Would this be a good beach radio
1568318
May be to heavy. Don't know how long the Dewalt tool battery will last. Sand may do damage. Keep in mind that if you buy this from a non - Dewalt authorized dealer, DeWalt will not service the radio. That happened to me and it cost me $29.00 to send the radio back. The clock setting system was broken The company I bought it from would not pay the freight and Amazon could do nothing for me. Use an MP3 player.
1568319
I think it could handle some minor splashes, but it is not water proof by any means. I've had it down by the pond and on the back deck, but it was not raining. The door that holds your mp3 player is not water tight at all. I have a 7th gen Nano that fits in there nicely and would keep sand off of it. The FM radio gets surprisingly good reception. The only real drawback is that it needs to have louder volume. BTW, I love the DeWalt blue tooth device for use with the radio. That way I can keep my Droid, or iPod, on me to control what's playing.
1568320
Sure why not,it's small enough ,battery can go all day ,and you can stream....
2219947
Possibly, I used it on a road trip, at times the station needed to be changed because different cities have different radio stations in use. As long as one is aware that they may have to play around to find a suitable channel it should work really well.
37204
Certainly not enough wattage or sufficient range. I got in trouble off the west coast of Florida and this radio was basically useless. The Coast Guard could not hear my transmission well enough to react to my ,Mayday Call. Luckily another member on board had a stronger radio and was able to transmit to the Coast Guard. I would not recommend this radio.
149702
Its not an expensive radio....but mine works well for what it is..I also have a broadcast station about 15 miles from my house though...but for a small packable radio its good.
1185471
Thanks M. MasonI have had 2 of these radios. The first one was good in reception, on am., but the off on switch went bad.and the tuner also broke. The second one is not very good on am or fm, I wasted my money on it. Thanks
1025047
Depends on the wind. Beaches can be very loud places on a windy day. That said, the unit itself is pretty powerful, so I'm inclined to say yes.
277382
Yes, I have taken mine to the pool and the beach. I just set it on my cooler at the beach out of the sun. The sound is very clear and loud enough to hear. As with any electronic device just use common sense, and the Sharkk Bluetooth 4.0 BoomBox will server you well. I hope this answered you question.
926961
Sure would. As long as you have wifi. Fm works good too though. Nice radio.
223013
It wouldn't be my first choice. This radio is ok but it's overly complicated and quality of speaker is not good. If you want good AM reception get a Sangean PRD5 or PRD7. Both are excellent AM radios. If you want a small pocket radio a Sangean DT400 is really good.
358968
it' been a good little radio.i always have it with me.i drop it all the time.it takes a lick'en and keeps on tick'en.be sure not to cheep out on the battery's (99 cent store)however 99 cent store battery's will work just fine.it has an old school speaker.so you don't need head phones.and every one will know how smart you are for having kfi am 640 on your radio.(Bill Handel)
1159589
I really wouldn't recommend this radio... you can barely see any off the display even in low sunlight.... it also isnt very loud there is very little output from this radio its impossible to set the date and time... I regret not getting a basic radio for my car... but it will fit with the right installation kit im sure
310672
FM reception is fine. We live in an area with a lot of radio stations and sometimes you run into one station stepping on another's signal, but that's not a function of the radio. The stations we have programmed in come in perfectly clear. In my opinion you can't beat the sound or quality of this radio for the money.
1013657
No it would not but I would not buy this radio. This unit makes a weird loud noise.
2063375
That's difficult to say due to the noise encountered at a beach. At a park or back yard setting, I would say yes. I would want to try one out before investing. Sorry, can't say more.
221639
Possibly.... but pretty sure you want a vhf marine radio.... check with a boating store that deals with ocen going sailcraft..... (a bit pricer.. but more to what your needs would be)
518936
It has a better receiver than my radio shack radio. I was impressed with the clarity of am, fm as well. 100 miles seems like a possibility if the broadcast station is a strong one.
1248649
In short, i would not buy this radio for talk stations. The base is too low for that and there is no adjustment to raise it. With that said, this radio for music, especially FM Classical, you will not get a better sound for the money.