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Review Summary For : KCHIBO KK-216
Reviews: 5MSRP: 28.80 (including shipping on eba
Description:
20 Band (AM/FM and 18 SW Bands) Radio
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.ebay.com
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
0052.8
SAILCAT Rating: 2011-03-16
Disappointing Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
Okay reception for FM stations, subpar reception for AM and SW, although using external antennae helps considerably in allowing faint SW stations to come in. Audio quality is fair at best. Altogether, it is very mediocre and there are much better radios out there for the price of a Kchibo KK-216. For example, the humble Kaide KK-9702 gets much better reception across the board, in a smaller package, and for less money.
TOJO Rating: 2007-07-01
Nice little radio Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
This is a nice little radio. Pulls in the usual stations with good clearity. Price was really good, got mine for under $20.00. I would recommend getting one of these for general useage.
Hey, for under $20 you can't go wrong!
I5WNN Rating: 2006-08-22
Only for boys Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I bought for funny but ... low sensivity, FM intermodulations on all bands. If you like an old style receiver its ok but you can find better radio at the same price.
KITKAT Rating: 2006-03-26
Best Deal for twenty bucks Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
The KCHIBO KK 216 is a fantastic SW radio that is well made and really pulls in the stations.It receves ninty percent of the SW stations that my DEGEN DE 11003 receves.I have found a larger SW radio with 20 band coverage a nice speaker that really sounds good for twenty bucks.After 40 years of being in SW radios I highly urge you to buy one.I bought two.
SLIDERULEX Rating: 2005-12-20
Only good for AM/FM Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I would have given this radio a 0, but at least it picks up local AM and FM stations. The only other thing good about it is that it uses 2 D-cell batteries which will give this radio a very long life on batteries.

I was unable to pick up any SW stations from inside my room at nightime. All I heard was FM bleeding into the many SW bands. All of my other worldband radios can pick up at least some SW broadcasts from within my bedroom. The Kchibo is unique in at least this aspect...it truly sucks!

I paid less and got more from buying the JWin worldband radio. Avoid the Kchibo KK216 at all cost, unless you want a very long battery life AM/FM radio. Other than that, forget it.