Panasonic RF-P50D AM FM Portable Radio Review
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
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Features I like about this radio:
Speaker is good.
AM sensitivity is good.
Color scheme is cool with its two tone silver on grey.
Tuning indicator.
Glow in the dark dial.
Features I wish they would improve on:
Build quality seems weak.
Tuning scale is way off.
Difficulty tuning FM stations, could be location.
Earphone...really?
Overall, I was not as impressed with this radio as I thought I would be. I can not recommend this radio as a buy. There are so many better performing radios out there. I would buy the Sony P26 or the Sangean SR-35 over this.
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New sub here. Thank you for posting this. I was about to purchase one. Btw, can you check the Toshiba TX-PR20? It has similar size and design as the RF-P50D.
You got it, just ordered one, in a funky blue color. It was the cheapest. A big shout out to Heidi Q. that donated $15 through my Paypal! Your donation just purchased this radio for the channel to review. Everyone one of my subscribers on YT is awesome, I love all you guys/gals :)
Thank you! Really appreciate it. I am really looking for a cheap but well built analog radio with high battery life, and this RF-P50D and TX-PR20 caught my attention. Can't really wait for your review. :)
Review to be posted tonight. Quick thoughts, it has a great build quality, I was very impressed with. The AM isn't as strong as this one, but the FM reception is fantastic and is a great analog tuner. Not sure of the battery life. Keep the volume lower and you should get 50+ hours. It packs a bigger speaker.
Thank you! Review really helped me. Just ordered one.
@@todderbert which one to choose tx-p20 or rf-p50d for fm in village area 100km away from station city
ive got it.Its a fantastic little radio!!!!!!
Hello Todderbert
I write from a faraway country - India. I have one RF-P50 (manufactured in China) bought 20 years ago. I also have two of 15-year old Indonesia-manufactured RF-P50D(the DSP version) radios. All three are still in 'excellent health'. This little radio should have acquired vintage status by now but its continuing immense worldwide interest never ceases to amaze me. I am really surprised to find the P-50 (and the P-50D) market still going strong, after passage of possibly a quarter of a century. Most radio manufacturers would not even consider manufacturing a particular radio for so long a time. You are the expert for me. Would be grateful for some answers:
1. In which year (or nearabouts) was the P-50 first launched by Panasonic?
2. Was this radio first manufactured in Japan?
3. Was it ever manufactured in the US or Canada?
4. Is the new AFC model of the P-50D vastly superior to the vintage analogue model?
5. What, in your opinion, is the secret of the staggeringly long period of survival and popularity of the P-50, which is essentially just a simple AM/FM pocket radio?
Many thanks in advance for your answers.
Bhaskar
I will help answer your questions, 1. The P50 was produced around 1980, the P50d was produced during the digital radio era, namely 2007. 2. The reason this product continues to sell for a long time is because People still need small radios, to reduce dependence on smartphones.
The P50 and P50D Radio made in Indonesia Indonesia, because Panasonic has a factory in Indonesia
The glow-in-the-dark background of the frequencyband indicator may seem gimmicky to many but i think it's one of the coolest things on such a radio. In fact i find this radio even more interesting than Sony's ICF-P27. It's so cool the RF-150 has it too.
I have the Sony off-p26 & it’s the same as the 27. It didn’t pickup many frequency’s. I alighted it & now it’s hard to find a dead spot on the dial,lol. Panasonic radios are normally top notch. I’m surprised this one he showed was this fuked up.
I just checked - mine is the RF-P50 (no "D")...your RF-P50D is far superior on AM. I just ordered one. Thanks for this informative review!
Thanks Chuck, let me know if you get one with an accurate dial.
I think the "D" stands for digital. The way it tunes, either all or nothing definitely suggests DSP circuitry. My model without the "D" tunes more continuously, (Analog) without the in and out tuning. However, the AM band is much more deaf and the FM is loaded with intermodulation and overload. So your "D" model is superior to the older without the "D".
Best pocket radio ever!
