Atomic Alarm Clock Radio

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Atomic Alarm Clock Radio

This atomic alarm clock radio has a traditional analog clock face for quick reading of the time. Underneath it is actually a modern unit that synchronizes its time with the US atomic clock. In addition it has flexible alarm settings, plus a nap timer and a sleep timer.

Sangean Atomic RCR-3 AM/FM Clock Radio

What is it? It is a compact bedside atomic clock radio that looks traditional on the outside but is high tech inside. Its setting and operating controls are intuitive and easy to use. In addition it has high quality radio reception with automatic tuning.

What are the features of this atomic alarm clock radio?

It is an atomic clock that receives time updates via a radio signal from the US atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado. This means that the clock is very accurate and requires no setting up. You only need to adjust the time zone, if necessary. It is also possible to manually set the clock if required.
It uses both an analog clock face and a digital LCD display to show time.
The LCD display is large and clear and its brightness can be adjusted.
It has 2 buzzer alarms and 2 radio alarms. Each alarm can be set to go off on any specific day or days. For example, you can set alarm 1 to go off on Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat and alarm 2 to go off on Weds, Thurs and Sun. The loudness of the alarm can be adjusted.
The buzzer alarm increases in volume every 15 seconds. It sounds for 1 minute, followed by 1 minute silence, then it sounds again and the cycle repeats for a total duration of 1 hour or until you stop it. The radio alarm will sound for an hour or until you stop it.
The alarm can be snoozed in which case the alarm stops for 5 minutes before it sounds again.
It has a nap timer (i.e. a countdown alarm) which can be set from 10 to 120 minutes in 10 minute increments. It is used if you want a quick nap and don't want to disturb your ordinary alarm settings.
It is an AM/FM radio with 7 AM presets and 7 FM presets. It automatically populates the station presets with the 7 highest frequencies from both AM and FM when the unit is powered on for the first time. Of course you can always reset the presets to whichever stations you prefer later on. In terms of tuning it can be done manually or via automatic scanning.
It has a sleep timer which can be set from 15 to 120 minutes. It is used to switch off the radio once the set time has elapsed.
It has a stereo headphone jack for earphones and a line-in jack for external audio devices such as an MP3 player.
It is powered by an external AC adapter.

What are the benefits of using this atomic alarm clock radio?

The analog clock face helps you recognize the time at a quick glance.
The atomic clock helps maintain accurate time so you don't worry about whether the clock is running a little fast or slow.
It has flexible alarm settings so you get to choose on which days the particular alarm will sound. Because it has multiple alarms, both you and your partner can use the same clock.
It has crystal clear radio reception as Sangean is a specialist radio manufacturer with a high reputation.
The line-in jack can be very useful when you want to play music stored in an MP3 player.

The Sangean Atomic RCR-3 AM/FM Clock Radio has received a number of great user reviews. It is still relatively new and is an updated version of the Sangean RCR-1. It will make a nice and elegant bedside alarm clock.

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