Roberts SportsDAB5 Portable Radio - White

Perfect portable DAB

The Roberts portable DAB5 radio has the usual quality features. It is perfect for bedtime listening, with crisp sound, easy controls and good display.

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: can295

Nothing like as good as previous models.

My husband and I have previously had the DAB2 and the black DAB5 with the rechargeable batteries, and really liked them. This model uses ordinary batteries, so you can't plug it in at home and charge it, which is very wasteful in this time of climate change. It has buttons for pre-selected channels (which is a good idea) but they have been placed on the top surface next to the on/off button, and it's easy to change channels by mistake.
Unlike the old models it doesn't have an aerial, but relies on the headphone cable, which means you cannot use it with a small speaker when you wish to use the radio at home, and it's dependent on the attributes of the headphone cables, working better with some than others.. Unlike the old model it doesn't have a speaker either ... the latter wasn't much use most of the time, but did work OK on very low volumes.Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: hughes-electrical

Good but not perfect

Quite a big unit for a pocket radio but lightweight and it means it takes AA batteries last really well. I'm using rechargables and have no problems. Signal pickup is excellent and you can rescan to add stations if you visit another area without it forgetting all your previous stations.

It has 5 presets for DAB and 5 for FM. For other stations you have to use the fiddly jog-wheel to select. This is a real pain as for a pocket radio I just want to go through stations to find something i like with up/down buttons but this doesn't work simply like that. It takes two jogs to change station as long as you don't accidentally press-in at the same time or you end up in a random menu. Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: lords_electrica...

Roberts DAB 5 sports personal radio.

By far and away , the best I have ever bought to date. First class sounds, reception, build quality, and really easy to operate. Well done Roberts.

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: andytrendell

Good value for money Roberts Sports DAB Easy to use Radio

This Roberts radio is replacing a cheaper non Roberts radio I bought last year which was U/S. The presets for DAB and FM are easy to set and the small sliding lock on the back is easy to set and prevents the radio from losing its channel etc. The slight drawback is, as the radio has no built in battery as per my previous Roberts models, so need to put in 2x rechargeable batteries which need ideally another couple of batteries to alternate with as on DAB, the batteries dont last too long and you need to have charged up ones ready in order not to miss the end of a programme.Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: refurbished • Sold by: cheapest_electr...

A Great Little Radio - just a couple of minor flaws.

This pocket DAB radio would deserve a max 5 points if were not for the fiddly PITA mult - function scroll wheel (which is required for most of this radios functions) and only 5 pre-set DAB and 5 FM stations.
All in all, everything else about this radio feels and looks good and is worth the extra few bob when compared to its competition.Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: rxqpmcd3qpk@del...

A good pocket DAB radio, but with limitations

A good little radio, but DAB reception of BBC Radio Scotland is a bit patchy - and I can see the BBC building from my kitchen window!

Tat aside, I'm pleased.

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: kkelectronics187

Robert's sports radio good reception ,walworth the money

Good value ,clear reception

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: lords_electrica...

It's a Roberts

Bought this for my husband for Christmas so not opened it yet but he does own one already and he loves it also has a good reception for radio 5 live for his football

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: lords_electrica...

Excellent sports radio

Good build quality, sounds ok, easy to use