I think I’m lucky to watch this.. you save me from mistake
The two I have are great for what they are. Cheap basic AM FM portable radio.
true, its nice to have options.
I just bought this radio for exparement use 😊
I wonder what Mr. Matsushita would say about what his company is putting out these days 😐❗️
I just got a another vintage Panasonic in the mail for $9.00, its amazing. Sure its beat up, but its so cool and it works like a champ. I'm a bit hooked on the earlier Panasonics for sure.
@@todderbert Last month a relative sold me a Panasonic RF-2200 an 8 band crystal tuning analogue radio from 1978 in $50.00. It works fine, only the top of the telescopic antenna is broken and for me is the best radio I ever have. Even I fitted 4 Enerloop AA batteries on D size casings rechargables to avoid leakage and lower op costs (they are made by Panasonic too, how strange) This radio commands DX!
Awesome radio. I have tried to acquire one but have not had good fortune.
@@todderbert All started with the purchase of some items from the Soviet Union on eBay like radios and pocket calculators, and when I commented about them with a relative who her husband died long ago and told me about the radio wanting some money from it, when I search on eBay I told her that broken ones are asking $170 aprox. and in working order more than $300. She got the urge to sell it as it was heavy to carry and cluttered with knobs and switches and need quite a space to put it. Then I went on to ask how much she wanted and she promptly sell it for fifty bucks. Sometimes luck strikes as later in life people have more important needs to cope with. My life was very difficult, with money not there for other things, never like selling things as my parents did not stress on saving and money making opportunities, but with patience and perseverance I get through in life, knowing that cheating and lying are not things to be proud or justify for. I hope you find one and make a good review of it here. Sure you will as I unkowingly get one. I just love radios and that's why I watch videos to learn more about them like channels like "Two Hands and a Radio" and "Shango066". Take care and blessings.
The best radio👌👏👏👏
I am glad I found out about this radio, the FM reception is horrible and it is hard to tune into a station and the AM reception is better, but still not great. The radio also seems very cheaply made and the dial needle is way off the station to where you have it on a station. This is not a good radio. Even the same version of this radio that goes from 520-1710 on the AM band is not a good radio. Avoid buying this radio.
Yeah, the build quality is not great. Though the audio isn't bad. Must have got a lemon....well, I'll stick with my Sonys and Sangeans.
I basically have the same sentiments as the other comments and almost exactly as the reviewer. Bought one in Dubai out of curiosity of a Panasonic product coming from Indonesia. Regret is a too strong word, maybe just too impulsive because of the brand reputation.
I like this radio for its look and feel, and I think the audio is decent, but yours seems to be a lot more sensitive on AM than mine. Maybe I should order another since they're on sale...
In terms of audio quality and signal reception between this radio and Sony P26, which love do you think is better? Your response is highly anticipated.
Sony for AM, Panasonic for FM.
Please review the Universal GF-922. It’s the exact copy of this radio (literally) but with stereo phone jack and way cheaper at US$4!
bought it for FM radio use works great for that
edit bought it as a novelty nugget
you have a lot of stations broadcasting on AM. on a cloudless summer night we barely manage to catch a couple of Chinese stations
Index D - so DSP chip inside
In this model tuning potentiometer very bad. Potentiometer and pointer has backlash . everything else is fixable.
( sorry for my bad English)
I was about to buy this and viola! 😄 The comments section!
I'd like to buy this radio only for listen AM stations so, I'm living in India (North Karnataka region) where I tried many Chinese portable radios but these all radios only play one local channel "Dharwad Station-765khz" only! & can't play other stations like bengaluru, gulbarga, bhadravthi and Mumbai, Indore stations?!! I don't know why this happening?!! Especially on day time only one channel I can hear! It is dharwad station?!! So can I play all radio stations in this radio?!! (Mumbai,Bengaluru,Delhi,Chennai etc stations) Please reply...
