Sangean ATS-405 FM-Stereo/AM/Short Wave World Band Receiver, Silver

Excellent FM reception; great sensitivity and selectivity. I can clearly pick up a 10 watt LPFM station that is located about 17 miles away (I live about 100 feet above average terrain, so it's almost a straight shot from that transmitter to where I live). Good AM reception, but in my experience using the radio over the last few weeks, you won't be pulling in distant AM stations with clear reception. I live in a semi-rural area about 25 miles West of Portland, Ore., and all but the most powerful/close AM stations have a fair amount of static. However, this is a small radio, and it's probably unrealistic to expect any radio of this size to pull in weaker AM stations without much static. I have not tried an external AM loop antenna. The sound reproduction from this radio is amazing. Keep in mind that it's a small radio, so you won't be filling a large room with sound (but it will easily fill a bedroom, small office, master bathroom, or small garage with sound)-- the "sound reproduction" I speak of refers to the quality of the sound, not to the volume produced by the speaker. FM stations that are not over-modulated sound incredible, with clear bass, airy treble, and a warm midrange. When it comes to AM sound reproduction, it's difficult to overstate how fantastic this radio is! If you've never heard AM radio on a wideband tuner such as this, you are in for a treat! I also own a GE Superadio III, and while it probably sounds a tad wider on AM than this Sangean, in all but the most ideal circumstances, the tradeoff with the GE is that you hear monkey chatter and whistles from adjacent AM stations. There are three AM music stations I can tune in where I live, and they all sound amazing on this Sangean. The three bandwidth options, (adjustable) auto gain control, three tone settings, "fine tuning" setting, and local/DX option give you many possible configurations for tuning in and massaging the sound of AM stations. The widest bandwidth setting is listed by Sangean as being 6 KHZ, but this is somewhat misleading because in reality the audio is gently rolled off *starting* at about 6 KHZ (according to my iPhone Frequensee App), plus most AM music stations add audio pre-emphasis in this range, so in reality you are simply hearing "all of the music"; the treble is airy and delightful, and all harmonics are reproduced without audible artifacts. For those less geeky than myself, I'll simply put it this way: You'll hear all of the high notes in AM music, without that "muffled echo" sound that is so common on most modern AM tuners. I did not buy this radio for its shortwave tuner, and I really can't comment in that aspect of it. In summary, this is a great radio for personal use at home, at work, or when traveling, but is not the right radio for playing loud, boomy music-- it's simply too small to do that. FM will not disappoint, and when you have a strong signal, AM sounds absolutely incredible. Highly recommended.

I was pleasantly surprised with all options this is compact radio offers . Gorgeous , bright display with several back light options . Easily readable with a good symbol's size . I didn't read a manual to learn how to operate the radio . Just got an idea from one review before I received a unit . Radio works good on AM and FM . It is good on SW either . I didn't compare side by side with other radios on SW . During several nights I had good reception of short wave stations from US , Cuba , Brazil , Australia . I think I get more when propagation improves . ATS-405 is prefect bedtime radio . Don't expect DX capabilities from this unit but it is decent everyday (news, talk show, music ) performer . Radio sounds very loud and clear . I got 2500 mA re-chargeable batteries to use with receiver . I use radio most of the time with power supply . Now Sangean ships radio with switching power supply instead of old transformer type . It is requirements of FCC . New power supply has 100-230 input voltage , so you can use it every where , just don't forget wall outlet adapter ($1-3) . I don't hear any interferences due to new type of power supply . My Comast modem creates more noise than any other electronic gadget . It would be the best compact SW radio on the market if it had external antenna connector and SSB option .

