Panasonic RF-SW50 Shockwave Portable Radio (Blue)

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• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000093UQT
• Item model number: RF-SW50
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,910 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 6, 2008

Product Description

Product Description
Panasonic's vision of the digital future is driven by the needs and aspirations of its business customers and millions of consumers around the world who use its products every day. The company shares their dream to live a fuller life by providing ways of working smarter and enjoying the rewards of technological advances.PRODUCT FEATURES: SHOCKWAVE concept (tough body and water resistant); Sports radio with easy-to-use arm band; Digital synthesizer tuner with 20-station (10-FM/10-AM) preset memory; 5 preset keys; Easy-to-use tuning dial; Up to 25-hour playback with just one "AAA" alkaline battery; Easy-to-see large LCD.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love the Clarity of Sound, October 18, 2003

By	N. E Gagui "e-zeller1" (Daly City,California.94014) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I workout a lot of times in the gym and run on the treadmill all the times.i mostly carry the waist pouch with CD/radio but it's inconvinient all of the time switching the bag left and right in order to avoid hiting something.when i run in the treadmill, the pouch bag also bounch up and down.
I've been looking for armband radio that come with am/fm radio and i think this one solve the problem. the sound is Great with extra bass (XBS) on all station. even my wife try it and love it, now i need to buy another one for myself co'z she got the first one i have.
Overall , Highly recommend
Nat

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic reception!!! Much better than Sony!, February 21, 2004

By A Customer

First and most imporantly the reception is AWESOME! Very very stable! 10 times better reception than Sony SRF-M37V radio walkman. The indoor reception is great and outdoor is flawless! I had the sony walkman and when I walk around my neighborhood it picked up a lot of static, very annoying, the reception seems to fade in and out, gets worse if unit is placed in jacket pocket. Then I got this Panasonic and walked the same route, no static! Very rarely this radio gets static, even if there's static(rare) its very faint and only happens indoor. Bad thing about this unit is lack of belt clip but the armband is great. I tooked the armband off the clip and added a small cloth band so I can 'slide' it to my belt, worth the hassle because the reception is just that super solid. Buttons design could be better, the volume dial, dx/local switch, bass switch are located on bottom of the unit, would be better if on top... Too bad there's no TV reception. The size of this unit is not small, its slightly taller and wider than Sony but thinner. Overall this radio is awesome!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stay away from this radio!, May 27, 2005

By	B. Lee - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I previously owned this radio and was very careful with it, but it stopped working after about 1 1/2 years due to a design flaw. I babied this radio and kept it in a protective case, but it began to malfunction and ultimately stopped working. The casing and buttons do not protect the radio's circuit board. Mild pressure to either the case or the buttons began to turn it off, and it then stopped working. Panasonic is normally a very reliable brand, but not in this case. A much better alternative is the Coby CX-9 mini digital AM/FM stereo pocket radio with neck strap, also sold by Amazon. This is an awesome radio, especially for the price! The reception is great and the control buttons are easy to use. I've owned the Coby radio for several months and have been very pleased. It has a clip you can attach to your pants/shorts/shirt pocket, or you can hang it from a strap around your neck. You can't go wrong with the Coby radio!