Coby CX-CB12 AM/FM/SW Radio

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Average User Rating

(4.10 out of 5) from 8 reviews

Epinions User Reviews

An Inexpensive Radio That's Hard to Beat

(4.00 out of 5) by cowboyind on Aug 27, 2009

Pros: Ultra-low price, excellent audio for a radio of this size, good shortwave performance
Cons: Tuning dial hard to read and inaccurate
The Bottom Line: The Coby CX-CB12 is a $15 radio that performs as well in most categories as a $50-$70 radio

It's interesting to note how long this little radio has been on the market -- the reviews span back ...
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OK performance, but FM is lacking

(3.00 out of 5) by mikeak on Mar 22, 2005

Pros: Inexpensive, multiband radio
Cons: FM performance is very poor if you are close to a FM station
The Bottom Line: Not bad for the money, but the jWin JX-M14 costs the same and works better.

The Coby CX-CB12 portable radio is an analog multi-band radio that can be had for under $10. At thi ...
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Quality/Price=Five stars

(5.00 out of 5) by wildeast on Sep 25, 2003

Pros: Cheap, easy to operate, comes with earphones, ideal beginners SWL radio.
Cons: No external antenna outlet, cheap material.
The Bottom Line: I highly recommend this radio for beginners, even for average SW listeners.

This radio is the best quality radio you can buy in the planet for the least price.I bought this rad ...
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You won't believe it.

(4.00 out of 5) by angrystan on Dec 31, 2002

Pros: Cheap! Sensitive enough on MW and SW, and excellent audio for its class.
Cons: Not-so-hot construction, band switcher is plenty awkward, analog tuner
The Bottom Line: really cheap, clear audio, can be repeatedly dropped, easy on batteries, gets the entire shortwave spectrum, what more do you want?

The only reason I bought this radio was because I wanted something to carry, say to the lake or some ...
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Inexpensive Shortwave Solution

(4.00 out of 5) by gdawson44 on Sep 21, 2002

Pros: Inexpensive for what it is
Cons: Poor construction, parts will not last
The Bottom Line: Cheap access to international bandwidth

Hey for $15 or so bucks how can you beat this? AM/FM, 9 bands of shortwave and a longwave band. Ve ...
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