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Cheap transistor radios2/27/2024 ![]() Onto The New Review – I will leave the older review for reference at the bottom of this page but some of those models are no longer available. Earbud portables such as the CC Pocket and Sangean DT-160 are more expensive and are generally in a higher class overall with digital tuning and its associated features along with Stereo FM and enhanced overall performance. There are many other models available but the seven here represent the best performance and value of all the pocket portable radios I’ve seen which are designed primarily to be used with their speakers rather than with earbuds. (Radio Shack does still have a few larger portable radios on their site however so maybe there is still some hope that their pocket portables might reappear). Checking they all show as Out Of Stock and the ones I found at other online sites were at grossly inflated third party prices. I suspect that the Radio Shack radios are no longer available which is a shame because their Model 1200586 had the best AM reception in last year’s review. This can make tuning a bit finicky if not well-designed but some radios tune more easily than others.Īnother change is that all of the newly-introduced models feature stereo earphone jacks, so even though they only produce mono FM audio you will hear it through both sides of stereo earbuds…a decided convenience. This means they tune in increments, popping from one frequency to the next rather than gliding continuously as in older, true-analog designs. ![]() The biggest overall changes for this latest crop of pocket radios are that most currently-made radios are digitally tuned even though they have analog-like tuning knobs and dials. And one apparent clone of it’s well-known predecessor actually gives that discontinued radio a run for its money. Recently discontinued models may still be found here and there but sometimes at grossly inflated prices so buyer beware. ![]() Several new models have been added while some are discontinued. It’s hard to believe that it has been two years since I last updated the Pocket Portables Review, but here it is. A Bevy of Modern Pocket Portables – Zenith Royal 50 (Circa 1960 in Red) Left Rear
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