Eton - Elite Mini Compact AM/FM/Shortwave Radio, Internal AM Antenna and Telescoping FM/SW Antenna, Clock and Alarm, Sleep Timer, Custom Leather Case Included, Commitment to Preparedness

Edit 12/14/20 Since my purchase two weeks ago Eton has more than doubled the price on Amazon of this radio to $47.98 which seems a bit high. Awesome, fun little radio. I would buy this again. If you own the Eton Traveler or Executive, this is a great little companion radio. Slips in a shirt pocket. Pros: -Crisp clear sound for size -Receives really well on FM, MW and SW (almost as good as Eton Traveler) -Fits in a shirt pocket. -No hiss with headphones -Nice volume adjustment The radio could be perfected by adding: -A kickstand -Rubberized edges or corners -Add some internal weight for a more rugged feel -12 hour time option -Memory presets - a better fitting case with holes for the screen Cons: -Band switch is stiff -Insufficient packaging. Box and plastic insert were crushed. Needs more cardboard inside the box. -Faux leather case is too tight and the holes don’t match the button. I snipped the case near the hole for power button to ease some tension. It’s like the factory measured the case and didn’t account for the stitching. Tips: - you can use the Time button to advance through the frequencies faster. It’s really helpful. -A common sunglasses pouch makes a great protective bag and gives you something to wipe the screen with. If you are on the fence, give it a try. It’s a joy to use!

This is a great radio . . . if . . . you understand what its strengths and weaknesses are: namely, it has a dim screen and a somewhat tinny speaker, which makes it not a good outdoor, bright sunlight radio, and not very good when around competing noises. Use earphones of good quality and the FM stereo is fantastic and everything else is great. For shortwave use the scan feature, it is very fast at finding the next tunable station. Also, there is a quick tune button that jumps to the next shortwave band. The quick tune button also will jump 100 kHz on MW (ie 600, 700, 800 etc.), and 1 mHz on FM (I.e. 89, 90, 91). The earphone wire becomes your antenna for SW and FM when plugged in. MW is very good, but AGC (automatic gain control) can be slow maximizing the signal. If you use the sleep timer and lockout button you can use the radio to go to sleep in bed. This radio is fantastic at tuning in FM stations. It beats out all competitors. This is one of the best pocket radios you can buy for earphone use.

Features am/fm and 2 short wave ( don’t know much about SW), alarm, and sleep timer. It works well but I gave it a 4 and not a 5 because I feel the audio can be a bit louder. My 15 dollar pocket radio goes louder but I only like using that at home. Highly recommend rechargeable aaa batteries. Comes with a brown pouch to store it and loop your belt through. It’s a very very tight pouch but will break in. I use to it just to protect it the radio when in my pocket or bag. You may find cheaper radios but I feel this is a sturdy radio that last years down the road. Edit: again I know nothing about radios and features other than how to search for stations. But apparently with the short wave you can listen to world radio certain times through the day which is cool if you’re into that. I missed the part where this device is a “ World receiver “ whoops! Still a cool pocket radio

This is the first and probably only time I could afford a Grundig related radio. I'm sorry to report all the other comments are true, especially the negative ones. My main problem is it's basically unusable because of the controls on every edge and side of the radio. It has two wheel knobs on one side for volume and manual tuning which is good because without autoprogramming or presets the button tuning process is hair-pulling frustration. You have to go to each station, one at a time, to get anywhere on the dial. And there's no direct entry. That leaves the side-wheel which of course changes the frequency every time you pick it up or put it in a pocket. Volume likewise. The band selector opposite edge is very stiff and you cannot switch to a specific shortwave or AM band with any accuracy. It also mutes sound while tuning so you won't know if there's a faint signal to be heard unless you wait a second on every frequency. The autoscan bypasses most AM stations including local moderately strong ones. If you do take the time the actual AM reception isn't bad, just tuning is tiring. Reception on shortwave is far better with my cheap handhelds. The stereo signal on FM has a problem and even strong local stations are usually monaural. Even when it's on the stereo field is almost absent. I originally was going to say good design, poor execution but trying to use it it's just poor design. I would hold the brand and the price to a higher standard and it fails miserably. You're much better off with a cheaper product. I'm glad I paid half-price.

great radio just what I was looking for .. mostly. First and foremost theres no weather band station.. td? and if this ran on AAs instead of AAAs.. perfect. but no WB so back it goes.

I received my first transistor radio for Christmas in 1966 when I was 5 years old. I have been a fan of portable transistor radios ever since. I was unfamiliar with the term at the time, but I was actually an AM dxer when I was in my early teens. Through the decades I have owned a plethora of portable transistor radios. I’d been looking at the Eton Elite Mini Compact for some time. I haven’t had good luck with the reception on the mini size radios. Yes, the size is very convenient, but generally the reception is less than desirable. I read enough positive reviews on the Elite Mini that I decided to give it a shot. As soon as I got it out of the box, put in a couple AAA batteries and turned it on. I was completely blown away by the reception and the crystal clear sound quality. This instantly became my favorite radio of all time. Don’t let its size fool you. This little micro unit could easily hold its ground against the 4 x D cell ship anchor versions. I highly recommend this radio whether it’s your primary unit or the one that you choose to put in your bug out bag.

I bought it to have a small portable radio to use in emergencies and it seems to work well. Battery life isn't the greatest but likely due to using 2 AAA batteries due to the small size and thickness of the radio. It picks up AM and FM stations well. I not sure about the SW reception though as I don't have an external antenna and neither of the two SW radios, I have pick up much here. It did pickup two religious stations on SW though but I'm not sure where they were. The one complaint I have is with the included leather case. It seems to grip/stick to the radio. I hadn't used it in a about a month and when I went to pull the radio out of the case, I thought I may have to cut it out as it just wouldn't budge. I was finally able to work it out but won't be using the case anymore. I thought it would have stretched a bit from being in there for a long period of time but that wasn't the case.

I like it very much, I'm using it on a daily basis. Is not that great on AM & SW, at least in my area but the FM is excellent. I also have an Eton Elite Executive who does great on AM & SW but it would be an unfair comparison, nevertheless in terms of portability it would win by far. Another excellent feature that I like using it, even though the manual doesn't mention it, is the sleep functionality which is great if you want to fall asleep on your favorite station. The only downside that I found so far, which is not "advertised", is the fact that the lock button doesn't lock the volume as well which makes it easy to change if you touch the volume wheel accidentally. Other than this it provides great value for the money.