Kaito WRX911 - Worldband radio. | 
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| Brand: Kaito
Category: CE
List Price: $59.95
Buy New: $39.95
You Save: $20.00 (33%)
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 18348
Color: Black or Blue
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 3 x 1
MPN: WRX911
Model: WRX911
EAN: 6920487591119
ASIN: B00066D1GI
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| 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 |
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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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 REMEMBER THE SONY? July 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Twenty-five years ago, Sony made 'em this way, and even then, the Sonys were more expensive.
This baby puts the world back in your hands.
Exceptional value.
 Useful for the travel bag, but not for exploring the SW world April 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pro:
Cheap and cheerful, small and light-weight, the right size for a travel bag, well built, good AM, reasonable FM and SW performance, low power consumption. Easy and intuitive to operate. No 100 page manual, no switch to set the radio to a "9kHz frequency spacing".
Con:
High pitched and annoying speaker, amplifies the hiss, unfortunately FM only in 'mono'. No Long Wave "LW" (a must in Europe if you speak French, or live in the UK).
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Other:
This radio is ideal to listen to English language NEWS when traveling outside of the country. I.e for those moments when you cannot figure out any of the three or four local radio stations, coming in "loud and clear" in Arabic, Hausa, Moldovian, Russian or Bengali. The radio is a must for short travels to the Mid East, Europe and Africa, where you have many and powerful SW radio stations.
Fun Radio for "Tuning Around" on Shortwave. March 26, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
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 November 16, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
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 October 19, 2005
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
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.
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