Portable AM/FM Radio, Battery Operated Analog Radio, AC Powered, Silver (RF-2400D)

This is a surprisingly good little radio; good sound, compact, simple. I love using simple AA batteries and not having all that extra crap that I don't understand anyway! I bought a Panasonic compact stereo system a couple years ago and absolutely love it--that's why I went with Panasonic for this radio and I'm not disappointed. It's so nice to have a normal radio!

I think for the name brand and the price it's a decent little radio. Sound is not top of the line but certainly clear enough. For the price and the compact size it's a good buy.

I bought the Panasonic RF-2400 and it's proven to be one of the most dependable analog portables out there. The sound is surprisingly good for its size—clear AM/FM reception with a decent speaker that fills a small room without distortion at moderate volumes. The tuning dial is smooth and precise, and the analog pointer makes it easy to find stations quickly, even in fringe areas. It runs great on either AC power (cord is long enough to reach outlets comfortably) or batteries—I've used D-cells during outages, and it sips power so a fresh set lasts weeks of casual listening. No digital nonsense, no apps to update, just plug in or pop in batteries and it works every time. The build feels solid: sturdy plastic, good antenna (telescopic FM works well, and the built-in AM ferrite rod pulls in distant stations better than expected). It's not flashy—simple silver design, basic controls—but that's part of the appeal. No Bluetooth or extras to fail; it's pure radio. Reception in my area (suburban SoCal) has been excellent on both bands. For the price, it's unbeatable value if you want something simple, reliable, and long-lasting. This thing will probably outlive most modern gadgets. Highly recommend as a go-to emergency or everyday radio. 5 stars.

I was in need of a radio that has good reception. The one I had didn't have good enough reception to pick up a local sports station. I thought all I needed was an internet radio but for the local NFL football game, the signal is blacked out. I bought this radio mainly because of the positive reviews here and on the internet about the radio's ability to pick up radio stations. In that area, the radio did not disappoint. When a station comes in clearly, a red led light turns on indicating that the station has a good signal. The sound on FM is amazing. The sound on AM could use some more tone but there is no way to change the tone. After doing a little research, I see that this radio is about 7 years old. But I guess it must still be good. Here is what I like and dislike of this radio: LIkes: ------ - does great job at picking up stations (this uses digital tuning technology) - runs on 4 aa batteries - had durable feel - red led lights up when tuning to a station that has good reception - amazing sound on FM Dislikes: ---------- - sound on AM could use more tone but no way to adjust tone - scale for station channel is off by about 20 units (for example, the scale marker for signal at AM 1000 shows about at 980) - I prefer a knob for volume control but this uses a wheel - only gray color option (does not come in black) Overall, if you looking for a radio that has very good reception, this is worth considering. I give the Panasonic RF-2400D portable radio 4 out of 5 stars.

I've had my radio for less than 24 hours so I cannot speak about durability. But I LOVE it so far! I'm 70 yrs young and I spend my days gardening in my big yard April to October. I like to listen to NPR or oldies music while I work. Dragging around a 100-ft extension cord has been tiresome during the last year. My similar, 28-yr-old battery-operated radio (paid $8 new) finally died last year. I've been looking for a replacement. I wanted a SIMPLE radio that could run on AA rechargeable batteries so I could always have a spare set charged. I wanted a large dial display, with a large tuning knob (NOT tiny buttons that take forever to tune and hurt my fingers) and a volume wheel (instead of those nasty little buttons). I wanted analog. I did not want Bluetooth, alarms, CD player, etc. Just an old-fashioned portable radio I could carry around—larger than an iPhone (so I can set it on the ground) yet lightweight, with a large handle, good, large speaker .This Panasonic RF-2400 is perfect. It's exactly what I wanted. I called Panasonic to ask a question and they have not made this radio since 2001 but told me there's no reason why Amazon's stock would not be good. IF you bought this radio and love it, you might want to buy another while Amazon still has stock. When I googled battery-operated portable radio, all the links were for boom boxes with CD players, Smart Phone chargers, Bluetooth and other things I don't need. Also, most of these radios had permanent, built-in batteries. If the battery ran out of juice, you'd have to plug it into a wall outlet and wait hours for it to recharge. So much for progress in the portable radio business. Other "portable" radios were solar and crank powered. The batteries on most didn't store the energy and died after 1-2 hours. I paid $110 + tax for a portable Sangean radio with both solar and internal rechargeable battery. It was also supposed to be a great weather band, short wave radio. Charger was missing. NEVER received anything but static from the short wave mode. Never got a weather band station, and the battery died after 1 hour. Seller never responded to my requests to return it. I also bought a little crank & solar radio, an Ambient Weather Adventurer radio. Piece of junk. Ran less than one hour and wouldn't recharge. That was an expensive piece of junk, too $83 plus tax. Unresponsive seller. My Panasonic has great sound--very clear and strong. I live in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, about a mile from a small airport. This radio does not get any interference from either airport or mountains. It pulls in stations that are 70-100 miles away for more. LOVE it! I hope it continues to work this well for many years.

