Sangean TB-100 TOUGHBOX FM/AM Aux Ultra-Rugged Digital Radio with Built-in Battery Charger, Green

This thing is rugged and sounds great for my purposes. Often times I'll take this boombox outside with me when I'm working on outside projects and doing some backyard gardening or even indoors in my basement shop. Plenty of volume for my purposes of working in the general vicinity of up to sometimes 20' of the radio itself and it doesn't soak the life out of my rechargable batteries in a hurry. I sometimes keep this on from morning and throughout the entire afternoon up until near dusk sometimes and the batteries still hold up for me. Not only do I use this at home, but it's portability and small size is a huge benefit for me. I have also taken this to picnics and when I spend some leisure time to myself in the park practicing and rehearsing my juggling act with my playlist mp3 player through it. This is also an amazing radio to take along to a drive-in movie with and save yourself from a dead car battery when the movie is over (yes, it's happened to me and this boombox now comes along every time now). This definitely lasts through the double features with clarity and plenty of leftover juice to spare. It's design and functions are straightforward, simplistic and practical. There are five user preset buttons, a band function button (AM, FM and AUX for an mp3 player), a volume knob and a tuner selector knob. A momentary (10 second) orange backlit display is a nice feature when switching stations/functions. I have done research before purchasing this and for the price range and positive reviews, I couldn't have been more happy with my decision to go for this. This is my first and only "work" type of radio, so I can't compare it to others out there on the market. My only con I suppose would be the lack of any sort of equalization and I find this radio to lean a bit on the bass side of things and is somewhat "boomy" at times, depending on the type/age/quality of music being played. Nevertheless, I've had this a few years now and has never let me down and for the price point, you can't go wrong if you're in the market to find a decent source of musical companionship. If you want a good reliable radio with a fair amount of power and one that doesn't eat up battery life, I'd highly suggest this one.

I already owned several products by this excellent company (Sangean) including their HD Tuner which I connected to my NAD amplifier for my Home Office (I love listening to my local classical FM radio station in HD at low volume while I am working at home) in addition to their beautiful sounding HD FM Radio for my guest bathroom and the kitchen. In short, I already knew this company makes exceptional products. This portable heavy-duty FM radio is no exception. It has a nice solid feel to it (it won't blow over with a light to medium gust of wind) and it has amazing sound quality. The control knobs have a "solid" feel to them, as does the handle that allows you to pick it up and carry it. I like the rubber feet on the bottom which protect the unit. Most impressive is the "rechargeable battery" feature. I bought the proper size batteries that can hold a charge, so that I can enjoy this product for hours and not worry about "burning out the disposable & expensive batteries" that were used on my older unit. What is really cool is this unit will enable you to charge the batteries while they are properly loaded in the battery compartment, so all you do is switch it to "battery charge" mode and plug it in at home for a short while and it charges itself for your next "FM radio on-the-go" occasion, and you won't need to plug it during that occasion. I highly recommend this unit for those of you who also still enjoy FM radio for any number of "special reasons" and can appreciate a wonderful electronic product like this.

I'm really impressed with this toughbox radio, it's such a great design and handy to use. Very sturdy and the sound this thing puts out for its size is impressive and sounds good. I purchased 4 rechargeable C batteries at batteries and bulb's and it holds a charge for hours. This radio does not come with rechargeable batteries you have to buy some but makes it way more handy, just flip the switch to recharge in the battery compartment. The radio does not charge the batteries when it is on just turn off the radio and plug it in and they will charge. The 9 foot chord is great to and the antenna works great for getting reception. Great Radio, one of the best thing's I've bought of Amazon for the past few years I highly recommend this radio!

Excellent radio. Good sound. HD cord with good plug and functional storage. This is a heavy duty radio. It’s at home in the truck, shop, garage or living room. Easy to handle from any angle. Very good reception too!

This is my favorite work radio, I now have two. It is not too big and works well. It is not fragile and can be left outside without worry. The built in charger makes it no hassle to use - if the battery goes dead just plug it in, and it runs a long time on a full charge. Reception is good. If I could make any change it would be only two things: (1) Move the ON/OFF button to the top and (2) have an antenna extension or longer antenna option for even better reception of distant stations. But as it is it is close to being a perfect-practical design. I would like to have a Bluebox, but it would be nice if that had a USB output connector. Then a cell phone could be kept on charge while linked via bluetooth. Also, all models should have a convenient point for attaching an extended FM antenna. I have put an electrical terminal under the antenna with a wire attached at that point. Rugged, simple, good perf, all Sangeon traits.

This is a very good radio, has a built in battry charger. Pair this with four 1.2 volt 5,000 mah batteries and you can get alot of runtime between charges. Well built and is bigger than I thought it would be, sounds great and goes loud without distortion and can be heard over moderate sounds from powertools. And it makes a very good portable radio with self charging if you have rechargable batteries installed in the battery compartment. Well worth what I paid for it and is a good investment indeed.

Bought this to replace a disappointing purchase. This takes only 4 C batteries, and if they are rechargeable, you can switch to recharger mode so they charge while the radio is off and plugged in. The battery compartment door opens easily with a screw/knob, no tools required. Volume and stations are adjusted using dials, so it is quick and easy to do. Sound quality is pretty good for what I need. The unit is squat and stable with a good roll cage to take any impacts or falls, but it's unlikely to get tipped over. The handle has a couple of holes that could be used with a bungee cord to hang it at the campsite. All in all...love it!

Love this well made radio. Clear radio signals and good sound. Rugged over build. Aux. in for anything you want to play through.

Wish for a battery meter

Great radio, comes with an extra long heavy gauge cord, but the antenna is a pain. It is a stubby and somewhat flexible antenna, but it stands out past the "frame" or carrying handle. It cannot be folded flat which makes it difficult to store. Also the antenna itself is pretty short which results in sometimes poor reception. I ended up unscrewing the antenna for storage and actually used a longer, metal antenna to improve reception. Otherwise seems like a sturdy radio, but only used it for a few weeks so far. Time will tell. I have not used any batteries in it, so I cannot answer the battery life feature rating.