I want to listening to these frequencies:
Karnataka-
Bangalore- 612khz(200KW MW transmitter),
Bhadravathi- 675khz(20KW MW transmitter),
Dharwad- 765khz(200KW MW transmitter),
Mangalore/Udupi- 1089khz(20KW MW transmitter)
Indore- 648khz(200KW MW transmitter)
Mumbai- 1044khz(100KW MW A transmitter),
Mumbai- 558khz(100KW MW B transmitter),
Mumbai- 1188khz(50KW MW VB)
Delhi- 819khz(200KW MW A),
Delhi- 666khz(100KW MW B),
Delhi- 1368khz(20KW MW C VB)
Etc..
I'm living in north Karnataka Region Bagalkote District. Where I tried many Chinese portable radio sets like; 1)Sonilex SL-412FM FM/mW/sw receiver, 2) Kaide KK-9, 3) Kachibo KK-68 but I can play only 765khz-dharwad station on those radios?!!
So can I play these all frequencies which mentioned above in this radio?!!! Please reply...
You would need the analog, non D version. this one probably steps on 10K with it's dsp tuning. Maybe they make a 9K version?
I love your video man I am from syria i love radio
Could you please also review Philips TAR1506? Looks like the last true-analog pocket radio that can be bought right now and still not a complete no-name.
I using both Sony P26 and Panasonic P50D, I would choose Panasonic because Sony P26(and ICF-S10MK2 produced after 2011)’s variabae capacitor(produced by NCE/New Cont) quality is too poor.(my friend used Sony P26 about one year then the variable capacitor was broken)
does listening to earphone saves battery than to its speaker?
thanks for the radio reviews
Using headphones can extend battery life up to two and half times, versus using the speaker, depending on the receiver.
I didn't notice that horrible 'false peek tuning' a characteristic of DSP radios with analog dial.
So many reviews on Amazon give this radio a thumbs down. It's obvious the manufacturer in China is banking on the Panasonic name from years ago...
Pl suggest a purely pocket fm only radio set.
I Indonesia i ❤️ Produks indonesia
Most coments about this article are bad as it gets but i think thats a good radio
my mom had the same. probably since 2002. always hung by a string on the window
What would you recommend: This Radio or the PRUNUS A-166 ?
Probably this radio. Quality seems better.
@@todderbert Thank you, Sir.
@@cyberghost74 panasonic is great name ! prunus has trash radios ! only chineses companies make godo radios are only TECUSN DEGEN XHDATA ! AND ANY KOREAN OR GERMAN OR JAPANESE IS GOOD
I wanted to like this radio as I don't own any Panasonic radios. When I consider that my Prunus J-166 cost roughly half the cost of this one I just can't do it. Plus the Prunus now comes in Red so.....
Yeah, don't bother with this one when the Prunus J-166 AM FM version is still for sale.
Есть Prunus J-166 и едит этот радиоприёмник - очень боюсь разочароваться, так как по звуку и корпусу Prunus должен быть лучше, Panasonic спасёт только работа его dsp чипа.
Would you recommend me which its Better beetwen this (Panasonic) or Philips AE1530 for sound quality and tuning?
out of those two, the Panasonic.
24 bucks from london drugs, just got one today... it's the last one in stock lol
Wait- theres no earphone included😭
Edit: the one that i got, is alittle bit different from this but its the same thing, they just change some stuff, like the one on the back, the caution. The caution was a sticker on mine and it didnt came with an earphone but it gave me a sticker to replace some words in the radio if they come off. The sound was ok, overall its good, but I dont really recommend. :)
FYI there is a new model of this: Panasonic RF-P50DEG-S
Is RF P50 without D naming is more vintage model ?? I have RF P50 and I like the most how it sounds
The D designates that it has a DSP chip, versus the Full Analog Tuning of the normal P50. Usually the DSPs are great on FM, and ok on AM. Full Analog radios tend to excel on AM.
