Sports DAB 5 DAB/FM Portable Pocket Radio

Great little radio for listening to either sport or music. Switched the included earbuds which unfortunately hurt my ears a little for a pair of decent Sony ones and found the sound to be brilliant. The screen is very clear and the radio is very easy to set up. It is just about the best pocket radio I have owned and I have had a few. There is no inbuilt rechargeable battery but just charging up your own rechargeable batteries and fitting them is no hardship and you don’t generally lose your preset stations when removing batteries and fitting new ones. At least I haven’t yet. It is a little chunky but appears well made and I am delighted with my purchase

Bought in May 2024 for my Dad and it is still working! He is elderly and has early Dementia and still finds it easy to work by himself because the controls are easy! I have needed to replace the earphones numerous times to find the right ones and settled for headphones as he finds them comfy. Also invested in x4 rechargeable batteries and unit. The unit is still going strong! Had to buy new batteries recently as he uses the radio that much(24/7) He loves LBC and has been listening to it since it first started up and refuses to miss his programs! Have purchased a few of these style radios over the past few years and all of them have died. All but this Roberts radio! It is amazing, the strong build quality of this radio for someone that drops things occasionally and still works and the fact Dad can use it with no problems shows me why this company is still around after all these years! I don't know what people are complaining about!

I bought this radio to listen to post-match interviews etc on my way home from football matches. i tune in to my local BBC station and can usually hear match commentary and half time summary whilst at the game if I choose to. It works very well. The reception is great and the battery life is excellent...given that I only use it for an hour or two each week. But it only gets 4 stars because the supplied earphones are of *very* poor build quality. An elasticated cover is all that holds them together and these covers easily and repeatedly come off, leaving the earphone speaker hanging by its wires. The radio is not cheap.....but the earphones certainly are and they let down the company big time. UPDATE : 16 months later the radio is still working brilliantly and I am STILL using the original batteries !! I have purchased a better quality pair of earphones, because despite contacting the company (Roberts) I am still waiting for them to send me promised replacements for the very poor ones which were supplied. If you're happy to spend a bit extra for decent earphones, this radio is proving to be a great purchase.

I bought this to replace a faulty Aves Air that I had to return.This was one of the few pocket DAB radios that had DAB+. Another plus point is that it doesn't take a silly battery pack that costs £10 and means waiting hours for it to recharge. First impressions.Nice and compact. I like the presets and on/off buttons on the top. Volume control on the left side and the 'jog' switch on the right. The jog control takes a little getting used to. To scroll through stations, either rotate up or down. To change screen options (like scrolling text) press inwards until the desired text is displayed. To access menus (including moving to/from FM to DAB), press and hold inwards.I'm not sure how long this control would last out, if you were too heavy handed with it. I had it out of the plastic blister (be careful opening it!) and working in 30 seconds, after inserting 2 AA's in the battery compartment and plugging in my usual earphones.Switch it on and it starts scanning DAB.I find the supplied earphones a bit uncomfortable. 5 presets on each on DAB and FM. Adequate for me, as I only listen to a few stations.To store presets, tune to the station you want, then press and hold down the appropriate preset. Sound is clear and crisp. No equaliser on it, but a DRC control is one of the menu options. It only has an effect on some stations. 2 things would make this perfect for me. 1) I find the display keeps defaulting to the rolling text, which I find annoying. If you change it to text that is 'still', it doesn't seem to 'remember' that choice. Doesn't matter whether this is from DAB to FM or vice-versa and also when you switch it on to start with, it's the same.According to Roberts, this cannot be changed.I did ask them to, pointing out that other radios (including their own), will 'remember' if you change it. 2) A socket for a mains adaptor (optional) to recharge batteries 'in-situ', rather than having to remove and replace them each time. All in all, a nice radio and worthy of consideration.As mentioned above (and by other reviewers), using rechargable batteries is highly recommended.

Probably the best portable pocket RADIO for reception and clarity Unfortunately not durable, if its in your pocket and you bend over the internal ear phone socket collapses rendering the radio useless. I have approached Roberts directly and received this- Thank you for your email. We are unable to share the details of our CEO. We do not offer a repair service on the SportsDAB5; due to the cost of labour it is not economical to do so. All retailers are aware, that they should replace the item for the two years of the warranty, or refund if they are unable to replace it. As we were not the retailer in this case, we cannot assist you further and you would need to go back to the retailer for support. I am sorry we are unable to assist you further on this occasion. From the above its clear they do not care about their customers or the durability of the radios they produce The warranty clearly says - "in the event that it is not possible to return the product to the Roberts dealer contact Roberts" Which I have done!!!

Nachtrag: Ich vergebe einen sechsten Stern für die Batterieleistung mit den 2 AAA-Batterien. Seit dem Kauf 3x ca. 7h in Dauernutzung, von den 3 Balken immer noch 2 vorhanden. Gerät ist top

Ottima radio, almeno dove la ricezione è buona. Io abito a Torino e qui é buona. L'uso è pratico e facile anche senza la lettura del manuale. Sono tre settimane che la utilizzo almeno una mezz'oretta al giorno e le batterie non sono ancora da cambiare. L'unico difetto è la grandezza, ma con due pile AA non posso chiudere di più.

Miglior radio che io provato. Tutto perfetto.

Che dire .... Radio DAB davvero buona .... ma migliorabile ! Piccola analisi TECNICA ; - buona ricezione delle stazioni dab digitali - buone le plastiche , bella sensazione al tatto - cuffie discrete , diciamo sopra la norma ... ma non il top ! - ottima la possibilita' di usare solo 2 pile AA o alkaline o meglio ricaricabili , molto bene ! vediamo i minus : - magari un bel colore NERO o argento no ? - mancanza scheda SD , peccato per gli mp3 ! - mancanza del Bluetooth per collegare cuffie senza fili ... - GRAVE solo 5 preset per stazioni DAB e FM ... davvero poche !!! - Prezzo davvero troppo alto per una radio cosi se senza display a colori , GRAVE ! - NON registra dalla radio , GRAVE ! insomma se costasse meno, avesse un bel display TFT o meglio OLED a colori e scheda SD sarebbe davvero il TOP della radio dab portatili .

La prima impressione, mi è appena arrivata, ha un'ottima ricezione e un buon audio, usando cuffie di qualità. Ma anche quelle in dotazione, non sono male. Devo testare la durata delle batterie e la robustezza della radio. I materiali mi sembrano più che buoni, come, le finiture.