WHY IS RADIO RECEPTION SO POOR
1594683
It may be that your connectors are not fully connected. The wires sometimes loosen from the covered portion. I had to get another Chill Pill. It was my fault because it fell from the magnetic connection and the wire pulled it in a rough manner. Get another one and I think it is worth it. Chill Pill is a very good product.
1068430
something is wrong with the radio or your antenna is not properly plugged in
1581421
Yes, but it does not pick up enough radio stations, its like it does not have enough power.
1121956
The headphones are comfortable, but unless you are within eyesight of a radio station the reception is awful - even strong stations fade when you move.
1052815
This radio doesn't receive paid services like Sirus. Just AM/FM/Shortwave. Great radio though...incredible reception of weak stations from far away.
157854
The one good thing about this radio, is its reception. I live just outside a metropolitan area and have had no problems AM or FM.
1906563
Yes. Mine is incredibly finicky. The FM is so sensitive that it takes me a few min to tune stations. The AM is rock solid. I do think it needs to be fixed though, it shouldn't be that hard to tune in a station like the one I'm trying to get. I have a Sangean digital radio and it gets everything just fine.
872278
I found the sound quality lacking. I would recommend buying the Baofeng 888s - you get a MUCH better radio and a ton of accessories for half the price.
344047
It's just depends on the station to have it on. In one place you might not get a signal from the radio and another you might. Try and find a station that you hear the least amount of noise preferably one that has none at all.
123010
I just ran through the SW bands again - it is now 9:30ish pm ET and I got 25 good stations. Either my location is better, or my radio is just a lucky example and the quality control was not good. My USB and SD card slots work - both in stereo. I am sorry yours isn't performing as well.
1906571
No problem with my radio. Pulling in FM stations loud and clear from over 100 miles away using the internal antenna. AM reception is rather weak so I've added an external antenna to get better AM reception
878685
Try using 107.9 as a frequency. It is a christian station but comes in crystal clear most of time for my xm.
1036244
I would replace your coax cable with a secure connection. That should solve your reception problems!
103758
sounds like FM signal is to weak for radio to lock in on the station, this a common issue with portable radios, lacking a significant antenna, your body becomes part of the antenna when you hold the radio, find a different station with a stronger FM signal, if the radio does this with all FM stations, radio is faulty
671630
What area are you from? I'm in Philly and I get reception on 88.1. If you can't get it on that channel, try the lower fm channels 88.1-90.7You might also want to try higher channels, 107.9-106.5...good luck ; )
281564
You would most likely have a high SWR and a poor communication experience. An antenna matcher might help some, but only experimentation will tell!
302573
You know what i just realized if you're sitting in an aircraft or car this isn't going to work. No matter what you always need an external antenna otherwise the range is severely reduced because the vehicle body absorbs pretty much all of the radio waves so outside you are left with a super weak signal that doesn't carry far.