PRUNUS J-166 Portable Radio AM FM, Battery Operated Radio with Tuning Light, Back Clip, Excellent Reception, AM FM Radios Portable, Transistor Radios

I needed a battery-operated radio for power outages. This one is small but gets very good reception, the volume goes way up and it operates on AA batteries, which I always keep in stock. It's a great little radio at a very reasonable price.

I purchased this for emergency backup in case of power outage or weather related situations. I plan to purchase another one as it has proved to be a perfect little addition to my emergency supplies. I have one in my basement (I live in the Midwest - tornado area) sitting in my storm shelter area. It is packed in a box with 12 additional batteries - yes I am prepared! The reception is very good and although small, it has quite good speakers. I plan to have a second/backup radio for my car and maybe another for my boat.

Man, a transistor radio has defied inflation. They are cheap.From a tech standpoint in 2022, they are simple and likely all work fine, as is true here.The downsides to this item:All controls are on the right as you look at the front: tuning, volume, and AM/FM/on-off switch. Logic suggests volume should be on a different side, as it's the most used aspect.The tuning wheel is larger than the volume control and sits atop the right side of the radio as you look at the front, so adjusting the volume without looking means you're going to adjust the tuner the first couple times you do this. If you're not very bright, you'll do that indefinitely.There are only five AM and FM numbers on the dial (oddly, they elected to include KHZ and MHZ on the front, and no one cares about that), so tuning is largely by ear. If you stick to one or two stations, that's not much of an issue. If you plan to be dialing around, it might be a downside for you. I don't view it to be more than a mild irritation, but consider your dialing needs here.This scant number of station number listings is typical on these inexpensive radios. If you want to spend a few more bucks, the Sony ICFP26 strikes me as a little more usable for easy of tuning.This item fits in most shirt pockets. It also has a belt clip and carrying loop. Reception is fine in my suburban setting near a large city.The lid on the battery compartment remains attached when inserting two AA batteries, so you can't lose that lid. That's a nice feature. This is not a rechargeable item, which you should consider to be a benefit if it's for emergencies. When a rechargeable radio dies, it just dies. Those with batteries usually signal it's time for new ones because you'll need to keep turning up the volume.If you're storing this for an emergency, tape the batteries to the radio. If they leak, they won't damage the compartment connections.As an emergency radio, listening to talk, sports and random whining, the sound is fine. You don't expect high fidelity for 10 bucks.Despite the mentioned issues, this radio suits me for 50 -100 or so hours I'll use it annually.

I purchased this item for my emergency earthquake kit. I was very impressed with the quality. The sound and clarity were amazing. Battery operated and looked exactly as pictured. I am sure it will be great to have for hiking, camping, or just to have in case of an emergency such as a power outage.

For little radio sounds good, tunes in good, great price

Small and powerful, battery last a long time. Tuning is easy and smooth.

I’ve been using music streaming services but sometimes I’m not sure what music I want to listen to so I decided to purchase a small and compact radio. When it first arrived, it came good packaged. The radio requires 2AA batteries which aren’t included. I also got a lot of FM/AM radio stations! The radio quality has really good reception even though my room can’t get signals very well. Since there’s an AUX cable, I can also connect it to my headphones or my soundbar which makes it have more options. The volume control is simple, it’s just a dial that you can turn and control. Same thing as the tuning. Most of it is very simple. But if you turn it up too loud on the built-in speaker, it sounds a little distorted. It comes also very static and sounds terrible even if it’s tuned. I also really like the looks of this radio because it’s so small, and I could just take it anywhere. The weight is just light enough. Overall, the this mini radio for $10 bucks isn’t that bad! I would recommend purchasing!

The radio is well built and for the price is an excellent value. The sound is good and as a whole reception is good. The problem is it is extremely power hungry and and batteries last about an average of 2 to 3 days. That does seem to be a problem and when the batteries start running down it looses the ability to lock on a station. My old analog radio using the same 2 AA batteries would go 2 or more weeks under the same usage. I know I use it heavily but thr battery life is very bad on mine.