Would a person with poor vision be happy with this radio? Would she be able to fairly easily switch from AM to FM, and from station to station, once she learns the feel of the buttons?
1348589
Your friend will not have any problems at all. I used the radio at night to listen to Coast to Coast AM. This show comes on at 1 am and is off at 5 am. My husband is sound asleep and the lights are off and I have learned to maneuver all the buttons in the dark. I have even learned to count the number of finger taps on the tuning button to change channels between one favorite channel to another favorite channel. I have pre set some channels but not all. And this radio picks up stations (at night) from Chicago, Charlotte, Boston, NYC, Philly, and some channel in Alabama sometimes, FLA. It's unbelievable. I live in northern Virginia outside of DC. I love this radio.
1236830
Yes depending on her eyesight she should be able to read the menu just fine the led light is very bright and has three focus levels!
2032970
If you can see it in the picture, the headset has 2 knobs that turn. The knob in the front is on/off/volume. The knob on the side is a station selection dial to tune in to your desired station. There is no window with numbers in it. You have to listen as you turn the station selection knob until you hear the station that you want. On the front, you can also see a tiny toggle switch -- to choose AM/FM bands. I only listen to one radio station, so it works great for me.
250749
I'm sorry that I can't be of help. The blind Ranger who used the radio was so dissapointed that he gave it away after several hours. He was unable to hear any of his favorite radio stations he used to get on the earlier model.
1240034
Both could be right. The radio has a good sound, but its hard to tune to the stations. I live in the country. In a bigger city with more stations to select from, it may be easier to tune in a station. My is in my garage and I never change channels.
303279
The buttons are small but half the time I just hit them to change stations or volume. The instructions are not very well written so I had to figure it out. I'm not sure how to answer this question really. If you don't mind just hitting buttons until you get results then yes. Hope this helps
1486146
Yes, it's the old fashioned simple radio. On, Off switch, knob to find stations and volume, no fancy bells and whistles, easy to find stations, both AM and FM. I am very pleased with it.
795520
I haven't needed to use more than one yet.But since I bought it so I could listen to one favorite station that fades in and out on the regular FM radios, I don't use the menus much anymore.The menu buttons are touch sensitive and respond quickly, which takes a little getting used to. but it's not too bad once you're accustomed to it.
1785358
I listen to AM talk radio so its not to bad with AM. But when listening to FM music you will loose a lot of stereo quality. I do anyway here in Lou,Ky. We are not on flat ground around here. I put my factory antenna back on. I personally don't recommend it.
589739
I think it's a good fit. There are not too many buttons and settings, so it shouldn't get too confusing. Definitely have someone show him the overall functions and even do some test runs with him. What a great idea!
363888
The Kaito KA321 will receive several "strong" shortwave signals. It is a little bit hard to tune them in with the dial but with patience and a steady hand you can receive several stations. I can get the voice of Cuba. Always good for a few laughs. But this radio has an excellent receiver for both AM and FM and the FM is in stereo. Pretty cool.
999922
I think the weather radio would work very well because it gives an audible as well as a visual warning. One thing about the radio though is a person needs to be able to read the instructions on programming the radio and then be able to see and read to actually program it. Programming it can be problematic even for a person with normal vision and can be confusing. I hope this helps out a little bit.
1967078
When my wife used it, it was a matter of pushing the one button to slow down the music; another to speed it up. The low vision concern since the buttons are the large ones on the lower portion of the device... Once she remembered the location of the buttons, I don't think she looked at the symbols.
640376
Hi, it's pretty good. My favorite station is hard to pick up where I live, but it comes in very clear on this. It's also easy to set the stations. On my last Sony, after the batteries died (for back up), I couldn't ever figure out how to set the stations again! BTW, I just tested the AM band as well as the public station that is probably about 60 miles away, and the reception is clear on those too!
1208430
Not that I'm aware of, but that would be great. The radio is fantastic. I'm getting stations I'd never gotten clearly before. It was a big investment for me, but glad I took the plunge.
1056792
Yes, it gets great FM reception. It has an FM wire antenna that can be moved around, and it also has a detachable AM antenna. It picks up more stations more clearly than my previous sony cd clock radio.
746575
I live in a remote rural area, so your results may vary. The FM section is above average for a radio this size. It will likely pick up as many stations as your average AM/FM stereo receiver. Regarding AM, my area receives only one AM station in the daytime. At night, it appears that this radio will pick up as many stations as any other, although stations close together may be hard to separate. In a city environment, this radio should tune either AM or FM satisfactorily.