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Best pocket radio for good price?

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AnyHuman

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Hi not sure where to post this but I thought I'd ask here, so move to another board if you wish.

I sometimes like to listen to stations with a pocket radio (no telescopic antenna) on FM.
However the current one I've got started to break on me... So I'm looking for a good rechargeable device that picks up stations properly, on FM at least.

I'm in a big city a couple miles from a radio tower with a few strong signals on it, and many radios I've had suffer from splatter from powerful stations when trying to listen to weak ones. I'm looking for a radio that can tune in weak stations properly without the extra stuff from stronger signals getting in the way. Insignia made a portable HD radio I had 10 years ago, that did the trick but it seems to have been discontinued.
Any suggestions on current ones? I don't care about AM too much but won't mind if it's included.
 
I bought an Eton Elite Traveler AM-FM radio about two years ago after trying one that a friend of mine had on a trip. It's about $60 on Amazon. It's a good radio for both AM and FM, and better than several Tecsun models I had that tended to be kind of buggy and difficult to use. The Eton does have a telescoping antenna for FM. Another good one with no telescoping antenna is the Sangean DT-200VX. I've had one of these for more than 10 years.
 
I know it's very far from being "current", but, I have had great success with using my Microsoft Zune HD as a general purpose pocket FM radio. The sensitivity is good, it supports RDS with RT+, and it can even tune HD. It isn't perfect, but it's worth looking at if you can find a used one for cheap (as in, $50 or under).

The FM chip used in the Zune HD is the same series used in the Insignia and Audiovox portable HD radios.
 
AnyHuman said:
Hi not sure where to post this but I thought I'd ask here, so move to another board if you wish.

I sometimes like to listen to stations with a pocket radio (no telescopic antenna) on FM.
However the current one I've got started to break on me... So I'm looking for a good rechargeable device that picks up stations properly, on FM at least.

I'm in a big city a couple miles from a radio tower with a few strong signals on it, and many radios I've had suffer from splatter from powerful stations when trying to listen to weak ones. I'm looking for a radio that can tune in weak stations properly without the extra stuff from stronger signals getting in the way. Insignia made a portable HD radio I had 10 years ago, that did the trick but it seems to have been discontinued.
Any suggestions on current ones? I don't care about AM too much but won't mind if it's included.
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This website will help for sure.
presario425 said:
I know it's very far from being "current", but, I have had great success with using my Microsoft Zune HD as a general purpose pocket FM radio. The sensitivity is good, it supports RDS with RT+, and it can even tune HD.
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I've had my eyes on the Zune for years! šŸ˜Ž
 
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