Sony ICF-F10 Two 2 Band FM/AM Portable Battery Transistor Radio

Som com graves e agudos bem perceptíveis; material de excelente qualidade.

I gifted it to my uncle, the best item he says.

I was pleasantly surprised that this radio has a nice rich sound from what looks to be a 4" speaker. I'll go as far to say this is the clearest and warmest sounding radio in this class of radio that I've ever heard for the price. That's at normal listening levels, not cranked to the max where it can sound distorted. Apparently one problem is the reception is not quite as strong on FM as some other more expensive radios but its still very good for me as I can tune in all the stations I want to hear. People have complained about the reception of this radio in other reviews I read, but local AM/FM tunes just fine for me. I went on a trip 150 km away from my place and still pulled in all of my local FM radio stations perfectly. MW(AM) tuning and sound quality it is great for me also. The only thing I can think for those people is that the tuning on this radio does requires turning the tuning knob really slowly to fine tune. You can easily not hear a station if your moving to fast. There is no way to power this unit other than with batteries so that could be an issue also for some although a unit this size is meant for portability, 200 hours of battery power is great! As a sound quality comparison to all my other radios the Degen DE13, Degen DE1103, Tecsun PL600, Tecsun R9012, Sony ICF-18 and Sony ICF-38 sound like a small midrange speaker with no highs (terrible sound quality in FM) but this ICF F10 is 10 times better sounding to me than with more bass and treble. ***UPDATE*** Nov. 24 2014. My review above was based on this being a low cost radio. I just went to reorder this same radio again from the same seller again as a Christmas gift and noticed a massive price increase in both the main price and the sale price. If the price drops again so its in line with the radios it should be in line with cost wise like the ICF-38 then my review above is a good one! ***UPDATE*** Mar. 29 2016. I just wanted to mention that I have the same set of D cell alkaline batteries in this radio for 2 years straight now and I used it for 1-2 hours of talk radio every night at very quiet volume beside my bed end-table and for some outside work sessions working on wood working projects at my house for maybe 12 hours straight sometimes on FM. I estimate 800 hours of battery life so far and still going strong, mind you that 95% of the time it is on quiet volume (first notch) beside my bed. This is totally amazing performance! This might be the ultimate camping radio and off grid solution. I got a FM transmitter that runs on AAA that I use to play tunes from my cell phone through FM wireless so it works endlessly for me! ***UPDATE*** Aug 8 2016. I'm up to 1000 hours and though its still working there is an oscillation sound from some AM radio stations with the batteries getting weaker, sounds like a slow power hum. But all FM stations that I'm used to and most AM stations still work perfect after this crazy amount of time at low volume. I changed the batteries to new ones and that fixed the oscillation sound so odds are after the 1000 hours if you have any more distant stations that are showing tuning issues, just change the batteries. Keeping track of the hours I used was a great way to show that this might be the longest lasting radio on battery power!

No es una radio moderna estilo retro, es realmente retro, utuliza 2 pilas D (gordas) lo cual le da aún mas autenticidad. Estoy encantado de haber tenido la oportunidad de comprarla nueva, probablemente ya no se fabrique. Sonido con gran presencia, sintonización perfecta, aun no he tenido la necesidad de extender la antena para nada. potencia de de audio de sobra. Por su tamaño es una radio para dejarla en un sitio fijo donde darle un uso habitual, no es para escuchar la radio en la cama con auriculares. Radio para toda la vida.

I've been a radio enthusiast for over 50 years and as basic small radios go, I have to say this is a little gem. The sound quality is very good, this is mainly down to the fairly large speaker used and the vent at the back, which helps with the bass response. It's quite sensitive on both Medium Wave and on FM, although there is a drop off in sensitivity at the high frequency end of the MW band, between 1400 - 1600 kHz (or 1.4 - 1.6 MHz). The FM band is surprisingly good, with IMO a good AFC (automatic frequency control) level that is not to aggressive, unlike on the Sony SRF-59 which jumps onto adjacent stations like a magnet. The selectivity (the ability to separate close together stations) is not bad, given the price of the radio. A test I always do with all radios is to see if it can separate a station here in London, it broadcasts the same programme on the adjacent frequencies of 963 and 972 kHz - the radio did a fair job of separating the two frequencies. I was pleasantly surprised by the selectivity of the radio on FM. It's ability to tune to stations just 200 kHz apart without too many problems from adjacent frequencies, was quite surprising for a radio in this price range (well done Sony). Ok now for a couple of moans, let's make that three. 1. Why oh why Sony didn't you put the on/off switch on the volume control potentiometer, rather than on the band change switch - I hate it when they do that. 2. Why only a mono jack socket for the ear/headphones. I know the radio isn't stereo, but a stereo socket would allow stereo phones to be used without the need for a mono to stereo adaptor. 3. Why the silly shoulder strap, a simple lift up handle would have been so much more convenient. I know the radio is built to a price, but for just a few bob more, they could have added the above three items to make what is a great little radio into a super little radio - oh heck just buy a of Sony ICF-F10, they are great just as they are.