DX-286 Portable Shortwave AM FM LW SW Radio With TEF6686 Chip - Ultra High Sensitivity Full Band for Kitchen, Desk, Bedroom, Office and Outdoors

Amazing performance. Due to solar storms, during the day I have received a few signals (AM-MW) from stations 350 miles away with the internal antenna. At night from Las Vegas NV. I get quite a few stations west of the Mississippi and some east, all with the internal antenna. Excellent sensitivity on AM and FM. I need a better SW antenna before I can judge the SW capabilities. More than enough features to be functional but not too many to become cumbersome.

This radio is definitely one of the best radios I've ever owned in terms of selectivity and sensitivity. Only the GE Super Radio might surpass the DX ability of this radio but this is a true portable radio- so nothing I've ever owned comes close to this. I have tested SW reception with the optional long distance external antenna attached and the reception definitely improved. You will not be disappointed- I'm just scratching the surface with this radio. Its a keeper

After staying in the learning curve and playing with antennas i can say this radio is amazingly sensitive. On all bands. FM is just fun now . Dxing a bit there and I’ve discovered a whole new world from amplitude modulation. I purchased another radio for its wifi connection that shows propagation info. General but very instructive.So, bottom line i love this radio as a portable. I have never dragged a radio around with me until i discovered this gem.There are radios with more functions to play with all night. This i listen to short wave with my breakfast. Im learning that there really are stations to enter into memory for recall. And thus has great memory functionality.If you are looking for a “ base” of some kind this is a portable but as such and it is the best radio ive ever used.Pricy i thought but after using it., Learning about what it is im attempting to do, and this radio performs exceptionally for its design.When i was a kid we had the “new” transistor radios that were so tinny we’d turn it down as trash ,today but back then it was aces. This is that radio again.Im glad i bought it. Finally the first radio i received i had to return and i had a replacement the very next day. No exaggeration. I guess enough said.

This is easily one of the best handheld shortwave radio ever created in the history of this planet. High sensitivity, amazing audio quality and it effortlessly pulls in stations that would otherwise be inaudible. Basic usage is intuitive, but it also comes with so many advanced features/modes please please don’t discard the manual, down the road it will be your friend. Highly recommended!!!

QODOSEN DX-286 Radio, Portable Shortwave Radio AM FM LW SW Ultra High Sensitivity Full Band Radio with TEF6686 Chip for Kitchen, Desk, Bedroom, Office and Outdoors. Sold by: Qodosen radios for $89.99 on March 14, 2025.My reviews are always 100% my personal honest opinion I never receive anything for my reviews.TLDR: Best FM broadcast radio to date, beats all the so called "super radios", but can stand improvements.So this radio for its size does extremely well on SW, MW broadcast and LW AM but does it's best using an external antenna. I can say the same thing about the CCradios. With that said, the CCrane EP and EP Pro beat this radio due to the size of their internal ferrite rod antenna.The customization ability is outstanding. Love the 18650. FM sensitivity and selectivity is the best period easily beating the pants off the CCranes. Step over CCrane, their is a new kid in town and he is kicking your but up and down the coast!I am not going to take one star off for things I knew before buying, IE don't knock it for not having the weather band, don't knock it for being small, rather learn how to read!However, the volume wheel appears to be a simple old style potentiometer that is fed into an A2D, if true, it WILL wear out as they all do. Even the cheap $10 FM tuner boards are using encoders with noticeable steps. I could be wrong on this but this is what it appears to me. I also did not expect micro USB for a charge port. The picture wasn't clear and it the type of port was not mentioned in the desciption - I guess that should have been a red flag. Come on Qodosen, thats Dodo land, for USB port, especially charge, it's type "C" or nothing. So for that last issue I take off one star. It's far from a "perfect" 5.0.Note for all that have this radio: I warn you not to pulg and unplug the micro USB charge port often, it WILL wear out.With that said, I agree with Radio Jay Allen, it's FM performance is five and a half stars. Out of the box this radio picked up a very difficult to receive favorite station by just extending the whip in the same location others cannot. On other radios their is a lot of spot hunting and antenna pointing required. AM can be five stars indoors with a larger external ferrite antenna like the CCranes have but take it out in the woods and it is five stars right out of the box on the whip. However, it is not rain proof nor water proof by any stretch of the imagination so if you do take it into a wet environment, consider putting it in a 1 gallon zip lock bag poking a hole for the whip antenna.Sound given a handheld portable and small speaker is as expected. I would not say it is stellar by any means but voices are clear and sharp, this over 60 senior with hearing damage had no problem hearing it without hearing aids. But not as good as larger radios with larger speakers of course.I look forward to what Qodosen offers in the future. Fix these two problems and it is indeed an all around five star new standard setting handheld portable radio.Throw an additional NOAA alert receiver in the mix that will interrupt you while listening to FM/AM and nothing can beat it. Put it in a larger box with larger stereo speakers and 8" ferrite antenna for a table top plug in the wall like the Sangean HDR-16 and OMG!!!!!If you want NOAA alert with DSP PLL FM and AM performance then look to the "Portable AM FM Shortwave Radio, with Best Reception, 4000mAh Battery, NOAA Weather Alert Radio" sold here on Amazon by several different vendors and listings in different colors e.g.:https://www.amazon.com/Jazmm-Shortwave-Reception-Rechargeable-Emergency/dp/B0D2D4C5MM?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1That radio is not as good as this one on sensitivty and selectivity but it is very nearly as good as the CCranes for a lot less money with vastly better sound than this small portable and it does NOAA Alert, but be forewarned you cannot listen to an FM/AM station and have the weather alert interrupt you. There are few radios that do that as it requires two receivers in the same box.The manual is done very well indeed and I have attached images of the manual pages for digital posterity.I absolutely love how it was shipped inside the included latching plastic foam lined carrying case. That is awesome. Makes it easy to toss in the truck or glamper.I cannot say it is difficult to use because out of the box it worked perfect without me having to change a thing. I didn't even read the manual first as AM and FM was intuitive and perfect right out of the box, no tweaking necessary.Go Go Qodosen!Edit 4/7/2025: As expected the micro usb port stopped working but in a spectacular way...it melted fusing the usb cable to the port. Ended up putting in a USB C port instead. Also, I received the XHDATA W-109WB and I have to say, I prefer it to the Qodosen. I couldn't tell a difference on FM and it's more intuitive, easier to use, sounds better, has external SW/AM antenna port and comes stock with a USB C port oh and it has weather band and weather alert, although it cannot remain in alert while you listen to a different station like you can with the Sangeans (that support weather alert like the PR-D4W) or the CCradio 2e/3.