Don’t miss a thing: catch your favorite news and talk radio on AM, high fidelity music on FM / Built-in speaker
The ultimate pocket radio, Sangean’s popular DT200V is imminently compact but loaded with convenient features, from its 19 station presets to its drift-free, PLL synthesized tuning, auto station scanning, TV sound reception, and handy belt clip. Listen through the built-in speaker or the supplied ear bud headphones. Forgot to turn it off? No worries: it shuts itself off after 90 minutes to conserve batteries (its sole source of power). The radio’s high-impact ABS case virtually guarantees long life.
Batteries should last 30 to 40 hours at moderate volume through the unit’s single speaker and slightly longer on the included ear bud headphones. Pocket use was taken into account even at the level of ear bud manufacture: if you put your radio in your pocket, it’s less distance to one ear than to the other, so one side of the headphone cord is accordingly shorter. The DT200V runs on 2 AA batteries, not included.
What’s in the Box
Radio, ear bud headphones, belt clip, trailing antenna, and a user’s manual.
I recently purchased this radio as a gift for myself.I am mostly happy with it.It is quite small, about the same size as a pack of cigarettes.It takes two AA batteries so it does have some weight to it.It slips easily into a front or back pocket of your jeans/pants.A small removable rigid belt clip was included but I found it useless as it did not swivel.Overall build quality is nice, does not look or feel cheap.
I have found reception pretty good.I will try to explain.I had a Sony SRF-M37W Walkman before this radio.The Sony worked OK , I could never get ANY AM stations , just got static.It could get a few FM ( My fav NPR came in so I was happy) I recently changed work locations and the Sony could not get ANY stations in at my new location (10 miles west of previous location) With my new Sangean I can get numerous AM stations in very clear (more than my car radio parked outside)FM is also coming in very clear (just not the one I was really seeking) I walk all around a large building as I use this radio and it holds the station well.The included earbuds wire functions as the antenna for the radio.They also include a separate antenna wire that goes in the headphone jack when you want to use the external speaker…Though I just keep the earbuds plugged in and use those as the antenna when I want to listen to the external speaker. It’s very easy to switch between speaker and headphones.The included earbuds are acceptable in quality.As other reviews have noted the bud portion is quite large so they are not the most comfortable.My advice wait till you try them for yourself to see if you need to replace them. The external speaker is a nice feature but sound is not the best.It’s not very loud and has a fuzzy sound to it…Again very acceptable and a nice feature to have but it’s not going to WOW you with it’s sound quality.
Battery life is good but if you plan on being a heavy user rechargeable batteries might be helpful.It does shut off after 90 minutes to save battery life.There is way to override that feature explained in the owners manual.It also has a button lock to keep you from accidentally changing stations.
My only real quibble is that the radio has a rounded bottom so setting it down to stand on its own is impossible!
Overall I am quite happy with my purchase.
Note regarding my reception area: I use this product in the Western Suffolk County /South Shore area of Long Island about 45 miles East of NYC.
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