Kaito KA105 Portable radio

by Kaito

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 2.8 x 0.8 inches ; 6.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000668SQ6
• Item model number: KA105
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,018 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 1, 2004

Product Description

Aluminum Alloy Front, Stainless steel antenna FM:87.50-108.0 MHz MW:522-1710 MHz SW:5.95-15.60 MHz

Customer Reviews

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Digital Tuning Meets Expectations, June 9, 2005

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M. JEFFREY MCMAHON "herculodge" (Torrance, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaito KA105 Portable radio (Electronics)

This is a tiny digital radio, including presets, at the 50-dollar price point. The size of a small bar of soap, the KA105 delivers crisp sound; it locks on stations; its AM reception is equal to its big brothers the Kaito 1101, 1102, and 1103.

But don't get this radio for shortwave. And don't get this radio for music. The speaker is too small to separate musical instrumentation. Talk radio is fine and that's what I'd limit this radio to. For a little more, you might be happier with the Kaito 1101. The latter sits with good stability on its stand whereas the 105 sits on a wobbly plastic slat that has a tendency to fall off.

I've had mine in the bathroom for over a year now and it pulls in the distant NPR Pasadena 89.3 with ease. For its limited use, it's quite effective. But I wouldn't buy it as an "everyday" radio.

If you need a little travel radio and you listen to talk, the KA 105 will be fine. But if you want musical fidelity, I suggest you upgrade to a Tivoli Audio Songbook, also a digital radio, for 160 dollars. If you want fidelity and don't mind analog tuning (with digital readout), you might look at the 99-dollar Grundig S350.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice travel radio., December 15, 2010

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S. Arakawa (Brooklyn Park, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaito KA105 Portable radio (Electronics)

Very few pocket radios come with a clock and alarm anymore. While it is a little spendy, it does the trick and actually pulls in some distant stations. The audio is not great for music, but what do you expect for a speaker that small. Anyway, it is fine overall.