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RCA RP7887 AM/FM Super Portable Radio | 
 enlarge | Brand: RCA
Category: CE
List Price: $68.51
Buy New: $41.89
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Rating:  17 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 10 x 10.6
Warranty: 1
MPN: RP7887
Model: RP7887
UPC: 044319650419
EAN: 0412353665070
ASIN: B00120WRSU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | A high performance SUPER RADIO III AM/FM radio is still our best long-range performance and selectivity radio 2-Way Speaker System | | • | The built-in 2-Way speaker system in this SUPER RADIO III is driven by a 6.5" high sensitivity woofer and 2" cone tweeters 2-Way Power with Automatic (AC/DC) Switching | | • | Automatically switches from DC to AC when the unit is plugged in to avoid using battery power | | • | Separate Bass and Treble Controls Leaves the control to you by providing separate bass and treble controls |
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Product Description
PRODUCT FEATURES:High performance SUPER RADIO III2-way speaker system2-way power with automatic (AC/DC) switchingSeparate bass and treble controlsThumbwheel tuning controlsExternal AM/FM antenna terminalsLoudness control
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Great radio! September 5, 2008
I bought this radio primarily so that I could listen to NPR stations, none of which I could receive inside my house out here in the sticks of small-town Iowa. Now, 4 FM (located from 60-100 miles away) and 2 AM (located 50 and 200 miles away) NPR stations come in loud and clear anytime of the day or night. Also, maybe I was just lucky, but the dial on mine is quite accurate on both the FM and AM bands, unlike the experience of many other users. At $50, this radio is a terrific bargain as far as I'm concerned.
 Poor Performance August 14, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I worked for GE in Utica NY when the first GE analog Super Radio was designed and built {the 7880 if I recall correctly}. I bought three of these RP7887 turkeys from RCA based on a digitally tuned successor to the GE 7880 Super Radio, a tool made sample I have, thinking the RCA analog version would be even better. Note the digital successor I have is circa 1980 before there was a great deal of experience with consumer digital radio design. The digital radio tunes the stations is selective and has good sensitivity
To make a long story short, the RCA analog Super Radio sucks. It does not have good selectivity, the center frequency drifts and the band select switch seems to detune the radio when engaged. I have also noticed on mine {all three} that when the AFC is turned on it will lose lock frequently.
In summary, look for a good digitally tuned radio from another vendor if you live in a rural FM fringe zone like I do. I wish I could get rid of these turkeys.
color me impressed April 3, 2008
Got this to listen to baseball games. Live in Minnesota. Able to pick up channels in Chicago, and clearly. Have not been able to do that with other radios. Heavy,like it's not made of the cheapest components available. Older looking, but I do not need a Frank Gehry design...I need to hear the Twins and Cubs!
Super Portable March 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just received this as a replacement for a much used Thompson (GE) and never expected it to be so large powerful and great sounding. The calibration on AM is off, but be patient and when you find your station it will come through with massive sound. The calibration is about 50 low (880 on 930), so just experiemnt.
Out of the box, this is superior to Crane, which I owned for 8 years and had needed much use before it locked into favorites, and like everybody else, the LCD faded in and out.
Try one of these.
 Best sound; Indifferent quality; bad ergonomics November 30, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
As a professional broadcaster for many years, I LIKE radios a lot. I've lived with my Superadio for about 10 years.
THE BAD: the ergonomics of the unit, the "human engineering", is pretty awful. The rotating pots for volume and tone are often sticky and gritty right out of the box. The plastic toggles for band, AFC, narrow/wide AM, are as cheap and cheesy as can be made and still function most of the time. The big tuner knob is pretty good, though. I don't get much drift once I set a station. The calibration of the dial is comically inaccurate, however, so the frequency markings are pretty much just a rough guide.
The form factor is another annoyance. Center of gravity is high so the unit tips over easily, and sometimes even adjusting the volume is a two-handed operation -- one to hold the unit and the other to twist the gritty little knob.
Overall build quality is not very high, and many purchased units are defective. Anyone who complains that they can't get decent reception or the sound is bad on their Superadios have defective units. That's the only possible explanation.
THE GOOD: The sound is absolutely glorious. Nothing can touch it in its class, and for twice the money. In addition to the large speaker the unit boasts a small tweeter. Voice or music, it offers the best sound you can get in a portable radio.
Reception is likewise incredibly impressive. Listening to AM at night is a real trip, literally. This is one of the reasons that there is no digital tuning on this model. A dial setup will pull in stations much better than a typical digital tuner will. "Digital" is not always best.
Battery life seems infinite.
BOTTOM LINE: This is the radio for people, and only for those people, who want the best available sound from a table/portable radio. Dontcha all be lookin' for clocks and alarms and doodads on this sweet thing, now. It's ugly, downright fugly, with iffy build and questionable design. But once tuned in, the glory of the sonics will be a reminder of a little money very well spent indeed.
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