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Product Description
Hands down one of the best performing portable radios you will find today.
With its whoppingly large 200mm ferrite antenna, its dual 2.5″ speakers, and the RDS text function you would be hard pressed to find another portable radio that offers so much for so little.
This lite and powerful radio is capable of being powered by the included AC adapter, 6 x ‘C’ batteries, and optional DC power you have the flexibility a portable should have. We could talk all day abou… More >>
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#1 by Richardfallon on May 15, 2010 - 5:25 pm
I was expecting exceptional reception for AM radio based on the all the hype and reviews but it was no better than the clock/radio I have for the last 15 years.
I returned this radio for credit, and am waiting for the credit confirmatiom.
Rating: 2 / 5
#2 by Parker Cross on May 15, 2010 - 7:17 pm
After its terrible HD-radio, Sangean makes another loser with the PR-D5. The AM section easily overloads if you are within several miles of an AM station’s transmitter. You’ll hear the local station faintly in the background of nearly every AM station you tune in. This is because the designers neglected to put in a simple “LOCAL/DX” switch like the cheapest radios have, to reduce the signal and thus prevent overload and bleed-through… Even the similarly priced Grundig 350 has an RF attenuator dial FOR AM to prevent this problem, as do other well-designed radios (see the Kaito 2100 for instance). I have 10-buck radios that dont have this problem and are just as sensitive. And orienting the AM antenna doesnt help either. Even though the FM is good, don’t buy it.
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by Marion Wingate on May 15, 2010 - 7:51 pm
I will return this radio. I bought it to get the FM stations my car gets, but it does not. In fact, it gets the same exact reception of FM stations as a $10 radio I own. Perhaps the addition of a high quality FM antenna would make a difference, but unlike many high end radios, this one does not have jack or screws where another FM antenna can be attached. The silver whip FM antenna it came with has absolutely no effect whether it is fully extended, fully compacted, half way up, or pointed left, right, or in any other direction. If you are looking to get FM stations your car can get this radio may disappoint you severely.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by Anthony J. Amoroso on May 15, 2010 - 9:56 pm
AM reception is great with raido. The presets and AUX are a great bonus. Love it.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Noodles on May 16, 2010 - 12:39 am
I’ve only had this radio for a few days. I listen to AM radio at night, and I guess this review will only be focused on the AM side as I use this for my nightstand radio.
I live in a major metropolitan area and between bleed through from other stations, interference from multiple sources, buildings blocking signals and so on, I thought I was doomed for a life of horrible AM radio reception. I had finally had enough and started reading up on high quality AM radios and decided on the Sangean PR-DP5.
I couldn’t be more pleased with the reception! I can now tune into just about any AM station and hear it perfectly clear, the hissing and buzzing gone, no more fade, and no more bleed-through. I give the AM side of this radio five stars. I haven’t tried the FM side as of yet, so no conclusion there. Keep in mind this is replacing a simple cheapo clock-radio that I have had for many years.
I love the sleep function in that you can vary the sleep timer from 15 – 120 minutes. The controls are pretty straight forward, setting the times and station presets was simple.
The only odd thing, unless I missed it, is that the only mode the “Alarm” works in is that it turns on your radio at whatever time you set it to do so, but there is no “alarm bell” type mode. In other words, you can “wake to radio” only. This probably won’t cut it for me (or you) if you need a real buzzer or bell type alarm to wake up to. Like I said, I find it hard to believe it doesn’t have an alarm and maybe I missed it somehow as putting a buzzer in there at time of manufacture can only cost a few pennies, but that issue aside, it’s a great radio so far. To be a bit more clear, there IS a buzzer, but it only works if the radio is in AUX mode. If you fall asleep to either AM or FM, then all you get is the “wake to radio”. Go figure.
Rating: 4 / 5