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I have been using this radio for over a year at the gym. It has served me well, i suppose, but the volume controller recently broke off leaving me unable to change the volume and making the product basically useless :( I am also frustrated by how quickly it "eats" batteries despite my buying rechargeable AAA batteries. It is also bulky and the reception is not great, although that may be the result of it not having an external antenna. Because of the volume issue I now need a replacement and will be buying a SanDisk mp3 player per a friends rave review.
I like the reception on this better than others I've tried. But again, it is still very easy to come off after it's come off once.I you use the arm band, or aren't to rough, it's a great unit. The one problem that I hate is the volume knob can very easily snap off. You can snap it back on (if you can find it) but from then on it comes off even more easily (I ended up ordering replacements from Sony for $5 bucks each ( 5 bucks for ten cent or less piece of plastic, part number 2-583-548-01). But I tend to clip mine to a pocket and that's where the volume knob ususally dies. I've been through a few of these before I figured out the knob is replaceable.
I bought a Sony Sports walkman to listen to the radio while jogging, and it worked fine for a short while, then it started making a poor connection so that I would have to twist the headphone jack while jogging in order to get a consistent signal to listen to. Whatever it is, I have yet to find a durable sports radio that works consistently. Who knows. I could not listen to a signal wandering in and out. If one goes out, I never repeat my mistake and buy the same model.I am really looking for a sports radio with a wireless headphone that will not short out. It is not just this radio. After a while the signal would only come in or out. Maybe they make these things without durability so that consumers have to buy a new one every few months.
I have yet to find a sports radio with headphone wires or cables that plug into the radio that is durable enough to last beyond 6 months of daily jogging. I think the problem is that the headphone cable or wire shorts out or the connection plug into the radio does not a good connection after a couple of months of jogging. However, I just keep swithching to different products and manufacturers hoping there is a durable sports radio out there. Are there any out there.
I struggled to find a replacement for a similar model I had for years. Just try to find an am/fm at Best Buy, WalMart etc. This was as close as I could find and it turned out better. A few new functions and it runs forever on a single AAA battery. You can't, they don't exist. Glad that I remembered Amazon.
I live in an urban area with FM radio stations throughout the dial. The radio operates fine as far as setting mode, volume and frequency. I wanted to listen to KQED, 88.5 MHz; however it was frequently overpowered by KBAY, 94.5 MHz. I spent a long time with the owner's manual to get it right. The selectivity is terrible, however. It was the same deal with most of the stations on the dial - you couldn't get a clear shot at anything. I am relegated to listening to AM, or throwing the thing away.
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