FM reception and NOAA reception are good

I am outdoors working and decide to use this radio, I crank it up for 1-1.5 minutes, expecting to get a solid thirty minutes of solid reception

I like the manual tuner, the reception seems solid.

just wish had better reception is all but stillnot bad.

Excellent reception and sound for a little radio

weak reception in am mode

The reception is excellent

Reception on all bands is adequate, except for the shortwave bands where you only get some mumbling, if you're lucky

Excellent reception where I reside..everything works as described.

Perhaps I can devise a supplemental antenna to improve reception

The reception is very good on the radio channels as well as the weather bands.

The radio (AM/FM/Weather etc) has great reception

Played great, good reception

The reception in this is very very clear

I usually do not get good reception

I had no problem getting ready reception and as well as storm shower section and it looks like everything worked great

I live in an area where reception is not the best

btw, if you have a standard phone charger wall unit), but it's crazy how they've thought of basically everything; the reception is surprisingly good; sound quality is also surprisingly good; even earbuds included!radios like this have come a long way since the 80s - the last time i had one.

Great sound and reception.

AM reception is a big deal to my aging father when he is visiting us out on the farm and this little radio gets awesome reception back in the guest cabin.

Radio has good band width and clear reception

has good reception.

we live in an area with very bad reception for cell phones and radios and I thought I'd give this one a try...

Great Weather Reception!!!

Very good reception of all stations on AM and FM

The reception is good and we live in the country.

This is great little radio with decent reception

why, reception of weatherstations is poor and

Smaller than I expected, use it every day to listen to weather reports in my area, I get good reception in the area I live in

The sound on the radio is also surprisingly good as well as the reception-even FM.Would be nice to have a USB in for connecting iPhone for iTunes.

/FM reception is fairly good

Great reception.

I live in a suburban area, so radio reception is very good, though it seems to "wander" on weaker channels until I make a fine tune dial adjustment for better reception

SW reception is great

Very poor reception.

It has great reception, and I'm really excited about the solar panel option.

Reception is fine, and sound quality is what you'd expect from such a radio

The first thing I noticed was superior reception over the Eton.

It gets better reception than the other radios I have in my house.

:-)Compact size, great reception.

Compared with the C Crane Solar Observer I choose the Voyager KA500 for the options and the clear strong reception

The sound quality is great and the reception is as good as it gets

I live 30 miles outside of SF, plenty of local and city stations, and my car radio gets MUCH better reception.

The reception is great we can pick up NY stations in Rhode Island.

It has reasonably good reception for fm with the included retractable antenna.

Poor reception and audio tuning.

We live in a mountainous region and the reception is not good

Very good reception, only takes 3AA batteries and has enough options to keep you in a radio when you need it

Read easy instructions, turned on and got great reception.

/FM reception is good and the sound isn't bad

The weather band did not have good reception (I was inside my house) and the shortwave reception was unintelligible

The reception is impressive

The reception on all frequencies is clear.

I can not get past bad reception

While the radio itself gets excellent reception and has good tuning ability, even on the AM dial, I was disappointed to find that the battery does not maintain its charge for longer than ten minutes after cranking for a minute or two

The sound quality is fair/good, and it gets good reception most of the time

A stand alone SW radio in this price range might get better reception but, as I said above, you will need several different radios to get all the bands this radio has

All functions work well and reception is good

Very good FM reception, even with the antenna down.

The reception is excellent

Great station reception, inside and out!

We have a cabin in the woods and get great reception

The reception on AM and FM was good and the speaker is quite good for a small radio.

Solid reception

Got decent reception on the FM

The reception on the radio was clear and once I charged it enough, the flashlight and the phone charger worked well.

love it, reception is strong and it is just what we wanted and expected.

This is a great radio shortwave you need to use an external antenna but it has excellent reception for am and FM all the solar panels make it perfect this would be a godsend in a disaster area like Texas or

M F/M have good reception.

The reception in the basement was clear.

Great radio for emergency use, good reception, useful flashlight, easy to charge with crank

No matter where I try it the reception is pathetic

With great sound and reception for channels is good.

