Sony ICF-S10MK2 Pocket AM/FM Radio by TheUrbanPrepper
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ส.ค. 2024
- This is a product review of the Sony ICF-S10MK2 Pocket AM/FM Radio that I currently carry in my Urban EDC Bag.
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Product Features
Built-in monophonic earphone jack (earphone not included)
Antenna System : AM: Built-in Ferrite Bar Antenna; FM: Telescopic Antenna
Frequency Range : AM: 530-1605kHz; FM: 87.5-108MHz
Technical Details
Brand Name: Sony
Model: ICF-S10
Item Height: 4.75 inches
Item Length: 2.88 inches
Item Weight: 0.65 pounds
Item Width: 1.19 inches
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I bought this today, and I am EXTREMELY satisfied. The build quality isn't that bad, and the reception on both bands is AMAZING, especially at night. My only complaint is the mono output through the headphone jack. I mean, I don't mind mono, but when I plug in most headphones it only comes through the left ear. I would have appreciated that the mono output at least be send to both channels. Oh well, it's just something minor. Fantastic radio for a very good price.
I am 27 years old and I love that classical little radios. A few days ago I bought Roadstar TRA 2375P. I am enjoying it. You don`t need a smartphone to listen music on way.
I've had one of these for many years and got it at a clearance sale for $4.99. It's performed flawlessly and has superb AM reception. This radio pulls in stations better than some much more expensive radios. Superb performer.
Wow that little radio picks up stations pretty clear and sounds good
I own one. I love it. The dial is not calibrated in any practical way. Tuning is very critical, so you have to tune carefully. The external antenna extends and swings in an arc, but does not swivel. You may not be able to get best reception on FM without turning the entire radio. The AM antenna is an internal ferrite rod similar to many other radios and you will have to turn the radio to maximize your received signal or null out an interfering signal. The battery cover comes loose when open so you have to be careful not to lose it or break it. Once again, I love mine and it does its job!
i bought this radio and its amazing for what it is. old rock and roll sounds great on it too. great to see people still enjoy old technology.
This little radio is just like the transistor radios in the 1960's. Eleven dollars and change. This would have cost about a dollar in 1961! It is made in China but Sony seems to watch them closely as the quality is very good! Fine fit-finish etc.,it
has a tuning light that glows when you are on station.
Now the good part: Reception. Un-aided [ no external antenna] this radio is impressive!
That tuning light is on all the time at night. There is an AM station at every position of the dial!
This radio is totally old school and really rocks for the price. I've had them for about 5 years now and they work fine. Reception is good, sound is adequate and is a good to take just about anywhere.
I've used one in rural areas for about 7 years now. Works fine.
Thanks for the review as it tells you everything you need to know - size, weight and all the controls. You answered all the questions anyone could have. So thanks and great job.
I've tested it in both the car and on a train. It works great for me!
Great review thanks! I ordered one for myself and one for my 11 year old daughter and can't wait to receive them.
@Dronston The tuning indicator LED seems to stay on a lot of you are quickly scanning through the stations, but I think that is because I have a lot of stations available. When you cycle through slowly you will see it go on and off depending on the strength of the signal.
I am looking forward to reviewing the Etón. Having the renewable energy of the crank will be nice, but I want to make sure that 1) the crank doesn't break & 2) the cranking doesn't take more energy than it's worth.
This is awesome pocket radio,priced cheap, quality excellent.Also this guy TheurbanPrepper explained excellent all aspects of this radio,especially about headphone adapter for only for $2.Reception is excellent for AM and FM.Awesome radio,what else to say,and if you have K Mart Store,Sears Store,Walgreens store in your city,or in neighbourhood and you want pocket FM/AM radio,that is the way to go,recommended by me-Serbian.Good job TheUrbanPrepper-excellent and simple presentation of ICF-S10MK2 Pocket AM/FM Radio.Anyway,i got ICF-10MK2 Sony,because is excellent AM/FM radio with excellent reception for both AM/FM,also very cheap and excellent on the batteries-2 AA,also the style of the radio is very nice and is simple for operation.
AM, FM. Very good
@YuddaLevy Yes. I have a few Countycom radios next in line for a review. Stay tuned. :)
I bought one years ago for about $15.00 on Amazon. Excellent reception! Now they sell new for $155.00 on Amazon! No joke! Shouda bought ten of them at the old price! Hindsight is 20-20!
