This was not expensive but comes with nothing in the way of operating instructions and nothing on line. I can't tell if it is a good product or not because it is very difficult to use. Even an internet link would be helpful.

I bought this solely to use as an FM radio recorder. It's the only thing out there except for the much more expensive C Crane Witness 2 as far as I can tell. Here's the dope:

The FM sound quality is outstanding. When I played it through my home stereo system it was very good. The sensitivity isn't great but I live in the city and all nearby stations came in just fine. The DSP tuning on the FM band is truly a breakthrough in radio technology.

The scheduled recorder is bare bones but it works. The first hurdle was getting a micro SD card that was compatible. I eventually reformatted a 2GB Sandisk card as Master Boot Record and FAT. That did the trick. You set the radio on the station you want to record. Lower the volume to 1 because when the timer kicks in the radio will play. Set the timer by hour and minute. Next set the duration the choices 1,15,30,60,90,120 or 180 minutes.

Sadly, there are no functions for scheduling on a different day or repeat recording. You can only set one recording and you have to leave the radio tuned to the desired station.

The recording quality is good. There are no options that I can see in the menu. It makes 128kbps mpegs (mp2/layer1) at 32KHz. The files are just numbered in order without any metadata.

Mine came with a dead battery (standard old school cell phone batteries). I am going to send it back. If it had more robust scheduling options, I would ask for an exchange but since it can't do repeat recordings, I will opt for a refund instead.

Works great

I work in an office that is one floor below the ground, getting radio reception is difficult, but, this radio is able to pick up a signal. The public radio station signal is somewhat weak, but, I can hear it, depending on where I put the radio. The only thing is that the battery is dead and never powered, I need to contact the company and ask for a new one.

Simply put, this is a piece of junk, and Kaito should be ashamed of selling it. The radio reception is on a par with a sub $10.00 radio. Add to that the audio quality sounding distant and poor. The mp3 abilities are an atrocity as the buttons don't function properly. No matter what button you press (play, ff, rw) there is a high chance that it will return you to the beginning of the track you are playing.
Buy the Kaito KA 29 model, which is superior in every way and cheaper.