Reception is great for FM & AM but haven't had much success with SW, will try at night time and maybe the optional antenna extender would help.

So far, however, I'm only able to find a few SW stations that have clear reception.

It works well, and has good clear reception

good reception, good sound

Weather band yielded only one channel, 7, and reception was poor even though I'm only about 16 miles from the transmitter.

I get good reception with my Voyager.

It has gotten equally good reception to our usual radio and the volume levels are fine.

The reception and sound quality is very good considering the size of the unit and antenna

Unit has weak and poor reception

Good receptions and many ways to power it.

Shipping was excellent but have only used it for 5 min to make sure nothing was broken and reception was good

I have good reception on all bands and the the weather band comes in really well

The antenna makes for good reception

Poor reception

Very good construction, great reception

Seems to be good quality, and has excellent reception

Good reception, the crank works well!

the radio had easy reception without any boosters or the antenna up and I live a little more remotely - away from many antennas

Nice clear reception and audio levels.

Great reception.

I needed a radio that would provide excellent reception in remote areas of the world

Good reception and volume

I had no problem getting ready reception and as well as storm shower section and it looks like everything worked great

I live out in the sticks and I was pleased to HEAR the reception was clean and on point

also would probably get better reception if antenna was able to rotate .definitely needs the ac adapter.....

Great radio reception

I need to do some research on how to achieve best results, and am considering the clip-on antenna to improve reception

This little yellow radio has great reception on all bands and seems to be of much sturdier build than the "Skywave"

I do not know if it would improve reception

The Short Wave radio has good reception without the optional antenna, the rechargeable battery worked like a champ after it was plugged into the radio

reception weakens as sunlight diminishes

I really like this radio, mostly because the reception is so good.

MY about ten year old grudig with a broken antenna gets much better reception on short wave .

This little radio works great, when camping in the mountainous region of Northern Arizona my other radios would get poor reception, but the Kaito KA500BU received numerous FM stations and at night the AM stations were to many to count and short wave unbeatable the weather feature was also very helpful

The reception was not as good as I expected.

I had ordered the T-1 Antenna but couldn't test it out yet due to misplaced order, but I hope that would improve reception

The reception is very good and it's easy to dial in stations with the large tuning knob; though it lacks a fine tune knob for SW, I was still able to dial in SW stations with ease.

just wish had better reception is all but stillnot bad.

Perfect size, good reception, just purchased a second one!

Rechargeable battery only last for 5 minute after a day of solar charging g also reception is not that good.

Great reception and crank power is very effective

FM reception is very good

The first thing I did was turn the hand crank for one minute and immediately got an FM radio station with very clear, strong reception.

the reception was good and it worked just fine.

We like the good reception and the ability to charge devices such as cell phones, iPhone, etc.

It has clear reception of AM, FM and weather band.

the reception was good and it worked just fine.

Reception is good, speaker quality is

The complete portability makes it useful under any conditions and the reception is loud and clear

The reception is great.

Works great and reception is excellent

It is very well made, light as a feather, has incredible reception, looks great - I have not a single negative.

I plan to get a T1 antenna in hopes that it will improve the SW reception.

It's amazingly lightweight but still has decent sound quality, easy-to-use controls, and good reception

Great reception.

By the time he received and got a chance to really put it to use (other than just playing with it) the solar power did not hold a charge like it was suppose to and the reception was terrible.

Really good reception, works great

Sound and tuning vey good for small radioe, reception excellent and better than any others I have had.

Really good reception, works great

The reception is good, especially considering I live in an area with poor reception

Reception terrible, sound quality the same, this with local FM stations that my similar Grundig radio had brought in loud and clear

The radio has excellent reception and runs well without any charging.

The reception is just horrible and the speaker is just a joke

Excellent reception, well made

I just unpacked it, read a little tag on the back and had really good reception in less than two minutes.

The radio has great reception.

Reception was very good and the speaker is clear, which is the main feature in radio performance in it has to gather signal and then have a speaker to convert that signal clearly

the reception is really good inside my home even without the antenna up.

the reception isn't the best without an auxiliary antenna of some sort.

