Retekess TR633 AM FM Radios with Best Reception, Portable Radio Plug in Wall

I submitted the review below, and Retekess contacted me and sent me an entire new radio which works perfectly. This was completely unexpected. Obviously Retekess reads their reviews & takes customer service seriously. This kind of integrity is rare. This kind of integrity is a breath of fresh air. This kind of integrity can brighten anyone's day. Thank you Retekess. I will buy from Retekess again & I recommend Retekess without hesitation. Liked every thing about it, the sound, the simplicity, the design... but can only hear it with the earphones, cannot hear it without the earphones, kind of limits a person.. My husband did not tell me this, until it was too late to request a refund. I would buy another one, but what if it did the same thing?

This radio really does a nice job of pulling out even weak low power daytime and distant am stations at night and makes them clear as if it's a local station. These radios have a digital tuning receiver chip and it seems to have an AGC circuit that kicks in to pull those weak stations better. Works very well and better than a conventional AM/FM radio even better than my car radio. A little tricky on the am tuning but especially at night it picks up a allot of weak stations. FM works very well. It is a great radio for emergency use or backup.

I bought the Retekess TR633 to replace an old Sony ICF-F10 portable radio that was having trouble with reliable tuning. But I picked this model because it had an external AM antenna port. There is an AM station that I have trouble getting clear reception in the late afternoon/evening and I am hoping I can improve reception with an external AM antenna. I have already tried it with a Tecsun AN-100 AM loop antenna using a Cable Creation 3ft audio cable (3.5mm plug). It does work but I need to experiment with other antenna ideas. As for the radio, I like the location of the on/off, FM/AM switch on the front of the radio -- much easier to use. I like the large tuning scale -- I marked the scale for the most frequently used stations so it is easy to adjust to the station I want and It has solved the problem I was having with my old Sony radio. It has a 3 inch speaker and it delivers good audio for a portable radio. I also like the fact that it can be operated with either AC or battery power. I have only been using it for 10 days but so far I am happy with it.

I really like this radio. Simple and reliable. Tuning is with a large knob and not digital so you can fine tune. Digital is either on the station or off and no fine tuning. Speaker is loud and clear so you can work in the yard and hear over a good distance. Volume knob goes pretty loud without distortion. Just AM and FM, that's all I use or actually need. Uses cord or 4 batteries for power, like I am used to. My old 20 year old radio was similar and worked for years until the volume knob wore out. I hope to get 20 years out of this one too. I like my new radio.

Pro's; The stations numbers were good size, well graduated, and easy to read. Pretty good for tired eye's. The volume and tuning dial turned smoothly but a little wobbly. Typical of most inexpensive radio's. The FM antenna seemed adequately tall, felt solid enough, and turned 360 degrees. Con's - FM station signal can lock on and off at least 4 times in the space of a quarter inch on the dial, with a different sound quality for each lock. (NO Selectivity!) - Other stations bleed through making it difficult to tune to a nearby weaker station. - Sound Quality; You can hear music and speech, but it is not pleasant. It is all "highs" no bass at all, and midrange is very weak. - AM did pick up two local stations that I listen too. They both had a very wide "tuning in" area and lots of crackle and pops. Conclusion: Not surprisingly; there are many things that would improve this radio's functionality. Some simple; like the addition of a led backlight for nighttime; but the biggest improvement would be in the ability to reliably tune in and lock onto a signal followed by improved sound quality in AM as well as FM.

The purpose for shopping for a radio came about because I was tired of having to struggle with LED displays you have to "beep beep" through or knobs that were too small or tight to adjust the radio. This one appeared be what I was looking for, and it is. The sound is clear, it picks up stations great, and the knobs are easy to adjust, with a clear, easy to read channel panel. It plays AM and FM. It has a nice handle which makes it easy to carry if you need to. I am very happy with the purchase. It also arrived in good time and in good condition.

So I know other May find this hard to believe but this radio outpaces the C Crane twin ferrite by a country mile. I have both and this one by far is my go to Dxing animal. I don’t do reviews but this is the best radio I have had. The ferrite UH is phenomenal, the exterior ANT plug is great( you won’t need it) and it dials in so well. Buy this and do not look back!!!

Great little radio for the price. I just wanted a plain radio with NO fancy features. Great for older people who get confused with technology. Also perfect for when the power goes out. Very happy with this purchase.

Tamaño igual a la imagen, me llego en tiempo y sin daños, Yo se lo compre a mi abuela ya que como no sabe leer o números se le complica con las nuevas bocinas que incluyen radio., se la dejamos al volumen que ella quiere y su estación favorita, solo la desconecta y se apaga, lo mismo para prender solo la conecta, espero no se dañe pronto Jajajajaja, Pero se nos hace mas fácil de usar para ella ya que los botones de push se le complican

Buen producto.

Tamaño perfecto para lo que necesito y utiliza pilas AA. Buen sonido fuerte y claro en FM para su tamaño.

No funciona el sintonizador es de mala calidad el radio.

Sintoniza de maravilla, compacto y de buena manufactura. Muy recomendable.