Coby CX-CB12 AM/FM/SW Radio

Pros: Cheap, easy to operate, comes with earphones, ideal beginners SWL radio.

Cons: No external antenna outlet, cheap material.

The Bottom Line: I highly recommend this radio for beginners, even for average SW listeners.

Review: This radio is the best quality radio you can buy in the planet for the least price.I bought this radio from Big Lots store for 8$. I bought this radio, because I wanted to listen news from all around the world. I was actually planning to buy a hi ...

Pros: Inexpensive!Lots of SW frequency coverage;good audio;compact.

Cons: Poor image rejection on AM and FM(who cares,it's for shortwave);dial backlash.

The Bottom Line: Five stars overall for both performance and value for world band sets under fifty dollars (still can't believe it's only fifteen dollars at every electronics e-tailer I checked).

Review: Costs only fifteen dollars! Sony, Sangean and the rest want fifty or more for their versions, and they don't play any better. This little set is a well made, handsome radio, that does two things well (for its class); it receives lots of shortwave...

Pros: Price, quality

Cons: Not top of line SW radio, but this unit works really well, No Sideband...

The Bottom Line: This Radio can't be beat for the price and quality. Everyone should have at least one in the house!!

Review: I just purchased the Coby CX-CB12 for 8 bucks at
Big Lots. I used to have a short wave radio ages ago
and have wanted to get another one. However price
seemed to be a deterrent.

I was really surprised at how well this radio...

Pros: Cheap! Sensitive enough on MW and SW, and excellent audio for its class.

Cons: Not-so-hot construction, band switcher is plenty awkward, analog tuner

The Bottom Line: really cheap, clear audio, can be repeatedly dropped, easy on batteries, gets the entire shortwave spectrum, what more do you want?

Review: The only reason I bought this radio was because I wanted something to carry, say to the lake or something and could afford to lose. Imagine my surprise when I discovered the excellent human-voice audio, and impressive-for-its-class sensitivity.
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Pros: Inexpensive for what it is

Cons: Poor construction, parts will not last

The Bottom Line: Cheap access to international bandwidth

Review: Hey for $15 or so bucks how can you beat this? AM/FM, 9 bands of shortwave and a longwave band. Very cool indeed. It does what it says it will do. But there are some problems.
The readout is inaccurate and dialing in the frequency is an art...

Pros: Good shortwave reception, small size, super cheap

Cons: poor selectivity

The Bottom Line: Great cheap little radio that brings the world to your ears. Get for $7-15 what Sony charges $50+!

Review: Like the last reviewer, I picked up this radio for $8 at Big Lots, kind of surprised to find a shortwave radio there for such a price. I'd been looking for a small, cheap portable radio for traveling and carrying around with me outdoors. Most portable...

Pros: Inexpensive, multiband radio

Cons: FM performance is very poor if you are close to a FM station

The Bottom Line: Not bad for the money, but the jWin JX-M14 costs the same and works better.

Review: The Coby CX-CB12 portable radio is an analog multi-band radio that can be had for under $10. At this price you can't expect much, but the question is...is it worth spending any money on this radio? The radio itself comes in a nice box and it includes ...