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Summary: just your average radio
Review: I purchased this radio about a year ago at a department store and found it to be just ok, nothing out of the ordinary. AM reception is good, but FM isn't great. In weak signal areas FM reception is good but in strong signal areas it picks up a lot of interference and because of this it won't pull in the distant stations well. Other than that it's very small so it is convienient to carry around. It also has a telescopic antenna for FM that can be extended and pivoted left or right to get the best reception. I used mine at the beach and it worked well particularly because there was no strong signal where I went. Overall it makes a great pocket radio but if you live where there's strong FM reception I'd recommend looking for another model.
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Summary: Collapse the FM antenna
Review: The ICF-S10 is a pretty good AM/FM pocket transistor radio for the money. However, as the previous reviewer noted, the FM section does suffer from signal overload in strong-signal areas (such as in cities where there are lots of transmitters). When that happens, you usually find one station at 2 or 3 parts on the dial. I've found that keeping the FM whip antenna collapsed helps keep such interference to a minimum. All things said, however, it's a nice-sounding radio for its size.
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