Sangean DT-400W FM AM WX Portable Emergency Radio Review
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- The Sangean DT-400W AM FM WX Public Alert portable pocket radio packs a lot of tech into a very small package.
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Stay safe! This radio will help you when weather turns rough. Having the NOAA broadcast bands at your finger tips will help you get to shelter faster.
My favorite features of this radio:
Yellow! I love yellow. My wife doesn't so she won't get this radio.
Weather Band. So much information on current conditions.
Digital tuning and side lit LCD screen.
Clock.
FM reception and Stereo is really good, and reminds of the Sony portables from the 80s-90s.
DBB-Deep Bass Boost, awesome..really makes a difference with headphones.
What I don't like:
Bottom is not flat, so you can not stand it upright on its own.
Lack of a dedicated FM antenna...you need the wire or headphones. This can be an issue in an emergency and you just have the radio. The weather band utilizes this antenna.
Overall, a solid performing pocket radio that will keep you aware of any pending weather developments. Gets a recommended buy from me.
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I have been using this radio backpacking for over 5 years i cannot find anything better for the weight!
My favourite radio. Maybe yellow because it can be found when using it when traveling or camping. Yellow is also the caution colour. Thank you for the review.
Been using mine for years. Perfect for am and FM on same favorite scan. Gets 5 NYC stations on an from central Massachusetts. Great sound through my very high end earbuds. Weather Chanel is a needed bonus in New England. Very durable. Great buy!
Solid radio, perfect for the pocket. Might even fit better in the pocket versus the more squared off CC Pocket and Sangean DT-800,
I was happy to see the radio is actually a little more of an orange-yellow than it appears in the video. Just a camera white balance setting. I like mine a lot. I really prefer it to the CC Pocket. My little Crane developed a bad tuning switch very quickly so that the radio wouldn’t tune up the dial. The Sangean has worked great for me.
I love Sangean 400. I have the ccpocket too. But I disagree with you on one thing. The pickets speaker is the one that’s tinny. I can actually hurt my ears. The Sangean 400 does not hurt my ears. The Sangean is a lot easier to use when I’m in bed at night. The my stations is a great feature to have. You don’t have to even look at the radio to find your station you want because you know it’s in the one of the 19 presets
I just ordered one off of Home Depot. It is my first radio. I needed something for emergencies if the power went out. I can conserve my phone battery and listen to weather alerts on the radio. Also, I love listening to certain radio stations that have great music. I needed something portable. The yellow color reminded me of the yellow colored Nintendo game boy.
I have a few Yellow Game Boys, "Play it Loud!" :)
todderbert :)
I have a red version of this. Dropped it once on the kitchen floor. Now I have an elastic around it holding the battery cover closed.
I have this radio also. (along with 4 other Sangean models) I really like it. Sangean makes quality stuff.
I will have to agree. Sangean is a great company, reminds me of Sony when they used to Rock back in the day.
@@todderbert OK, I just thought of something since we're experiencing bad weather right now. If the weather Alert is activated, how are we alerted to bad weather?
when the alert tones are sent by the National Weather Service it will trigger the Sangean's Weather Alert alarm. Then you turn on the radio to see what is happening.
@@todderbert Something else I just recently discovered about this little radio.....took it camping where the temps got into the high 30s at night. My DT 400W was acting really weird. The buttons wouldn't function as usual, the lock switch turned on the light and didn't turn off, and other weird things. Luckily, I had my MMR 88 also and it performed flawlessly. Does the DT 400W not like cold weather? FYI, batteries were fully charged before I left for the trip.
@@Moondog9322 Sounds like a power issue. Lithium AAs may work better, but I would email them first before using them.
this radio rocks!
Just got mine today but i ended up getting the yellow color cos the seller removed the red one before i had a chance to buy it but i love it just them same !
A solid radio. I'm going to test my Weather alert mode in the next few weeks. I want to keep it handy during this Stormy Summer season.
The alert siren sounds like the Sangean CL-100 siren but louder
I accidentally included a favorite station and I can’t remove it it’s really annoying that there is no way to do this apparently you have to take your batteries out for some time I try for an hour and it did not work
Excelente radio, sólo que no se consigue en negocios de electrónica en Argentina
solo en ebay o tiendamia
Hi Todd,
I have this radio bought 4 month back, now the speaker doesnt work but with the earbuds it is working. Technician said 2 speaker contacts on ic board separated, need to know where to solder them at the correct location, had sent enquiry to sangean two weeks back but so far no response from them, appreciate your help.
thanks for your support.
Call Sangean USA and ask to speak with George. Tell him Todderbert from CZcams sent you...don't know if that will help or not :)
@@todderbert thanks, will try
Hey Gregory Vas, I can help you. I have the radio, and I have it open because I have to replace the amplifier circuit and am still waiting for it to come from uk. If you still need help with the wiring of the speaker let me know.
Todd, I just bought this one and all 7bands of WX I 14:38 get nothing? Do I need to plug in an antenna? I’m about 2 miles from the big weather place in Norman, Ok. I should get something! Lol Thank you!!
Yep, plug in the wire. C.Crane has a built in bit of wire for its FM/NOAA circuit, but the Sangean doesn't.
Mine i got a year back after 6months the radio is dead, contacted sangean but no response from them. Repair is a concern for digital radios.
C.Crane has a one year warranty on all of their radios, and they will return your call. Best support team hands down.
Do you recommend this model? Still a good one especially against the Dt800? Thank you!
I like it better than the DT-800. The DT-800 is liked by most, but I had a few bad units. The DT-400W is still a buy today.
I would like to see a head to head comparison between this and the Ccrane CC Pocket
I may do this one day, I just thought it was too obvious of a comparison. That it was done many times before. I know Radio Jay Allen mentions on his site that the two radios were very similar with no clear winner....pretty vague. The Pocket has some great tools, like the Bandwidth control and the 1KHz tuning.
This is going to happen soon :)
The Weather Alert is handy, and the light flashes when activated, but what happens if really bad weather is coming in? The radio is turned off, so how does the alert ....alert you?
You set how many hours you want the alert to run. when you turn the radio off, the alert will still stay active, and you know this by the flashing LED.
When the alert comes through with the "radio off" it will turn it on so you can hear the NOAA broadcast.
Sounds good. Thanks for the reply.
I like the radio but the clock won’t stop blinking
Is this easier to use than the c crane cc pocket?
They are similar. I think Sangean makes the CC Pocket for C.Crane.
Am 522
How 522 am
Press and hold tunning down and power buttons to change AM TUNING STEP
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Hard to get any radio cheaper than that in my country 😀 without being totally crap. Nice radio, but the fm aerial....... 😐
The FM aerial is good for walking with it in your pocket. Not so great as a stand alone receiver at home unless you can extend your wire. I have a wire that is elevated from the top of a cabinet.
I see. I have a knock off, similar design, am/fm only, cheap chinese thing with a dsp. It does not have an telescopic aerial but only a piece of wire slid into the handstrap (around 12cm long and you have your hand by it) ....works surprisingly well it easy picks up transmitters 60 km away. Its the cheapest am/fm radio I ever found here, was about 14$ ☺ Thats cheap here.
Sounds like a really good deal. I've see that "wristenna" before.