Coby CX789 Digital AM/FM/NOAA Radio with Dual Alarms, silver

This is a good deal for it's price- digital tuning with preset buttons- AM/FM/NOAA. There is a problem using the AC power (with supplied AC power cord)- when powered with AC the LED panel fades to almost unreadable! I decided to buy a second unit to see if another would have the same problme: yes! Thus, there is a defect when operating on AC power, so I don't recommend using AC power. However, operating on batteries is ok- no fading of the LED panel. Also, operating on DC adapter also tested and works ok (DC power adapter is not provided- I got one at Radio Shack: AC-TO-DC POWER ADAPTER 1.5-15VDC, 300ma and set it for 4.5 DCV)

Everything else works ok- and this is the style of radio I wanted, and there are no others like this at this price. I now have three units. This has digital tuning with quick change preset buttons and a volume knob on the right side, which is very nice! The LED panel has black letters on a non-lighted background and is hard to read- ignore the...Read more

My husband has to have a radio with him wherever he is working (in the yard, in the tool room, and especially during a Louisville basketball game). He looked everywhere for one that would fit his needs. He wanted a digital readout on his radio so as to know when he was on a particular station. It also has an alarm and clock. The first time we ordered, the radio did not work well. It had a lot of static. We called to return it and instead ordered another to replace it. I am glad we did because the new one is terrific and works great. Amazon.com made it easy to return the one and replaced it the next day with one that works. Thank Amazon.com.

Noisy reception even on strong stations. Noise free only near the window. Frequency display is off by 100kHz.
I'm returning it to Amazon.