@@todderbert hm ,i think Panasonic rf p50 sounds more warm in comparing famous Sony ICF p26 poxket radio
@@marcomarco-wb3ul I can say the Panasonic outperform the Sony p26 radio in sound quality
Is this working in tamilnadu india
Compare this radio with dreamsky ds213.
Made in Indonesia lol, I think it was fake when I found in local online shop. It truely made in indonesia, $9 in local market
You prefer the almost identical Horologe to this Panasonic?
Yes.
@@todderbert Ordered it! $7 what the heck 🤷♂️
I love redio
Do you have a panasonic rf hs90
No, is it a good radio?
I bought one from Amazon a couple of years ago. I got a USA version. It is lackluster but functional. NO earphone. However, I got 1710kHz top on MW. It's a decent little radio is you don't expect too much. I consider this a backup radio. Question: I have noticed on a lot of similar radios (and this one) that there is a screw labeled "ANT. SCREW" on a lot of them. Is this purely a screw to replace the telescoping whip antenna? Or is this a way to attach a wire? What is it intended for? Like I said, I've seen it on a lot of similar handheld radios.
It is labeled so you don't loosen it to open up the radio. Usually you replace the antenna by the outside threaded screw where it pivots. On the inside there are usually washers on that labeled screw, and sometimes the FM wire is soldered directly to the bottom of the antenna mast.
It has a horrible tinty sound. Your sounds great compared to mine. Stick with Sony, Sangean, and other Panasonic models.
Wow that's a disappointing radio for sure. Too bad Panasonic doesn't make radios like they used to! Looks like its very hard to tune like my POS memorex pocket radio.
This radio is a no buy from me. If it was $9.99, it would be a radio I'd keep in a SHTF bag and not care if it was destroyed or stolen.
hmmm, even better yet go buy the NIA RD-206SP for $7.00, Golan mentioned its available again on Ebay, I "tweeted" about it ... yeah my first social account. www.ebay.com/itm/Electronic-Manual-White-RD-206-SP-1-5W-3-5mm-Pocket-AM-FM-Dual-Band-Radio/302401334512
$7.07 is always worth a shot.
My original NIA still works amazingly, its dial is a bit off though. I ordered a few more and one of them came in with a very accurate dial on the AM. bonus.
Just kept me from wasting some money. I’ll waste it on another radio.
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I just searching on eBay for some Russian made modern radios (older ones from the USSR the only bands were MW and LW) and found the Signal Electronics Ether-01 and it resembled somehow the Panasonic RF-P50, actually was the same case, I guess the same electronics, 64-108 MHz FM frequencies as in Europe and back, only all silver painted, no earphone included for $14.99 with $6.15 for shipping and it sounded a bit fuller than my Sony ICF-P26. The dial is black with a white pointer, the turning on indicator on the left of the dial is missing. The company resells mostly Chinese models but this one was a pleasant surprise as I liked it better than the Panasonic, regardless were nearly identical. I wanted a modern Russian pocket radio and this was a good set. Two thing is that were curious for me is the serial number was two letters and the date as yyyymmddhhhh for 2018.07.30-0648. The model did not have marked the place of manufacture, if was in Russia of China or other place. The performance of this radio is identical the the Panasonic in every respect. But the set was easier to read, even the stations frequency numbers better calibrated, with less attractive colours with the same of the nicks on the paint and less crackly sounding case when squeezed.
Later I searched the site of the company: www.signalelectronics.ru and it did not have the option of choosing English as I need to use Google translate to know about them. For me Russian made radios are unique but not outstanding and for me interesting enough.
The back of my radio is different from yours, the instructions are of a better quality the sticker ... maybe they sent you a defective one ... sometimes even in the SONY it happens the same, some are lemons, as in any brand. ..the use they are given makes a difference too ...
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What a ripoff at $25 on Amazon!
I hate DSP radios!
Made in Indonesia
Panasonic has stalled. This was available 20 years ago and they (all my Panasonic radios) didn't last beyond 2 or 3 years. Prefer my Sony radios which with the exception of 1, seems to last forever.
Please tell me AM stations can hear clear on this radio?