The General Electric Super Radio II is a classic AM/FM portable radio.  A lot has been written in print and on the internet about this incredible performer.

The unit was produced from about 1987 (it was preceded by the original, similar-looking Super Radio) until 1994, when it was replaced by the completely redesigned Superadio III.

I bought this radio a week before my older daughter was born in 1992. It cost under $50 at Montgomery Ward.  About a year later, I bought another SRII which had been modified for SCA reception (radio signals that ride "under" some regular FM stations' signals-- see the Super Radio FAQ for more details on SCA), but I sold it after I realized I didn't really use that feature all that much.

Its reception beats all other radios in its class;  despite my living near two AM powerhouse stations, there is very little bleed-over or "ghosting" on the dial.   On FM, it can pull stations "out of the weeds" almost as well as my car radio.

For a while I had this radio in my office in downtown Chicago; it pulled in the stations-- even AM-- despite the fact that I was inside an iron- and steel- constructed building in the middle of the city. The Super Radio II is now my kitchen radio, and it does a great job whether I am listening to talk or music. The audio rivals the Grundigs on this page, and its sensitivity and selectivity rarely let me down. This is no small task given the fact that I am in a pretty noisy (electrically) environment.

Rather than go on glowingly about the radio, here is a link to the SR FAQ: http://www1.shore.net/~dmoisan/faqs/superradio/gesr_faq.html. The FAQ is actually focused on the Superadio III, but it's based on an earlier document which was written for the II. Much of what's in the FAQ applies to the II, and some of the differences are pointed out.

I will say this about the radio: there was no better AM/FM radio available in its class, and it truly is a stellar performer!

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