ATS-20 Si4732 Full Band Radio Receiver, FM AM LW SW World Band Receiver with Speaker, Antenna, Aluminum Alloy Case Portable Shortwave Radio Receiver for Outdoor Camping Home

Wasn't sure what it would be but, at the low price, I couldn't say no. I charged it and tried with the supplied whip antenna and was able to hear lots of AM stations with low signal levels. Put it on a 25 x 25 foot "loop on the ground" and it perked right up. Even though I am within 60 miles of 50kW AM flamethrowers, there was no noticeable overloading. Could hear stations every 10kHz, with most readable for ID. I'll be trying it on SW, and with various indoor antennas in the next week.

This radio is well built, powerful, the channel dial is very accurate. It is has a metal body rubber feet on bottom, not to big not to little. Large sturdy antenna and great reception. Buy it you will like it.

Cool little radio box. I like the BNC connector, but the monopole antenna flops over from gravity because the fitting isn’t tight or keyed on the connector. Not a deal breaker as I plan to use a real antenna.

I had hoped this receiver would turn out to be a nice little addition to my SWL equipment, but it just wasn’t meant to be. Here’s what I experienced:First, the receiver comes with No Manual. There are a few YouTube videos on this receiver but since it is such a basic unit, you would think they could spring for a sheet of paper with some instructions for users.Next, although I connected it to a multi-band outdoor discone antenna, I was unable to receive any signals with the exception of some local AM and FM stations – but I’ve already got a ton of radios that will pick those up. This receiver picked up NO signals on the shortwave or longwave bands, no USB or LSB either.The speaker that comes in this receiver appears to be OK for quality – well, to clarify, the *static* that I picked up sounded like pretty clear static. I only wish I could have heard even one station on the other bands. The AM and FM stations sounded OK.The receiver itself is very small and lightweight – tiny, in fact. It comes with rubber adhesive feet that you will need to attach to the bottom of the case.The telescoping antenna that is included is just a standard telescoping antenna – the receiver didn’t pick up anything using that antenna, either, other than the previously mentioned AM and FM stations.Since it wouldn’t receive any stations in the short or long wave bands, the receiver is being returned. Guess I’ll need to spend a few more dollars for a better general coverage portable receiver.

Great little receiver. I put it on a mini-loop and am having fun listening in. I charged it upon receipt and it has been going for hours with no problems. Just can't beat this solid little device for the price.

Whithout the manual and me being a beginner short wave enthusiast, I am disappointed. Good as an am/fm radio, it sounds pretty good for it's size. Not for sw radio newbies.

This little receiver is a great value for what it is. You've got lots of options for staying in touch with the rest of the world with the AM, FM, and SSB frequency ranges. The metal casing makes it more durable than any of the plastic counterparts. It has an internal rechargeable battery, but can also be plugged in for power or to charge WHILE IN USE. You could easily charge this with a small solar panel while camping or bugging out. Although there is no custom memory option, it is easy to set the frequenc; and it comes with 22 preset channels. If you combine this with a small solar panel, a small laptop, an AV cord to connect it to the laptop, a GPS dongle, and the free FLDigi software, you can receive, decode, and generate reports from your emergency gourp's transmissions, even in the middle of BFE. It's a good, low cost option to add to your MAG's communications plan.

Purchased to see if anything useful could found for this low cost receiver at my ham radio station (I’m already well equipped with high quality transceivers). One aspect of modern ham radio technology is where many stations all over world have setup very low power transmissions known as beacons. Anyone (ham radio operator or not) with a receiver tuned to correct frequency on given band can connect receiver headphone output to PC microphone input of a PC (that has free WSPR software installed). Every station received is recorded automatically in web based databases so possible to view listing on PC of everyplace the receiver actually heard over some period of time. In my case the frequency stability (no frequency drifting) and frequency accuracy perfect.Bottom line is this little receiver works as well as my other transceivers in picking up far away low power beacons.