This is an absolutely GREAT radio. I have the SONY ICF-S10 an been using it for years. I have taken it hammock camping. What I use it mostly for now is when I go juggling in the parks for tunes. The nice feature is that long wrist loop. You can use it to hang the radio from all kinds of thing. When I juggle in the parks I hang it from chain link fences a lot.
Purchased this today on ebay for $35 bucks with shipping. Woohoo! Can't wait to receive it by April.
Cool I got one coming next week too! I got it for $29.99 shipped! I hope it works better than the ICF-P26 I bought and returned the next day.
I bought one of these things in January '03 for a security job I was working at the time. Just found it in its box in pretty much factory new shape. Looking at this review, it would seem they haven't changed the design in the slightest, except that mine is black, although I'm fairly certain grey was an option back when I purchased it as well.
I just purchased 1 today. Thanks for posting the video.
I bought this little radio after watching your edc vid. I have it and it works great!
The only "con" for this radio is that it is only AM/FM ! Get a radio with the NOAA Weather Band ! The AM/FM/WB radio I have is from La Crosse 810-805 that uses three "AA" batteries. And Lithium batteries are better for Winter cold weather operation. The radio has a LED light, external power and an ear phone jack to extend battery life. You can extend the range of the AM radio by adding long wire antenna or build a "Loop Antenna" from a TH-cam video. I have seen the radio at Sportsman Warehouse and at Target stores. And have carried this radio for over a year for my EDC Go Bag/Get Home Bag or 72 Hour Bag. Thank you for the video ! tjl
I agree entirely with you Sir.
I Literally found this on the ground while walking
Hi, does it work?
I just ordered one today I can't wait to see it
I got this is kmart for earthquakes. I can still listen to the news and stuff.
Not yet, but it is still on my to do list. Thanks for reminding me. :)
Well done review. I'm looking forward to the others you've done on these radios.
Omg, Linda Carter lol! You got that right! Great review…….
@buggymak I'll make sure to include Lynda in all of her sponsored videos. ;)
I thought it was a very well detailed review for a little radio I will certainly buy one now
phillip cornwall Thanks Phillip! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I had mine for years and it’s been beat up, dropped, and had the antenna replaces and still keeps ticking.
That is Good because I got one off amazon(even before I found this video) and I bought one. But the reason I bought it was because I am going on a long road trip soon, also for normal use.
Use this radio to listen to baseball games works great
It seems like this design has been knocked off a few times. What I found is an am/fm radio by COBY. Same exact design. Avalible at brandsmart and anywhere on the internet. Also I found another radio with the same design by Vondidor. Avalible on amazon.
My smart phone is my radio. AM/FM and it uses the earphone wire as an antenna. I rarely use it though.
You are so right Linda Carter is awesome!!!
Amazing for such a small radio and SMALL PRICE.
I have a question about mine, why is it that a station that is really 99.9 FM down on like 92 FM range on there? How do I fix it? I can't get the lower radio stations that are like 95 FM and below and I don't know how to even fix it!
Did you ever do your rice and beans video??? Please, the authentic one would be awesome!
I have 2 of these radios and they work well.
Where the antenna connects, is the size of the screw 2.8mm?
So why is the tuning led always burning? I think you will like the eton better. (sure, different prices) Obviously the hand cranking is a feature you just can't beat, no matter how cheap the sony is.
I have a Etón FR-350 for emergency/black out situations. A lot bulkier than your eton but it has short wave (world receiver) and is water resistant. (and light and charging options) It has an annoying alarm mode (loud) whitch switches on too easily, not a good thing when trying to avoid attention.
The "MK" stands for "Mark", so you say "ICF-S10 Mark 2", not "...M K 2".
vwestlife Thanks. However, I still I prefer stating the product ID as it would be listed online for purchase.
TheUrbanPrepper But as the above post says, "MK" is pronounced as "Mark"... C'mon everyone knows that!
Sam French It's a British thing... they use "Mark" / "Mk" a lot.
Terima kasih review nya..
Nyimak dari Indonesia..
SONY SRF-59
Best radio,at the price.
I know this isn't a review of one but a Receiver capable of all 7 SW Bands for around 50 bucks would be a pretty wise investment right?
I have 3 of these for sale. New in package. Comment for more info please.
For $10 I guess it's OK.
Another "con" not mentioned: the AM part doesn't cover the whole AM band, which is 530 - 1700 kHz.
Kaito has a fixed FM antenna which might be an issue.
Nice review I just bought one yesterday
Onde posso comprar esse rádio legal ???
