I bought this specifically to use while jogging. I usually run in the evening, which means that during the Maine winter it is dark and cold. I thought that listening to the radio would divert my attention from the cold and ice. It did capture my attention, but mainly because it is so difficult to use by feel that I had to stop occasionally to change the station or adjust the volume.

I found the armband to be pretty cool. It has a plastic band inside that holds it straight out when you flatten it, and then it springs into a curled position when you start to bend it, like a snap bracelet. The arm band slides into the back of the unit with a click and is removable. Unfortunately, I really couldn't use it. It felt okay when it was on my bare arm or over a thin shirt, but over multiple layers of clothing it was difficult to get it to stay put without tightening it to a tourniquet level. I also thought it was a little heavy and bulky to carry around on my arm. I ended up carrying it in the pocket of my running jacket. The curved shape of the body is intended to fit on an arm, and is not the best shape for a pocket. I haven't tried wearing it on my belt, but I think the shape would accommodate the curve of a hip okay. It is clearly designed to be worn on the arm, however.

The front has a bunch of buttons on it. Five are presets for the radio, one is devoted to the weather band, and another chooses the band(fm 1 & 2, am, tv). These buttons are all in the same general area and are pretty much indistinguishable from each other if you are trying to find one by feel, so it is quite easy to press the wrong one. If they were all simply radio station presets then this would be okay, but they aren't, which is a significant design flaw. If you accidently press the weather button then you can pretty much figure on having to stop, locate the band button, and return it to a radio band. I have done this several times when I was trying to tune the radio to a different station. If the radio presets were isolated from other controls the unit would be much easier to use.

The front also contains the clock/frequency/stopwatch display, and some other controls to set them. The display is small somewhat hard to read. I haven't found any backlight, so it can't be viewed in the dark.

The other major design problem is with the volume control. A pair of pushbutton controls would be much better than the dial control, which is extremely sensitive to the slightest touch. Although the dial rotates about 180 degrees, I have found that the range between silence and sonic boom to be maybe five degrees. It is also quite easy to accidently change the volume when you're fumbling with the buttons trying to figure out which is which.

I just use the radio for fm, and the reception is marginal. The headphone cord is the antenna. I found that inside the comfort of my house I could stretch the cord and get marvelous reception, but outside with the cord hanging across my chest that the fm reception was quite finicky. The stations that I listen to are not local, but are plenty strong for other radios, but it is impossible to get consistently clear reception while running. Although the dx/local switch does improve it, it is probably unrealistic to expect much from a tiny radio when you are constantly changing directions or passing obstructions.

The am reception seems okay. The TV reception seems okay. The weather reception is terrible. But I don't use any of them.

The headphone seems okay but the cord is a little short. But it wasn't enough to make me buy a different headphone.

Although I found it difficult to use while running, and while the reception was not the greatest, it is adequate for what I use it for. An mp3 player might be a better choice for jogging, though.