HRD-747 SSB Shortwave Radio FM MW SW CB AIR VHF UHF UBD WX Wide Frequence Receiver with NOAA Alert and Sleep Timer, HanRongDa FM Stereo Rechargeable Digital Radios with Clock and 9.7ft Wire Antenna

Glad I got this little radio, very happy with it. As an old school retired industrial/radio station engineer, I have great respect for the Chinese engineers who designed this radio & figured out how to miniaturize & manufacture it. The smallest radios 15-20 years ago with similar capabilities were much larger, heavy & expensive. I like the 3.5 mm antenna jack & the supplied wire antenna. I made an adapter, sma to 3.5 mm, so I could use antennas with sma cable. Considering the wire antenna just uses the end of the plug, I checked the ground side & yep, it's grounded, important for using other antennas. The display is tiny, I have to use reading glasses. The speaker, small as it is, sounds ok for voice talk radio, terrible for music. AM band reception is good for local stations, but the internal ferrite antenna is too small for DX.

This little. Diminutive Wideband Receiver is a fantastic piece of kit for $100. I did exhaustive research before purchasing (I paid for the radio). It receives AM/FM broadcast band radio as well if not better than others more expensive Radios I own. It receives the International Shortwave Broadcast band with ease on the telescopic whip. I've been listening with amusement to the CB radio band..lots of skip rolling in (AM only on this radio). In North America, the Weather Band comes in loud and clear on 162.550. On VHF/UHF I receive repeaters at 20 miles away so far (limited activity in my area). On the Amateur Radio Bands I enjoyed USB & LSB QSO'S on 40M & 20M. The Signal to Noise Ratio meter works well and you can also see the temperature. Now for some things to know: The selective Bandwidth filters only work on Shortwave Broadcast Bands. They have no effect on SSB. Tuning SSB takes practice as the BFO requires fine tuning to clarify voices. Example: an SSB transmission on 7.165 may translate to 7.164.85 on the radio. The attenuator is functional especially when using an external antenna as the radio can overload if set in the DX position while using a wire antenna. Try the Local setting instead. Fast tuning on the tuning knob can result in reverse tuning so go slowly if accuracy is a concern.. I love this radio. The last Radios I had that did all these frequencies and modes was a Yaesu VR500 & an Icom R30. These Radios were much more expensive and worked nicely. For the $100 thus radio costs (also sold as a Raddy R760) you cannot go wrong. It is not perfect but the performance to price ratio makes this a winner.

Station operator / tech. 21 years.Didn’t expect much from reading / watching reviews, however this is a good tiny radio.To get the best reception, use the Ext. port with a patch cable that can connect to an outdoor antenna.I tested with a CB antenna (102” whip), and was able to get good reception on most bands (especially CB and FM for this length antenna).HRD747 has advanced features that requires some knowledge of radio to operate at max efficiency, such as bandwidth adjustments.

I have mixed feelings about this radio. On the one hand, it's a marvel of modern miniaturization and comes with features typically only found on high-end communication receivers. However, its core competency of providing a pleasant listening experience falls short compared to radios which cost much less.Build quality: The radio is incredibly small, about the size of a pack of playing cards, and made mostly of plastic. The telescoping antenna is flimsy, so you'll need to be careful when using it or use the included wire antenna instead. The belt clip only works for belts under an inch wide. The display lights up in orange, which is nice for nighttime listening and won't disturb your sleep as blue displays do. The characters on the display are small, but I didn't have trouble reading them as long as I wore my bifocal glasses. The package includes the radio, a low-quality set of earphones, a plug-in long-wire antenna, a charging cable, a battery, a lanyard, and a carrying bag.Listening experience: The built-in speaker is not a pleasant way to listen to this radio. It's tinny and indistinct, especially with faint shortwave stations. I recommend using headphones, but not the ones that come with the radio, as they are terrible. A good pair of quality over-the-ear headphones is the only way to get a good sound out of this device.Instructions: The instruction booklet is written in perfectly fine English, but it lacks sections. The information is presented in a continuous stream-of-consciousness style, so you'll have to read through the entire 36 pages to find the feature you want to turn on or off. Technical writers need to revise this instruction booklet.Sensitivity: I compared this radio with a Tecsun 360 shortwave radio, which is of similar size and cheaper, to keep it fair. The AM and FM bands seem nearly identical, but you need to turn the HanRongDa radio to get the best reception in the AM mode due to its internal ferrite antenna. The Tecsun has an external antenna that you can rotate freely. On the shortwave bands, the HanRongDa radio is noisier with more static than the Tecsun. Despite spending a lot of time adjusting the bandwidth filters and other settings, I couldn't get the same sound quality as the Tecsun, which doesn't have those settings. With the plug-in wire antenna and a lot of repositioning, you can get close to the sound quality of the Tecsun with just its whip antenna, but it requires a lot more work. The HanRongDa radio covers a wider area of the radio spectrum, including CB, VHF, Weather, and more. I was able to pick up the local NOAA channel and heard some aircraft traffic, so it certainly has more options for DXing.Price: The price for this radio seems too high for what you get. I get better performance from less expensive radios. Even with the added coverage of the other radio bands, I don't think it's worth the price. If it were $20 less, I would say that it is a great value, but at this price point, I can't recommend it. If it had an FM HD radio decoder, that would make it worth the price, but sadly, it doesn't.Overall, I think this radio has great versatility and portability and will be coming on my next camping trip, but for everyday listening, there are better options.

Easy to setup its various modes.

When I got it I can already feel that the software is buggy. The tuning wheel either doesn't respond or tunes in the opposite direction at times. After about 3 hours of use, the unit does not turn on at all. This is a piece of junk. Get a Tecsun instead.