Kaito WRX911 - Worldband radio

Kaito WRX911 - Worldband radio

Product Description
Product Description:
This high quality world receiver receives all the stations in shortwave spectrums. The special designed circuit is a high sensitivity one, but no noise.

Kaito WRX911 - Worldband radio.
Average customer rating:

Fun Radio for "Tuning Around" on Shortwave.

Great Radio

Good Thing In A Small Package

Shortwave is weak

Great pocket radio, superb reception. Rivals tabletops.

Kaito WRX911 - Worldband radio.

Manufacturer: Kaito Electronics
ProductGroup: CE

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Product Features:

Kaito AM/FM/SW radio with high quality and stylish design

Wide receiving range of frequency and very high sensitivity

Smooth tuning knob, smooth band selector, a power LED

Compact size and stylish design, easy to carry

90 days money back guarantee and 1 year limited warranty

ASIN: B00066D1GI

Product Description

This high quality world receiver receives all the stations in shortwave spectrums. The special designed circuit is a high sensitivity one, but no noise.

Customer Reviews:

Fun Radio for "Tuning Around" on Shortwave........2006-03-26

This is an "old fashioned" dial and pointer radio, lacking all of the features of a modern digital set... no preset stations, poor indication of the actual frequency that is tuned, no clock, no alarm. Somehow, it is still great fun to use!
Band scanning has been a weak point of digital radios... the sound is usually muted while slewing through the frequency range, leaving just a tuning indicator light to show that a station has been found (most will not stop scanning on weak signals), or if not muted, a loud "chuffing" noise is produced as the frequencies are scanned. With this set you just turn the knob and listen for stations!
If you want to easily find, say the BBC on 5.975 Mhz a digital radio will get you there much faster, but for scanning the band to see what is on, the old dial and pointer still works quite well!
Also see my review of the Similar Sangean model SG622. The Sangean is slightly more expensive, larger in size, slightly better sounding due to having a larger speaker, Kaito seems to be slightly more sensitive on weak signals and is more solid feeling. I like the thumbwheel controls and color (blue) of the Kaito better. Wish I could give the Kaito another 1/2 star! ...both work well!

Great Radio.......2005-11-17

This radio is wonderful. The reception is great. I was able to get stations from Taiwan, China, Japan, Sweeden, Britain, Germany, many Spanish speaking countries and lots of morse code, too. If you want to hear worldwide broadcasts, this is for you.

Good Thing In A Small Package.......2005-10-20

My WRX911 has seen over 9 months of regular use/abuse, and still remains a usual suspect in my roster of "grab and go" radios. The radio is only a dash larger than a pack of cigarettes and comes in either black or metallic blue. I've found the blue color to be quite the conversation generator when tuning the dial in public. It comes with a carry strap, pouch, earphones and AC wall adaptor. The radio sits horizontally, with a tilting stand mounted to the back for just the right angle to keep it stable while tuning the dial. Reception on FM, AM, and the 9 shortwave bands is very good for a radio this size. Overall quality is good, with solid construction, a decent feel on the switches, and the tuning dial moving smoothly through the frequencies. For its price, there are a few expected shortcomings. The tuning dial is analog instead of digital, and can make finding a particular station a sometimes hit-and-miss exercise. There is no dial lighting, and the power and tune LED's seem overly-bright in a darkened room. Dial accuracy can be somewhat subjective and varies from unit to unit, with some being off on certain bands and dead-on with others. The audio quality isn't as rich as some people demand from their radios, but even with a small speaker it is easy to hear what is coming through. The battery door hides 2 AA batteries, and removes completely. This can make it easy to lose if you're not careful. The FM on my radio is so sensitive, it easily overloads into a mishmash of stations unless the antenna is pulled back to the body. The antenna will not tilt forward when the radio is in an angled position, and will cause the radio to fall over when tilted back while the WRX911 is standing straight. The overall sensitivity of this radio is great for something so small, with plenty of AM stations coming in and most shortwave offerings not being a problem. A few feet of wire and alligator clip snapped onto the antenna allow the WRX911 to really haul in the fainter SW stations. There's no clock, memories, gain switches or the like, and that's alright. The WRX911 is designed to be a small, no-frills radio that brings in local and distant signals while on the go, and it has accomplished this very well. For the price, you may want to pick up two before anyone else discovers these little gems.

Shortwave is weak.......2005-09-17

I bought this because I wanted to hear stations in either Europe or the Middle East. I really can't hear any of those places. I heard Toronto, Mexico, one Asian country, and a French speaking station that wasn't come out clear enough. The AM and FM are very good, though. And it is a very small radio. But I am looking for a strong Shortwave at a bargain, and I didn't get that.

Great pocket radio, superb reception. Rivals tabletops........2005-02-03

I own a Grundig Satellit 700 and a Sangean ATS-803A, reputed to be serious contenders in the sensativity/reception category. This little gem is great. It picks up everything my Grundig can on it's internal whip antenna. Granted some of the weak signals are inaudible on the WRX911, but honestly are impossible to hear on the Grundig as well. I love this radio so much I purchased a second one just to squirrel away as a backup. Do yourself a favor and pick one up to take with you everywhere. I tuck it in my pocket to pull out at any time I want a world news fix. It picks up AM/FM equally as well. Worth every dime, I think you'll agree.

Ron
KI4AIB

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