PANASONIC RF-562D AM FM SW Shortwave Transistor Radio - Retro Design (Battery operated)

Follow-Up/UpDate -09-02-2022Now, after 17 months of usage, I will 're-evaluate' this purchase.First off, this is not, NOT a marketed N. American product [check your "MW" listing for "AM", is your indicator]. AND should you need 'parts', you'll find yourself quickly being directed to Europe and/or the Middle East... I needed an antenna [knocked over and bent this one]; after doing so, I soon discovered this model of radio is not covered with PANASONIC N. America, and henceforth no parts...Since having it, the volume/0ff-on knob has began to fail... Now, it has little to no volume control at the lower end of the range and when 'turned-up', it soon grows annoying at the higher-output. This to me, is indicative of low /or poor quality materials used in the control [I'll use two of my radios, both portables, which are over 38+ yrs old and still function like the day purchased - One has a 'rotary-styled' potentiometer; the other a 'slide-style' AND I can still lower the volume to a whisper].My other 'big' complaint, with this radio is the quality [or lack thereof], of a decent working receiver portion and its ability to 'tune-in' to a radio station... It is weak, as is the sound-tonal quality from its speaker!Normally, I am an AM listener AND this radio has a hard time gathering that particular signal and locking on it strongly. This radio does not have a worthwhile tuner, plain-n-simple. I am located in suburbia-Americana and my other portables receive AM signals wonderfully, and with little to no issue - Especially when it comes to 'signal-fade'. This radio fails in this area.I finally grew tired of this particular PANASONIC, recently purchased a PANASONIC RF2400D Am/FM and absolutely love it! Great reception and great tuner dial - AND great volume.Do yourself a favor - Pass on this one and think of the purchasing another model, especially if you want decent sounds and reception... It's your money. As for this one, it is going 'out' and it won't be missed.It's everything I expected of an AM [MW... now]/FM radio.It's has decent sound quality - Good volume - Great reception - Looks 'old school', and I am 'old school'.Bought this for a replacement, for a multi-band 35+ yr old portable radio, used out in my garage [tuner was getting weak and I was losing tuner capabilities and reception integrity]. Once unpacked and set up, I have no complaints regarding this radio.Batteries replaced after nearly a full-month of it being left on, nearly 10-12 hrs a day - Yes, I like listening to the radio, out in my garage. And if you don't want to run it on batteries, pick up a power-pack and run it that way [Panasonic will give you the 'battery-eliminator-power-pack' info by just checking their website or the 'owners manual' has that info.About my biggest and only real complaint, is there is no dial-illumination light/lamp, one can reference when 'dialing-in' your radio station, in low-light conditions...My old one had that luxury.Overall, it is a good radio and I'd buy another without hesitation.

Fantastic radio! Reception is incredible; very happy with my purchase 😃

The body is very plasticky. Loud speaker is enough to listen to music.This redio works not only butteries but also AC/DC converter.

On FM this is every bit as good as another radio I have which cost many times more. On AM once you get used to tuning more slowly because of the dsp it is highly capable and the nice audio was a real surprise and better than I expected. On shortwave the reception is decent and its easier to tune on SW if you are careful and tune slowly. The audio recovery on SW is surprisingly good and the dsp makes for decent selectivity which is true on MW as well. Construction quality is good and I happen to like the case. I have military grade gear and many portables and this rig is, to me, definitely worth the price. Older guys like me might like the old style tuning dial just to remind them of days gone by. This inexpensive radio is, in its own way, a gem. I am 73, did military comms and am an Extra class amateur operator. Got my radio licenses when one still had to study and work hard for them, especially the Advanced Class license which doesn't exist anymore thanks to the ARRL and the FCC. Panasonic did a decent job and this radio is very fairly priced. Anyone who denies this doesn't know what they are talking about!

I love this radio! It’s so cool and retro with great old/new school tech. I am straight up old. At 57 it seems like yesterday that this style of portable radio was the only one you needed for years. Today I have so many choices for radio and streaming music that it’s seemingly a sentimental type thing to buy. And there is nostalgia for certain in the mix. But Panasonic was (and is still) so iconic to the ‘70s and during the days of huge stereo systems with precise turntable diamond pointed needles reading vinyl records and producing awesome powerful sound and depth. Now this is not ‘a huge powerful.... it is instead; a great way to listen to radio stations when not in your car. Plus for people like myself who need to find new music for my iPhone and.... it’s very cool. The antenna is made to work well; the speaker is strong (but not the way new technology has increased the level and stereo+ quality). So while I am doing a million things on my iPhone iPad and need to turn off the television... I turn this cool radio on and (endure) the long commercial breaks in order to hear new songs from new artists that I have been missing out on because I no longer make long traffic filled drives to work. I work in an office next to my other office in my home. The earphone and EarPods are great; but I enjoy speakers when alone. So in summary; this is not actually an older (made in 1970....) stock radio that has been found in original box and design then sold for this ‘collector or iconic tech’. It’s just a small boom box that has no CD player nor cassette player... just one strong speaker and long antenna that is very easy to tune. I love it.