C.Crane EP Pro AM FM Battery Operated Portable Analog Radio with DSP

Product arrived the next day. I have several Grundig radios so CCrane was a departure. My location is Ottawa, Canada. We are in a valley. Late at night, on the AM dial, I can pick up blow torches from Kentucky, Chicago, Minnesota, Boston, New Hampshire, Detroit, Toronto. There is some static most of the time on these long Dx's. The batteries last a few hundred hours (company says 300) and then it fades in and out. I haven't hooked up an external antenna. The antenna present with it is long and feels sturdy for your barefoot needs. The antenna tuner does make a significant difference. I don't find any station drift but of course the atmosphere alters and stations get lost. The FM is wow surprising and unexpectedly warm and golden. The clarity is tremendous. This can be the table top radio that lights up a room, this can be the one you take everywhere, suitcase travel candidate for sure. Not so heavy you can't balance it on your stomach but heavy enough to feel good. It has a pretty bright light if you want that on. The AM and FM dial number locations are accurate. The carry handle makes me a bit nervous but hasn't broken or anything, just seems a bit thin. It's easy to feather tune in a station and it feels comfortably solid. No shortwave, no clock, no cassette deck, no timer. It's AM, FM, on or off and comes with a heavy duty plug adapter thingy. Looks analog but it ain't. And it's the latest upgraded/adjusted CCrane model so it has the 9k and 10k switch at the back. A couple of packs of D batteries (4) and this should take you through any blackout and keep you informed during the first few weeks of the apocalypse. I like it, I haven't purchased a new radio for over 15 years and wanted something that was right up modern and hip. I just ignored the price and clicked the button. I'll have this a long time and if you are a radio hound, you will like this.

I'm an old school radio guy but I do have a few completely digital radios and I like them a lot and enjoy using/listening to them. However, I enjoy my analog radios too. The CCrane EP PRO is, to me, the best of both worlds. It has an analog dial and controls and has a DSP tuner. When tuning in a station it locks right in. You are either on the station or you're not. That is the digital part. The radio has great sensitivity and selectivity when stations are near each other. One weak and one strong. The sound is great for the spoken word, but the radio does have bass and treble controls for music listening. The internal AM rod antenna gets the weak stations quite well and I found little or no improvement using my Terk AM Advantage loop antenna with it. The FM antenna gets all the stations in my area that I can get in my car. The antenna is 36 inches long and that makes all the difference. I have the original GE Super Radio, the 1st one, from the 1980's and the EP PRO is at least comparable if not an improvement over it. If you're looking for an old school super radio, this is it. I'm very happy with this radio and highly recommend it if you want an uncomplicated, easy to operate radio.

I'm very pedantic when it comes to radios as I'm a keen MWDX'er. After reading many reviews, I purchased and out of the box am pleasantly surprised by it's look and performance. I'm receiving distant MW stations during the day and will look forward to a bandscan during the evening. If I have a gripe, the radio should be able to tune to 1701 khz in Australia on the 9 khz band setting instead of 1620 khz as there are stations above that frequency. It outperforms my CCRadio-EP, the earlier analogue version. Being DSP, care and patience must be taken to tune MW but you'll be rewarded with outstanding performance. Well done C Crane!

Radio muito bom! Produto entregue antes do prazo. Menos 14 dias após a compra.

Compré este radio y el Panasonic 2400D, el EP Pro pesa 1,900 gramos ya con sus 4 baterias instaladas, el 2400D pesa 800 gramos con baterias tambien. El detalle de este radio es que no te ofrece algo que el 2400D no pueda a una fraccion de su costo, mas liviano, y mas chico. Solo que seas un radio aficionado y que lo uses en lugares donde un radio normal no llegue la señal, puede que te sirva. En la ciudad, no he notado ninguna ventaja en recepcion entre ambos. El panasonic usa solo un cable para conectarlo a AC, el EP PRO requiere un "convertidor" que es pesado y se nota de baja calidad, he notado que se calienta un poco despues de un rato conectado. La calidad del sonido, que puedo decirte, no le veo ventaja al CCRANE tampoco. En resumidas cuentas, vete por el 2400D, te ahorras 2 mil pesos, mas liviano, misma funcionalidad. No le veras a este radio ninguna ventaja al usarlo en ciudad,no se si estando en un rancho o alejado de la ciudad en realidad te ofrezca ventajas. EL hecho que use baterias D tampoco es bueno, ya que son caras y pesadas (550 gramos).