Bush Walker- Handheld DAB+

good sound – Excellent quality sound, never before heard on the old fm band. Looks a bit cheaply made but at the price, its comparable to other products. I am using high end ear plugs and listening whilst riding my push bike and on the bus. If you want quality sound without having deep pockets this is a excellent buy. Doesn't come with a internal speaker so ear plugs are the only listening medium. Also one gripe is if you are in a place of no signal, it will not lock on to a signal when available, you need to prompt it or switch off and on again. Very small and light unit which can easily fit in your pocket for convienence when walking or doing sporting activities. Popping up at the lower price end of the dab radio market, it delivers it's monies worth. small, quality sound, only requires two triple AAA batteries, reasonable priced no internal speaker, if signal is not available when turned on, it will not lock on when it becomes available

Clear and fun – This is a great little digital radio. The sound quality is fine, although the supplied earphones seriously lack treble so it would be best to BYO earphones. Very user friendly, has a 'favorite' function so your favorite stations can be bundled together for quick access. Nice and clear display that shows everything you need to know, even broadcast signal strength. Made out of plastic so don't tread on it, but it feels as though it would survive a substantial drop! Reliable, good audio quality, concise display

Top radio. Does what I hoped – Bought this with 3 things in mind 1) Wanted something small to fit in my pocket. 2) Wanted to be able to listen to AM radio in the city 3) Wanted to be able to listen to AM radio on the train. This radio gets a tick for all 3, where normal AM radio is just static in those situations. Overall a nice little digital radio and about as cheap as they get for pocket size. Small, easy to set favorite stations. Very light. Good sound. Works on level 20 in Melbourne CBD. Main directional buttons made of plastic and seem a bit flimsy. No external speaker, but I guess that would make the unit bigger.

AM Radio Junkies, Your TIme Has Arrived – I use the radio to get me through the workday, but I hate FM kiddy radio, preferring the AM band, ABC local and national services. A good, clear signal is hard to get because the radio I need to use requires earphones because of an open office and needs to be small because I get up and walk away from my computer many times a day. To top it off I'm deep inside a metal clad building. My radio life consisted of fading in and out signals and white noise and crossed signals, but not any more! DAB+ radio is here and the Bush Handheld is my dream machine.

I had a look at some of the other pockets on the market, (it's a thin field) but the Bush Handheld won me over by its size, ease of use and its lightweight. I've had it for just over two weeks and, at first, the purchase price of $129 seemed a little steep but having used it, I believe its worth every penny. There is also an integrated FM radio, but that is an option I've barely used and have no real intention of exploiting. The signal is strong and crystal clear. There are a multitude of stations to suit, I imagine, most tastes. Some are not as yet transmitting on a full time basis. For something different try "BARRY". It is a comedy orientated station and although some of the humour is a little juvenile most of the material is quite good. The radio is light, the display easy to read and if you read the instructions easy to use. There is a lock so if you bump it or have it in your pocket, the setting aren't altered. Overall for a version of a pocket radio for a new format I think it is pretty good. The radio uses two AAA batteries and they last about twelve hours, depending on the quality of the battery. You could go down the re-chargeable path which is a sound idea, but I simply go to one of the big hardware outlets and purchase batteries in 20 piece packets for about eight dollars. The supplied earphones look cheap and are the in-ear type of which I'm not a fan. I haven't even bothered to use them. I just plug in my Bose noise-cancelling QF 15s. Some would say overkill but I take my radio listening very seriously. They are the best of the best and I've posted a review on them. The earphones need to be connected as they are the antennae. The radio can be run through another system that has a line-in jack and you use a cable with plugs on each end to do this. The cable acts as the antennae. One thing that does irk me is that there is provision for a lanyard, but none is supplied. A lanyard is handy. I had one lying around and used it.

Expensive on-going costs – I bought this for use at work thinking that it would be better than the static prone pocket FM radio or FM receiver on the mobile phone. I was wrong. Firstly, if you're in the CBD and within the 'guts' of an office building, it frequently cuts in and out (loss of signal) which is of course worse than the static the digital radio advertising says you can cut out when using a standard FM radio.

Secondly if you're not provided with an endless supply of AAA batteries by your office and you use this product daily then you will be lucky to get 32 hours of battery life (depending upon the type of battery).

As this product uses the headphones as an antenna, you can't use an external source to listen without headphones via a 3.5mm stereo cable.

I would recommend the brand, but would also recommend getting a mains powered device. I have also reverted to the static prone FM receiver at work and will likely keep this product for limited use at home. Good quality 'in-ear' head phones, easy to use, great sound (when signal not blocked) On-going battery costs, reception/signal