En una tienda
How does it do when you are driving in your car? I think I may get one where I would listen to in in the car. Thank you.
Have you seen Countycomms radio ? Ive been EDCing it for a few years...i bought the military pack it comes with a "hard" case and i also bought the external antenna....why the antenna ? SHORTWAVE ! If an emergency happens i want all options and overseas or distant stations might not be effected.
so....smaller...more options....thats my 2 cents...thanks for the vids.
For someone who listens to the radio mostly through headphones, would there be any advantage for me to get an AM/FM radio more expensive than this, or is headphone quality mostly the same for more radios?
You are a giant with giant hands.
Is there any shortwave radio with recording function?
This radio will play on batteries that will not light a flash light..almost dead batteries..
Radios don’t take much power
basically it only works with one ear bud so one had lots of sound and the other you cant hear from
Hey guys you can still buy this on eBay for like $20. The amazon listing is bogus.
Great review as always !!!! be sure to put linda in your next video LOL.
@drcstudios LOL! More radio reviews to come during the next two weeks. Kaito will be paying me a visit later this week from Santa Claus.... ;)
In Bangalore India where can we buy. Sony radio
amazon lists it for $188.
Price?
Seattle! I miss Seattle
Justin Verhoff Come back! :)
Lol I wish! I actually lived in Tacoma! Love the Pacific Northwest
You're gonna kill me... have you seen the Kaito Model: KA200? about half the size of that one. Did you get the neutral white tint LED flashlight yet?
It's nice for listening to a ball game or rock and roll songs when you are in bed.
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Great radio but don't drop it. The AM tuner breaks easy. I've lost two radios after just one drop of each
It's not 10 bucks anymore. Nothing online for under a hundred bucks.
good morning sir how are you doing today and I am a big fan of you and I subscribed to your channel and happy Thanksgiving God bless you and your family and friends and American
and for Christmas I well get this radio and Xbox one
Roberts,every time.
I have 1 it black
Nice
Hi, can the antenna be replaced? If you know someone let me know.
It might be very hard to find a replacement whip antenna for this. Perhaps you can simply use a length of wire connected to the broken end? These are mainly known for AM use.
You might be able to find a broken radio like this on Ebay and use its antenna.
@@tomjones239 Hi, no broken ones on ebay
@@niceone11987 Amazon has these but I don`t know if they`re right www.amazon.com/outstanding-Universal-Telescopic-Stainless-Replacement/dp/B073QLF5G1/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=sony+radio+replacement+antennas&qid=1578933439&sr=8-5
Will I be able to plug in ordinary earphones?
Kyle Montano yes you can
Be careful. You can triangulate a broad position by showing channels like that, in case you knew that or not. What do you think kind of radio would you recommend for a primary, i really don't wanna spend more than $30. I'm not cheap, just not rich. lol Whats the benifts for shortband, and stuff like that?
Why do you make me spend so much money! :P Keep up the good work
They raised the price to 16
+Jack Daniels Ouch! That's too much.
+TheUrbanPrepper now 19 :P
Kaito Voyager KA500
Kaito KA200 Radio $12
It now cost $99 on Amazon! Hell no!🤔
Good review, but might want to consider limiting review to 3 minutes or less. Talked too fast and too long. Be direct and to the point.
wayne lynch Thanks for the feedback. I think my product review strategy in terms of style, duration and detail have worked well for me thus far. There's a ton of other great channels out there that will be able to provide you with the 3 minutes or less type of videos that you seek. Take care.
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I got one of these lmao
I keep mine in a plastic bag to keep it clean and to keep the dirt out of the tuner and volume control. It's a tough little bugger as I have dropped it several times with no damage (just lucky??). Mine got dirt in the volume control and it got very scratchy and difficult to smoothly change volume level............so...... using my tiny screwdriver set I removed one screw in the battery compartment and slowly and carefully pried open the back. If one is careful, the volume knob can then be removed undoing one screw. The small, white plastic disk which covers the innards of the volume control is thus exposed. Squirt and little rubbing alcohol in there, twist the control back and forth and blow it out with compressed air or just blow on it. Do this 2 or 3 times. Voila !!! the dirt gets washed out and the little sucker sounds brand new again !!!! Caution: do not move the station index (pink strip) or change the station while working on it or the index will not line up with the correct station when reassembled. It is and ideal emergency radio and so cheap that it could be used as a trade item or gift when times get weird.
Pair this up with a small solar charging set-up for the required batteries.