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C Crane And Company CC RADIO Plus Multiband Portable Radio SILVER | 
 enlarge | Brand: C.Crane
Category: CE
Buy New: $139.95
New (2) from $139.95
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 20398
Color: Silver
MPN: CPL
Model: Platinum Edition
UPC: 696714300026
EAN: 0696714300026
ASIN: B0009292OY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
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| Features:
| • | Store up to five stations into the memory on each signal band including TV (audio for channels 2-13) | | • | Operates over 250 hours on 4 Alkaline D batteries (not included) Plugs in with the AC cord (included) | | • | Size - 11 W x 6-1/2 H x 4 D; 3.9 pounds | | • | Illuminated display | | • | Clock with Alarm and Sleep Timer |
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Product Description
The original CCRadio has been the prime choice for ardent AM-band radio listeners. Now in its second generation, the CCRadio plus continues to offer listeners unparalleled AM reception with audio fine-tuned to reproduce the human voice. The CCRadio plus also has good FM reception, which you can listen to in stereo through the headphone jack (headphones not included). The built-in NOAA weather radio gives you updates 24 hours a day. The radio also includes a special Weather Alert that sounds an alarm to notify you of weather emergency updates. The radio is simple to use and has built-in clock, alarm, and sleep timer modes. Built-in 6V DC input jack and charging circuit allows you to run this radio via the optional solar panel while charging the optional NiCad batteries Color - Platinum Silver
Amazon.com Product Description
The ideal tool for listening to news, advice, entertainment, and sports, the second-generation CCRadio Plus portable radio offers unsurpassed AM radio reception, topnotch FM reception, and access to the latest information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather service. The CCRadio has long been the prime choice for enthusiastic AM listeners, as its speaker is specially tuned to the human voice, while its signal meter and fine-tuning knob ensure that reception is always at its best regardless of the distance. The result is AM clarity that far exceeds most radios, which typically sound distant and tinny. The FM reception is also solid, as is the NOAA service, which provides weather updates 24 hours a day. The weather radio also works as an "all hazards" information radio, letting you track significant weather events in your area, while the built-in weather alert sounds an alarm when weather emergencies are nearby. Adding to the fun is a TV audio band, which receives the soundtrack for VHF channels 2 through 13. The TV band lets you keep abreast of your favorite soap opera, catch the local news, or listen to the audio footage of a televised baseball game--a nice option if the game isn't available on local radio. Additional features include five memory preset buttons with five memories per band (for a total of 20), an auxiliary input for connecting portable audio devices to the speaker, adjustable bass and treble controls, a display light, auto scan, and a stereo headphone jack. The radio even comes with a built-in clock with alarm and sleep timer modes, so you can locate the radio on your night stand or employ its alarm functions while traveling on the road. The CCRadio Plus, which offers a variety of power options--including traditional alkaline or rechargeable ni-cad D-cell batteries, an optional solar panel, and a built-in 6-volt DC input jack--measures 11 by 6.5 by 4 inches (W x H x D) and is backed by a one-year warranty on parts and labor. What's in the Box
CCRadio Plus, AC power cord, user's manual.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Overrated Piece of junk January 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can hardly think of anything good to say about this product. I'll just list a few of the worst things:
1) Buttons that stick - as in ALL of the buttons on the top of the unit. Even when they weren't getting stuck inside of their circular cutouts, I oftentimes had to repeatedly push them just to get them to work. Awful.
2) Poor FM reception compared to the old radio it replaced in the exact same location
3) A dial light that ALWAYS comes on when you power on, but NEVER shuts off when you power it off
4) A weather warning that interrupts whatever you might be listening to, even for something as unimportant as "high ocean waves"
5) Mediocre sound quality
6) Not inexpensive, considering all the issues above
Unbelieveably, CCrane would not allow me to exchange the unit for a higher price radio, even though I offered to pay whatever would be the difference in price. I am a happy owner of other CCrane products, but this one is a grossly over-praised POS.
Don't waste your money December 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had my C Crane for about 8 years and while it continues to work including the display unlike what I've read, it's simply not worth the price. It's very difficult to turn on and off, I have to push the button again and again, and that problem started several years ago. I don't use it much anymore frankly. It's a clock for the most part.
It's nice to have the fine-grained tuning feature, but have found it almost completely unnecessary. Therefore, I cannot fathom why this radio is worth the price charged.
I have a $9 clock radio that is a few years older and still works so I am not impressed by the C Crane. Quality is poor for the price and although advertised for talk radio sound quality which is what I listen to primarily, it is not special according to my ears - perhaps others may differ.
Bottom line, for this price I would love to see a radio like this that played internet broadcasts, worked off my wireless internet and picked up (download and play) podcasts and was more portable so I could take on the road. Now, that would be worth $150!!
doesn't hold up well October 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
this radio is the most frustrating electronic product I have ever owned. As with other reviewers, direct access buttons stop working, or, often worse, they find a different station if you push straight down on the button or push down more on one side or the other. Sometimes I get three stations from one button! The LCD fades in and out (currently out) and you have no way of knowing where you are or what band you are on unless you unleash the bizarre buttons. You then can manually dial until you find another station and hopefully you will recognize the voice or wait until they give their call letters. I can't remove the alarm setting because I can't see the LCD so it goes off every 24 hours unless I remove the batteries and render the radio useless. The tech support people are nice, but a little vague about how much all these repairs cost. At a price of $150, this was not a inexpensive radio, and I expected better.
I have seen reviews by people who had their radios repaired, only to have the same problems occur later....Enough said?
Yes, Distant Reception - No to Audio Quality September 5, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am a lover of AM radio. I have 2 GE Superradios, 2 Boston Acoustics Receptor radios and a Henry Kloss Model 1. Also several vintage tube radios. I NEVER listen to the CCrane. The frequency response is lousy.
They talk about being specially tuned for talk radio. I will translate that for you - "This radio sounds terrible on music stations." We have a local station that plays oldies music and the audio is terrific on all the other radios mentioned-plus the supperradio and the vintage radios pick up distant AM stations about the same as the CCrane.
I would recommend looking at one of the other choices mentioned above - I think you will be happier in the long run.
We want to take care of you. Not! March 20, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I purchased a CCRadio several years ago. Shortly after the warranty expired, the LCD display began acting up. Sometimes it would work but over time it eventually stopped working entirely. It wasn't long after the display problems occurred that the power button and radio station presets began to require multiple presses in order to register. Eventually the power button got so bad that I could no longer turn the radio off using the switch. In checking the internet I discovered that numerous other customers had experienced similar problems. I also found a note on the CCrane web site acknowledging the LCD problem and asking customers to contact their customer support with the reassuring words "we want to take care of you." I called the number listed and although they acknowledged that both issues were known design flaws, they expected me to pay $50 for the repair. When you pay top dollar for a radio that turns out to have manufacturing defects, you expect the manufacturer to do more than acknowledge a design flaw. You expect a repair at their expense.
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