how great is the local am radio receiver?
791556
We are out in the country and only a couple fm and am stations come in. It's about the same on my home radio.
791557
Sorry, I have only ever used FM. But that is mediocre at best as well. I mainly use my iPhone with the supplied cable to play music.
49624
My experience has been it performs very well. I purchased it precisely for AM radio reception and haven't been disappointed.
1809610
It is good. I suppose it depends on the area you live in. I gave this radio to my 90 yr old mother and she is thrilled with it. In her area, Central New Jersey, she gets good reception from fm stations in NY, Phil, and Princeton.
381776
I have had no problems with mine whatsoever, and get plenty of local stations. I get fine reception and the sound quality is good. I don't get all the people giving it such negative reviews. If you are looking for a top-of-the-line system with superior quality, this isn't the one for you. But if you want a small radio with decent sound, this is the one.
1591008
By "local AM radio stations", you're probably referring to broadcast AM radio. That's far below the frequency range of the receiver if you follow the manufacturer's specs, however RTL-SDR has links to articles that demonstrate either software or hardware mods, or the use of an upconverter, to tune lower than that range. Other AM signals you CAN tune to are found in the US aircraft band, 118-138Mhz. There's even software to allow you to track airplanes overhead (search for RTL SDR ACARS).
640376
Hi, it's pretty good. My favorite station is hard to pick up where I live, but it comes in very clear on this. It's also easy to set the stations. On my last Sony, after the batteries died (for back up), I couldn't ever figure out how to set the stations again! BTW, I just tested the AM band as well as the public station that is probably about 60 miles away, and the reception is clear on those too!
363887
Short wave works ok. Just receives am no ssb. But it is pretty amazing how well it picks up the stations. It really picks up am local broadcast here in the us very good, for its size and cost. I really like mine
1920978
I do not listen to much radio with the unit, I bought it for the CD player. It does play in both AM and FM mode, I think the FM comes in better than the AM, but I can get the local AM stations.
143792
Audio quality is good considering unit has one speaker. The bass and treble controls only help to improve the audio range. The sensitivity of the receiver is very good and with an external antenna you should have no problem with receiving any "difficult" FM stations.
223010
It would depend on your listening location. For example, if you live within the city or suburbs of Boston, I would think AM reception would be quite good. You may also get decent reception if you live in RI or Southern NH since many Boston stations are very powerful and put out strong signals during the day. At night, most of those stations reduce their signal strength, but generally, I would think the Tecsun PL 380 would work quite well on AM in the Boston area.
1185470
You seem to be looking for good reception on AM and FM specifically (not really focused on SW)? If I understand your question right, then perhaps the RCA RP7887 AM/FM Super Portable Radio might work. This radio is reputed to have superior AM reception to almost all other portable radios on the market. FM reception is at least average. Quality control and product consistency can be questionable. According to literature, this RCA (used to be the GE Super Radio III) has an 8" AM antenna inside giving it incredible AM reception.
783189
Yeah. So far it has been a great receiver. Antenna is very short and out of the way. Car runs great with it.
2216566
Not too sure about AM - appears to be very good with limited usage, but FM is amazing in quality -- am very happy with this radio
502300
Very clear. One of the best functions of this radio is the adjustable bandwidth that allows you to switch between 1, 3, 4 and 6 kHz. I've found 4 to be plenty wide for local talk broadcast on AM.
267427
Yep. The tuner in this is so good, there are even hacks to enable the analog FM exclusively. Audiokarma is a good place to read about the tuner.
171594
I thought the reception was pretty good with rabbit ears (in the city), though some shifting and orienting may be necessary for particular channels. No A/D (analogue to digital, I assume) converter was needed, and so never tested.
1130085
Reception is great for me. AM stations will break up after sundown here in Philly, but that happens with nearly every stationary radio. FM is consistently strong - never had a proble