Kaito KA800 Pocket-size AM/FM NOAA Weather DSP Radio with Built-in 2GB MP3 Player

by Kaito

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.5 x 2.8 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B002JWC0HI
• Item model number: KA800
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,485 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 31, 2009

Product Description

Measuring only 4 1/4" by 2 3/4" by 1/2" and weighing about 4 Oz with the battery, the new KA800 portable radio is packed with a lot of functions and features and makes a perfect companion for travel & outdoor activities as well as everyday use. Powered up by a single piece of Li-ion 800mAh rechargeable battery, the KA800 PLL synthesized radio picks up a wide range of broadcasting including AM/FM and all 7 NOAA weather channels, you can tune into a radio station by using the tuning knob or ATS tuning or accessing one of the 225 memories. Thanks to the implement of DSP technology, the KA800 has excellent sensitivity and selectivity with minimum amount of noise & drifting, it's built-in speaker offers crispy & clear sound with little distortion. The KA800 can also be used as a MP3 player with built-in 2GB flash memory, you can download your favorite music from your computer to the radio through the USB port on the radio and play it wherever you go. You can also choose the record mode under which you can use the KA800 to record any radio program or just as a voice recorder. Depending on the sampling rate, the KA800 can record up to 150 hours of radio program. Other functions and features include alarm clock, sleep timer, tilt back-stand, antenna jack, key lock & etc. Accessories include Li-ion rechargeable battery, carrying pouch, wall adapter, USB 2.0 cable & user manual.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic multi-band radio, July 12, 2010

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M. Costello (Moonachie, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaito KA800 Pocket-size AM/FM NOAA Weather DSP Radio with Built-in 2GB MP3 Player (Electronics)

I purchased this radio for multi-night hiking and I wasn't disappointed. The weather radio is extremely helpful, the MP3 player is great with plenty of memory for my favorite hiking music. The AM/FM radio performs very well and the auto tuning is ideal. I always take an extra battery, but after several 4 & 5 night hikes I have yet to need the second battery. The speaker works great and has plenty of volume. Because it's lightweight, has long battery life, multi-functions and great sound quality I highly recommend this item.

6/29/11 followup:... I have taken this radio with me on the Appalachian Trail. I am hiking the entire length, 2100 miles, this year. I started in Georgia in March and have used this radio the entire way so far (1120 miles). With the 2GB of memory I have plenty of room for music, the weather radio is a must and the AM & FM are great. Battery life is fantastic. Unit is light and sounds great for it's size. Having a lock switch is terrific. My only complaint is, the unit is slow changing from one music folder to the next, but this is a real minor complaint. I still highly recommend this radio, especially for hikers.

Oh by the way you can also make voice recordings, I use it to take notes of special events that happen during the day so I can recall them as I write my journal.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Complicated instructions, March 6, 2010

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Kenneth Martin (Somerset Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaito KA800 Pocket-size AM/FM NOAA Weather DSP Radio with Built-in 2GB MP3 Player (Electronics)

This product is small and easy to carry and has good sound quality on voice, it is a little complicated to use and the instructions and not much help. You basically have to figure out how to use the radio yourself. To clear the old recordings out of the radio is a problem as so many times the radio's little computer will just hang up and the radio stops working all together. You have to take the back off and take the battery out and re-insert it to re-boot the computer..the AM FM sensitivity is ok.. One thing to is that if you turn the volume totally down during recording the radio will not record at all, you have to keep the volume level at atleast a 1 or a 2 for it to record. The instructions never tell you that.. the placement of the volume controls and the forward / reverse controls are right next to each other and easily confused. I would not buy another radio like this, its a little to complicated to be fun to use.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For The Size You Can't Do Better, October 30, 2010

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RadioDude - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaito KA800 Pocket-size AM/FM NOAA Weather DSP Radio with Built-in 2GB MP3 Player (Electronics)

This radio is incredible. It's very thin, able to fit into a shirt pocket. It's the only radio of this thin size that has a speaker built-in. For the size of the speaker, you will be surprised how clean the sound is. The manual could be written better, but the controls are simple once you know what each one does. It has a very large memory for your favorite stations. You can record directly off the air also. Hook it up to your computer and it will place a directory in your computer and you can easily download music files. The amount of memory is absolutely incredible. Between the Am/Fm radio, National Weather stations, MP3 music, the incredible thin size, the very clean sound, bright backlit display, displaying of battery charge, displaying of strength of station received, headphone jack, and much more, how can you do better. This radio can go whereever you go. I love it. You won't go wrong.