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Question: No problem with  AM, but FM is  weak , tuning indicator fails to light and  reception fades away unless I keep hold of it.  Is this a fault ?
Document: Exactly what I wanted for walking the dogs, easy to take along for the ball game.Small radio (shirt pocket small) with good reception and above average sound for the the size.Clear tone on AM. Tuning indicator light for those who require assistance with that. Plenty of volume for the size.I will get another one for the emergency kit. 2AA's do the job.This radio is much better quality than I expected.
Item is about the size of a deck of cards.Excellent FM reception with antenna up.AM reception is so-so. The tuning indicator LED helps.Drift is not bad.. But it is new. We'll see.Speaker is pretty loud (and quite crisp) for the small size.I would recommend this item to friends seeking a compact AM/FM radio.
I mostly decided on this one because it can put sound through both earbuds. I am very impressed with the FM reception and the AM reception is good too. The size and weight is perfect. Anything else would seem oversized next to this. I'm happy to see that the tune light works on both AM and FM. It takes a bit longer to find those AM stations, but I can get NY stations 100 miles away.
I bought this radio after reading raving reviews. The radio itself is well made and doesn't look cheap. The reception on the other hand is really bad. With the antenna extended and the radio in your hand, the FM channels sound very clear but as soon as you put the radio down and move your hand away the receptions gets really bad. So much static that you can't even hear the sounds but the reception gets better if I wave my hand around the radio or hold it in my hands.
Its a very small radio, and it works. Tinny sound, holds local stations, good battery life, light, simple. Tuning is tight but hard to fine tune. It does what I wanted it to do for the price. Don't rush out to buy one unless it fits your needs for a very small radio.
I bought this radio to use on when I walk. It is the fourth radio that I have bought for this purpose and it is a keeper. The stations come in very clearly with little interference in either the AM or FM band. I no longer have to hold my arm above my head or behind my back to get reception. If I do happen to get interference, I pull out the antenna and it disappears. The radio fits perfectly in my pocket.
My AM/FM clock radio reception is far better. Holding the radio in your hand while listening defeats the purpose. I bought this radio to listen to NPR while I was working but his radio disappointments me. I may keep it since it was really cheap and not worth the shipping costs back to Amazon.
There's no clock, no snooze, no strap, no bass-boost, sound does come out of both earphones - but it's mono...  you get the point.The ONE fancy thing is the green "tune" light that fades up and down depending on signal strength/tuning. The tuning dial itself is on the side and tiny, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in tightness, and making tiny adjustments is very easy.
There are less AM stations so tuning AM is easier. I decided to keep the radio because I really wanted it for AM. It runs on two AAA batteries so its economical to use.
The radio is tiny, and that is convenient, but the reception is not great on AM or FM. If you move the radio even a little it loses the station. FM sounds like AM with lots of static with a slight move of it. When tuning at certain times of the day the FM stations overlap and play at the same time. I don't live in the sticks and typically have great luck with radio on my others in the house, but not this one.
Answer: Campbell,As an owner of maybe 6 of the Kaito KA200s I think you have a defective radio. Of the 6 I've owned 2 were defective. I would recommend you do the following before you get a replacement:1. Make sure you have good batteries. As the batteries weaken things like volume and reception deteriorate.2. I live in the city and will encounter reception problems once I get 10 miles away from the local station I like to listen to.2. On rare occasions I will have a reception problem in a building. I have found I need to move around to find the best reception. Even more rare is a reception problem in my house that can be corrected by moving the radio a mere 6 inches.Back to your specific problem--I have not experienced it. Hence my guess you may have a defective radio. Good luck.Kim