Val's Electrohome Lunchbox Utility Radio

I just bought  this radio three days ago. It's a Electrohome Lunchbox.

 

The full name is Electrohome Lunchbox Utility radio model EU155Y

 

Imagine a radio with Tivoli or Boston acoustic sound. Imagine the sensitivity of Sony EX-5 or a CCrane 2.  FM Antenna makes stable reception, and you don’t have to relocate telescopic antenna to get better sound. It is handy, has an excellent build quality, loud and water resistant. Yes, it sounds like a dream radio.

The Electrohome Lunchbox is not exactly this radio. But it could be if  some conditions were met, which I'll get to later.

Radio itself builds very well. It is not big for utility radio compare with other utility receivers. It has good worm sound; however, it has less bass than Boston Acoustic. Its big speaker make sound is wide and fills up room easily. If Boston Acoustics loses bass with hi-volume, then Lunchbox is increasing it.

FM is good enough to move this radio from place to place without losing signal. Sensitivity on AM is very good. Lunchbox has 10 kHz am step. It is not enough to for serious dxing, but signal is strong and quality of sound makes this enjoyable. Its beat my Boston Receptor easily. It was a  surprise for me when I opened this receiver. I see two computer chips, a small 3.5 inch ferrite antenna, a computer jack and wires, speaker and it is was almost everything. 

Three days have passed and I've brought this radio  every day to work. I listen to a few of my favorite stations at night on AM and all day FM.

I go to kitchen and I grab this radio and put on the cooler. It doesn’t lose signal and I don’t have to relocate telescopic antenna to make better reception. 

What could make this radio better? Probably 1 kHz AM step could make utility radio to dxing machine. Input and output could make this radio multifunction as receiver. 

What I like: simplicity design and sound plus 10 memories. Reception is good on both FM and AM. What I don’t like: $99 retail price. On am if stations powerful and stay near each other on the frequency than existing provability to have overloaded signal. It doesn’t have ears plug. It couldn’t be use like signal amplifier for iPod or computer because it doesn’t have input. But I going to keep this radio in spite of its negative points because I like it anyway and from many radio receivers it is good choice for me.

Val

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14xj4XlfwrE

I just bought  this radio three days ago. It's a Electrohome Lunchbox.

 

The full name is Electrohome Lunchbox Utility radio model EU155Y

 

Imagine a radio with Tivoli or Boston acoustic sound. Imagine the sensitivity of Sony EX-5 or a CCrane 2.  FM Antenna makes stable reception, and you don’t have to relocate telescopic antenna to get better sound. It is handy, has an excellent build quality, loud and water resistant. Yes, it sounds like a dream radio.

The Electrohome Lunchbox is not exactly this radio. But it could be if  some conditions were met, which I'll get to later.

Radio itself builds very well. It is not big for utility radio compare with other utility receivers. It has good worm sound; however, it has less bass than Boston Acoustic. Its big speaker make sound is wide and fills up room easily. If Boston Acoustics loses bass with hi-volume, then Lunchbox is increasing it.

FM is good enough to move this radio from place to place without losing signal. Sensitivity on AM is very good. Lunchbox has 10 kHz am step. It is not enough to for serious dxing, but signal is strong and quality of sound makes this enjoyable. Its beat my Boston Receptor easily. It was a  surprise for me when I opened this receiver. I see two computer chips, a small 3.5 inch ferrite antenna, a computer jack and wires, speaker and it is was almost everything. 

Three days have passed and I've brought this radio  every day to work. I listen to a few of my favorite stations at night on AM and all day FM.

I go to kitchen and I grab this radio and put on the cooler. It doesn’t lose signal and I don’t have to relocate telescopic antenna to make better reception. 

What could make this radio better? Probably 1 kHz AM step could make utility radio to dxing machine. Input and output could make this radio multifunction as receiver. 

What I like: simplicity design and sound plus 10 memories. Reception is good on both FM and AM. What I don’t like: $99 retail price. On am if stations powerful and stay near each other on the frequency than existing provability to have overloaded signal. It doesn’t have ears plug. It couldn’t be use like signal amplifier for iPod or computer because it doesn’t have input. But I going to keep this radio in spite of its negative points because I like it anyway and from many radio receivers it is good choice for me.

Val

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14xj4XlfwrE

Comments

[sandiego]

anyone compare to Sangean U1? id be leaning towards that since at least Sangaen can make radios...

[Jeffrey McMahon]

You might try the Sangean U3, which is digital with presets. But I haven't tried the big utility radios by Sangean.

[Moogbass]

Actually, the guts of that Electrohome look VERY Sangean. The amp chip style and heatsink is right out of the analog Sangean U1.