I received this radio a few days ago and so far I really like it. My long time travel radio decided to die on me in the middle of a road trip and after doing some looking around decided to give this one a try. I almost went with a CC Skywave but the friend I was staying with at the time of purchase had just purchased one and after seeing the problems it had he returned his and I got the 405. Size For those who have previously owned a 404 it is the same size. Another good comparison would be the Grundig G3-G5, or the Kaito KA1103. The buttons all have a nice look and feel to them and the display is large with a nice white backlighting. This is a major upgrade from what was on the 404-505's. The antenna when fully extended is about 28 inches long and feels sturdy. Unfortunately just like the 404 it does not extend out far enough from the radio so it is at an angle when you use the tilt stand. Since the radio is about 1.3 inches thick I have found my self just standing the radio upright. Sound This radio has a nice speaker and sounds very nice. The radio has switch with 3 audio settings. (Music, Normal, & News) I have found situations where each of the 3 do a great job. When listening to music the speaker has a little bit of bass and sounds nice especially when you compare it to other recent radios. I also experienced great results with earphones. Performance and Features The 405 has just like a lot of other new radios switched over to using a DSP Chip. Depending on the radio this can be good or bad. With this radio it leans towards the good side. With some older radios there were digital noises caused by the chip throughout the AM and SW bands. So far I am happy to say the do not exist. Strong signal overload and images are another issue and in the case of the SkyWave was the nail in the return coffin. Where my friend lives is about a mile from a 50,000 watt AM station. The SkyWave had severe images throughout the AM and SW bands which made it unusable. With the 405 I saw about a 90% improvement with how it handles the same situation. I did see a couple of low volume images but turning the radio always made them go away. The ability to control the AGC is also a major plus. Even with the radio set to wide it performed very well. I have only done a small amount of SW listening so far but it seemed on par with other radios I have used. FM like with almost all DSP radios is excellent. The extra length of the antenna seems to help as even in the middle of the day I am hearing stations from 100 miles away. As for batteries its too soon to tell but so far looking good. The included power supply I received is excellent with no hum. With other radios going to USB for charging and AC power this is a major plus. The presets though limited compared to other radios works well. You get 4 pages of 9 for a total of 36 for each band. So far it seems to be doing a great job but time and travels will tell. If you're looking for a non SSB radio this one is worth a shot. That being said I would love to see a 506 Update July 22nd I took the bus home and had a chance to spend a lot more time with the radio. The FM reception is amazing. When I previously tried other DSP radios the volume would majorly drop if the signal went below 50% making them unusable in moving vehicles. With the 405 there is only a minor difference and is no worse than what you get from traditional receivers so add that the the pro list for me. Areas that with traditional radios were overloaded by strong FM signals were also non existant issue wise. AM with this radio having the ability to turn off the mute was awesome. I was able to hear KCBS whule traveling through Blythe heading for LA with no issues. As an update to my previous statements to images my house is about 2 miles from a 5,000 watt and a 10,000 watt station and I can find no images for either. The one bad thing I found was with the memories. With other radios you can have a frequency stored to memory on multiple pages allowing for pages to be set up based on locations such as LA and San Francisco but this is not allowed with the 405. A frequency can only be stored 1 time so unless you have 36 local AM or FM stations the extra memory locations are a waste. Still I think this radio is a solid 4 and will update as I use the radio more.

This radio works well and its quality reminds me of an earlier generation of Sony and Panasonic radios. For the price level, I find the product an excellent value, and it’s my travel radio of choice around the house or sometimes outside. It strikes a good balance between lightweight portability and capable reception with decent sound quality. I’m fully satisfied with this purchase.

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Embora seja compacto, é um bom rádio portátil para escutas e prático por usar pilhas AA, com a possibilidade de recarregá-las no aparelho. Recomendo.

最近のDSPには飽きた人には最適です。 IFを3段階切り替えられるのは◎です。 強い隣接局をカットできます。 感度もループアンテナAN-200との組み合わせでABC 4QD 1548KHzを受信できました。 FMバンドは日本向けではないですが、ワイドFMが主流なのであまり困りません。

Es muy buen producto es muy lijero compacto y muy buena recepción en frecuencias AM FM y SW lo recomiendo para todos los que se aventuran al campo al bosque o montañas lo recomiendo 100%