Sangean ATS-405 FM-Stereo/AM/Short Wave World Band Receiver (Silver) and Sangean ANT-60 Short Wave Antenna Bundle

My out of the box impressions of this Sangean DSP portable radio are that it looks nice and sounds great when receiving strong stations. The radio has a good weight and feel but its case is noticeably plastic. The radio's buttons are responsive with the exception of the tuning buttons. I found I had to press them repeatedly in order to tune however I'm hoping that problem will get better once they are broken in a bit. The radio's display is large and easy to read except when it's backlit and you are looking straight at it then it completely disappears. This was almost THE deal breaker for me until I understood that this radio's display is meant to be read with the radio propped up on its kickstand. I didn't find this radio to be particularly sensitive on AM during my daytime tuning experimentation. The radio was only able to hear 1 local AM station and on SW it couldn't hear or lock onto any stations. I expect this will improve during nighttime listening hours. The radio was able to hear a number of local FM stations and those came in crisp, clear, and natural sounding. I found the radio fairly easy to understand and program and I like that it gives you a choice of a 12hr or 24hr clock. As a plus, the radio comes with an A/C adapter and will charge rechargeable batteries inside the radio while the radio is plugged in and turned off. It also conveniently runs on alkaline batteries. In my opinion there are probably other under $100 radios that may offer equal or better value/$ than this radio but if you are looking for a sharp looking direct entry DSP portable radio with some interesting features to play with and you don't mind giving up a tuning knob this radio could be for you.UPDATE: With an external antenna clipped to the radio's telescoping antenna nighttime SW listening is greatly improved! The value/$ of this purchase just went up for me. I will be keeping this radio in my collection.UPDATE 3/23: After owning this radio for 2 years I am enthusiastically increasing my rating to 5 stars. This is a fun and rugged little radio. While there is a small learning curve to getting the most out of the ATS 405, it's well worth the effort. Of note, with no external antenna connected, I find the ATS 405's nighttime AM reception to be BETTER than the much more expensive Sangean ATS 909X2. 2 years on, the radio is still preforming like a champ and all of the buttons are working just fine. If you don't need SSB, save yourself a load of cash and pick up the ATS-405.

I received this radio a few days ago and so far I really like it. My long time travel radio decided to die on me in the middle of a road trip and after doing some looking around decided to give this one a try. I almost went with a CC Skywave but the friend I was staying with at the time of purchase had just purchased one and after seeing the problems it had he returned his and I got the 405.SizeFor those who have previously owned a 404 it is the same size. Another good comparison would be the Grundig G3-G5, or the Kaito KA1103. The buttons all have a nice look and feel to them and the display is large with a nice white backlighting. This is a major upgrade from what was on the 404-505's. The antenna when fully extended is about 28 inches long and feels sturdy. Unfortunately just like the 404 it does not extend out far enough from the radio so it is at an angle when you use the tilt stand. Since the radio is about 1.3 inches thick I have found my self just standing the radio upright.SoundThis radio has a nice speaker and sounds very nice. The radio has switch with 3 audio settings. (Music, Normal, & News) I have found situations where each of the 3 do a great job. When listening to music the speaker has a little bit of bass and sounds nice especially when you compare it to other recent radios. I also experienced great results with earphones.Performance and FeaturesThe 405 has just like a lot of other new radios switched over to using a DSP Chip. Depending on the radio this can be good or bad. With this radio it leans towards the good side. With some older radios there were digital noises caused by the chip throughout the AM and SW bands. So far I am happy to say the do not exist. Strong signal overload and images are another issue and in the case of the SkyWave was the nail in the return coffin. Where my friend lives is about a mile from a 50,000 watt AM station. The SkyWave had severe images throughout the AM and SW bands which made it unusable. With the 405 I saw about a 90% improvement with how it handles the same situation. I did see a couple of low volume images but turning the radio always made them go away. The ability to control the AGC is also a major plus. Even with the radio set to wide it performed very well. I have only done a small amount of SW listening so far but it seemed on par with other radios I have used. FM like with almost all DSP radios is excellent. The extra length of the antenna seems to help as even in the middle of the day I am hearing stations from 100 miles away. As for batteries its too soon to tell but so far looking good. The included power supply I received is excellent with no hum. With other radios going to USB for charging and AC power this is a major plus. The presets though limited compared to other radios works well. You get 4 pages of 9 for a total of 36 for each band.So far it seems to be doing a great job but time and travels will tell. If you're looking for a non SSB radio this one is worth a shot. That being said I would love to see a 506Update July 22ndI took the bus home and had a chance to spend a lot more time with the radio. The FM reception is amazing. When I previously tried other DSP radios the volume would majorly drop if the signal went below 50% making them unusable in moving vehicles. With the 405 there is only a minor difference and is no worse than what you get from traditional receivers so add that the the pro list for me. Areas that with traditional radios were overloaded by strong FM signals were also non existant issue wise. AM with this radio having the ability to turn off the mute was awesome. I was able to hear KCBS whule traveling through Blythe heading for LA with no issues. As an update to my previous statements to images my house is about 2 miles from a 5,000 watt and a 10,000 watt station and I can find no images for either. The one bad thing I found was with the memories. With other radios you can have a frequency stored to memory on multiple pages allowing for pages to be set up based on locations such as LA and San Francisco but this is not allowed with the 405. A frequency can only be stored 1 time so unless you have 36 local AM or FM stations the extra memory locations are a waste. Still I think this radio is a solid 4 and will update as I use the radio more.

Can catch more stations than a traditional radio. Good for those who love listening to the radio! Old school radio that is, not satellite radio.

Es muy buen producto es muy lijero compacto y muy buena recepción en frecuencias AM FM y SW lo recomiendo para todos los que se aventuran al campo al bosque o montañas lo recomiendo 100%

最近のDSPには飽きた人には最適です。IFを3段階切り替えられるのは◎です。強い隣接局をカットできます。感度もループアンテナAN-200との組み合わせでABC 4QD 1548KHzを受信できました。FMバンドは日本向けではないですが、ワイドFMが主流なのであまり困りません。

Using this radio mostly at night with pillow speaker . It is helpful little screen lights up when changing station .

El producto es muy bueno, me ha dado trabajo seguir las instrucciones que acompañan al producto.FM Estoy en una zona de montaña la señal llega limitada.AM Esperaba un poco de mayor recepción, la señal también llega limitada.