Product Description

Aluminum Alloy Front, Stainless steel antenna FM:87.50-108.0 MHz MW:522-1710 MHz SW:5.95-15.60 MHz

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #97625 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Kaito
• Model: KA105
• Dimensions: .75" h x 2.75" w x 4.25" l, .38 pounds

Features

• Kaito AM/FM/SW shortwave radio with high quality and stylish design
• 3 tuning optional: Scan/Key in/Memory, up to 30 memory stations
• LCD display with back light, Alarm clock and sleep timer
• Aluminum alloy front cover, full angle rotation antenna and hinged battery cover
• 90 days money back guarantee and one year limited warranty

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Customer Reviews

Digital Tuning Meets Expectations
This is a tiny digital radio, including presets, at the 50-dollar price point. The size of a small bar of soap, the KA105 delivers crisp sound; it locks on stations; its AM reception is equal to its big brothers the Kaito 1101, 1102, and 1103.

But don't get this radio for shortwave. And don't get this radio for music. The speaker is too small to separate musical instrumentation. Talk radio is fine and that's what I'd limit this radio to. For a little more, you might be happier with the Kaito 1101. The latter sits with good stability on its stand whereas the 105 sits on a wobbly plastic slat that has a tendency to fall off.

I've had mine in the bathroom for over a year now and it pulls in the distant NPR Pasadena 89.3 with ease. For its limited use, it's quite effective. But I wouldn't buy it as an "everyday" radio.

If you need a little travel radio and you listen to talk, the KA 105 will be fine. But if you want musical fidelity, I suggest you upgrade to a Tivoli Audio Songbook, also a digital radio, for 160 dollars. If you want fidelity and don't mind analog tuning (with digital readout), you might look at the 99-dollar Grundig S350.

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