I've only had it one day after spending a week researching. I will update if it implodes! Originally I wanted a hand held MP3 player like the one I had (Scandisk). It (they) worked great for about 6 months and after replacing it only worked for 3 months. Finally I decided unless you want to spend over $100 to work out on you exercise equipment with music, spend time loading it off the computer etc. that maybe just a small radio would do. That's when the real work began. I read every review. I compromised big time because a sensible person wrote a great review for us partial Luddites...(G. Ritter von Olfers-Batock). The world of radio hardware is evaporating before the world of digital is fully ready. I don't want to spend time figuring out how to get music, when I used to just put the damn thing on and there it was! And that is exactly what this Panasonic does...well. I'm hoping it lasts but if it doesn't I'll just buy another ... a bargain even at $24.00...especially at $24. I have a $400 KLM 200 redwood two piece radio...the cats meow years ago...outside and inside antennas. This $24 Panasonic has a stronger clearer speaker. I only wish two things...that it was a bit smaller so I could balance it on my treadmill, and that the headphone sound was not monaural. I compromised, and am a happy camper. I'll plug the radio into the wall (yep that works, remember plugs? They don't cost you money replacing every three months like batteries) and play it off the terrific speaker built into it. It doesn't pick up AM stations all that well (but it does pick up the ones with the most ads!)....but I rarely listen to AM and it gets all the good FM stations very wll. The sound is clear as a bell, you can almost hear the violinist breathing! Now my only issue is I'm enjoying it so much in my bedroom I don't want to take it down to our "gym". BUT...it's light and portable and small enough (about the size of the old beach radios) to take it with me and put it back without a lot of effort. Almost all the MP3 type players (even the ones with hundreds of good reviews) had enough bad reviews to sound more legit than the 4 & 5 stars ones....a waste of money. I'm not that cool...gullible o rich! A BIG THANK YOU to G. Ritter von Olfers-Batock!

This radio is the best ever. A perfect size and so easy to hear. Not full of all the modern things that can drive you crazy, but simple with dials you can easily control. On-Off-Sound- and station are easily at your command. And it picks up a lot more stations than my small pocket size radio

I bought this because it has a reputation for very long battery life and good reception. I had the ability to test it during a recent overnight power outage and here's what I found. 1. The first thing I noticed when switching on the radio was the little band indicator gets pushed between FM and AM. I have to push the switch back to the left a little to get the indicator firmly on the FM band. That doesn't actually affect anything but it's not exactly a good sign of quality either. 2. This radio advertises a fluorescent display and while that's technically accurate it's also disingenuous. The thick vertical line on the dial is indeed fluorescent however the numbers on the dial are not. This makes it practically useless in the dark. 3. The volume knob is nice and large. However 99% of it is completely wasted because for reasons I cannot begin to fathom the usable portion is right at the very beginning. It goes from completely silent to entirely too loud in an extremely narrow range of rotation. Why is it so sensitive? How did this ever pass a usability test? I don't know. 4. FM reception was notably improved when using the included AC power cable as it provides better grounding. However, plugging that cable into the radio completely cuts out the battery circuit even if the other end of the cable isn't plugged into anything. This was obviously done to prevent AC power from affecting the batteries but in the event of a power outage you can't even use the AC cable to provide a better ground for the antenna. 5. When plugged into an AC outlet the radio continuously draws 0.4 watts even when turned off. In the manual OFF is called Standby mode. There is no standby mode. The radio is either off or on. Why it's drawing power when turned off is a complete mystery. 6. The unit is not shielded from 5G interference. This was a surprise to me. Whenever I had my smartphone near the radio there was obvious interference in the form of odd beeps and other sounds. Moving the smartphone away from the radio stopped this. It is entirely repeatable so I know it's not some randomly occurring thing. In a power outage this isn't much of an issue but if you have 5G home internet you'll need to keep this radio far away from the gateway. 7. I noticed when using batteries there was a slight rattle when I turned the radio on its back and again when I sat it upright. I finally realized the cause. Most battery compartments have a bit of foam on the battery door to keep the batteries from shifting in the compartment. This one doesn't. Again, it's a minor thing but one that indicates the build quality of this radio. In summary, the radio works, the audio is ok but there are a lot of little nagging things that should have been corrected before production because in the end this radio feels cheaply made.

This compact wall/battery powered single 4" speaker radio has great tone and volume control for its compact size. The digital FM lock keeps fiddly stations in tune and steady volume. Battery power apparently is long-lasting (not tested yet), so the radio is portable and works in power-failures! Tuning is easy and obvious with a highlighted bar and locks well. The volume, around the side and behind the tuning know is a bit of a nuisance as is the sliding on/off-FM-AM 'switch" which is a single glider above the tuner frequency bar, which takes getting used to because the radio is not heavy and one-handed on/off, FM, AM control takes a bit of practice. However, compared with radios generally, it is a bargain and a very good quality unit that works well even with weak radio signals.

Working very well and sound quality is also very good

Este radio se lo regalé a mi mamá hace dos años y sigue funcionando perfectamente, es sencillo y práctico, sintoniza AM y FM sin problemas, pero hay que hacer enfasis en que siendo para una persona mayor que aún utiliza mucho el AM no ha decepcionado, el sintonizador es tan bueno o un poco mejor que un radio sony antiguo de casette que aún usa mi mamá, tanto que no tiene problema entre usar este o su viejo sony sin distinciones. El sonido de la bocina es agradable, no tiene agudos molestos, ni los graves son molestos, el sonido dominante es en los medios lo cual es perfecto, un sonido que no cansa al oido. La calidad del material es plástico pero de buena resistencia, no es ese plástico que apenas lo aprieta y rechina, este es bien sólido de calidad. Utiliza 4 pilas doble A que duran bastante, mi mamá usa 4 pilas de las recargables de 2000mah cada una, y duran más de un mes a veces dos, también se puede utilizar con un cable directo a enchufe como el de la plancha si es que no se quiere usar pilas, ese cable venía incluido. En fin no sé qué más decir, un producto redondo, más que probado, es tan simple que es dificil encontrarle algún detalle, tal vez por quejarme es que hay marcas chinas que incluyen lector de tarjetas o usb pero esos radios son muy corrientes, prefiero que sea simple y de calidad a que tenga muchas cosas y no haga bien ni la mitad.

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