It has awesome features, the flashlight is bright, and the reception is clear

all reception weakened as batts did so need spare batts (or keep crankin')

With it, reception was fine.

I was not expecting such good reception in the rural area of Tennessee that I live in

but I can say I get good reception on the am/fm and weather bands

Reception is great

Great radio good reception,good sound from just one speaker

Great reception.

Only downside is antenna does not rotate- cannot adjust for better reception and could break easily

Has good reception

Reception can by spotty.

The first 2 had outstanding short wave reception and had it not been for my accidentally breaking off the antenna, I'm sure either one would still be working fine

The reception is very good and I love all of its features

I purchased the extended antenna, since I do live in a treed area where reception can be somewhat funky

RVer and need to pay attention to the weather; and to have strong reception that pulls in weaker radio signals because I'm usually camping out in the boonies and don't have an onboard stereo system

Reception is good and battery life is longer than I expected

Poor reception

Gets very good reception.

I love the Kaito KA500, great Reception in my Area, easy to use, however do not buy the Bundle with the AC Adapter that Amazon offers, it does not fit

TO GET GOOD RECEPTION.

It gets great reception without the antenna even being up

The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is that the reception in my house is not very strong for AM and FM.

Good reception.

"Is What it is"?I believe its Over Priced($25.00 i would Keep product just for the Clear FM stations and Reading lamp )NOTE,I DID NOT bother trying the Solar Panel Charger once i was Unhappy with the Poor Reception

The reception is good on all bands but shortwave may take some practice in fine tuning and advance online research to determine what frequencies would be valuable for you area.

Good reception and simple instructions.

but i have already one (red)…good reception for FM and AM , not flexible

Reception so far has been much better than expected.

A.M. and F.M. reception was weak and full of static in comparison to other older and new radios I owned

Whenever I plug the radio into the wall using the adapter that is designed for this radio, The reception gets so bad the noaa weather channel will not even work

Seems sturdy and gets good reception

The reception is great and clear.

I'm amazed by the incredible reception

but the item came early, and has great reception, including the weather channels---which are pre-set

Reception and sound are very good

Tried it out, reception clear on all radio channels

The reception is better than many reviews state

Hooked up a dipole antenna and improved the reception.

My only concern is that the short wave bands' reception is weak

For shortwave reception, it is recommended to use built-in or lithium battery because the adapter generates noises that will interference the reception

Great sound and reception.

We originally bought the C.Crane "Skywave" for itls "superior reception" and returned it.

Might be ok in an emergency for a light or phone charge, but don’t count on the radio or weather working with any good reception.

I like to fiddle with the knob to get the best reception.

The reception is very good

Great reception.

Worked right out of the box with great reception and quality build.

Good reception on radio, even though we are in isolated area

In comparison to some of my other shortwave radios, the reception on the shortwave bands is decent and more than useable

Reception is excellent, sound quality is good.

The radio with fixed directional antenna gets better reception than my tabletop Panasonic with that useless floppy antenna wire

The radio gets good reception.

Not awesome reception in my basement - but does the job

FM/AM radio gets good reception even with the antenna down.

This is well made, has great reception (yes, even short wave and weather) and has numerous power options

Reception is awesome and well worth the money.

It also helps to have an extended antenna to get a better reception.

Reception is better than I expected on shortwave

very clear reception.

Reception AM/FM/SW very poor for even local stations no

Easy to use, easy to charge and great reception so far... at least for weather, AM and FM, I have not yet received a NOAA alert on this radio.

Great reception on all right out of the box

Only negative is not coming with the A/C charger, but Amazon customers get a free A/C charger for posting a review.

n’t be any happier with it!

n’t vouch for the battery life, since i just received it, but after 60 seconds of cranking I was able to liston to the FM radio and a weather station and charge my IPad.

Enjoying this radio I like all the features written by [email protected]

The first use was awesome, the battery lasted for a good 45 minutes before it started going low, brilliant I though, to