This is a great clock radio. The radio pulls in distant stations well. Not quite as good as C.C.Radio. But the alarm section works better, and automatically sets time to atomic clock. But very good ,much better than radio with analog tuner.

THE GOOD. The atomic clock works flawlessly even in Virginia, far away from Boulder, Colorado where the signal is coming from.

The radio is decent but not outstanding. Its reception is about the same as my previous cheap ($20) clock radio. The sound quality is OK from the monarual speaker and excellent when using stereo headphones. The existance of the headphones jack is a big advantage.

The volume control is analog but capable to regulate practically down to zero. That is really good.

COULD BE BETTER. Setting up the alarm is not intuitive. I had to go back to the manual multiple times and even now I am not sure how to get there. Have to try several times before I accidentally do it right. Otherwise I am a technical person.

THE BAD. Like many other reviewers already complained about the bright display I have to join them. A night clock should not have this enormous lit panel without the dimming ability. Instead of the whole background only the numbers should be lit.

The presence of the AM capabilty is useless for me. I wish they'd used the resources for better purposes.

I have owned the RCR-22 for almost a year now. I wanted an alarm clock with the ability to choose which days the alarm would sound. I didn't want just weekdays or M, W, F. I am easily able to program it once and not have to worry about resetting it unless I need to change the time. It also displays the next alarm time and day so I can always check right before I go to bed if it is set correctly. I love not having to turn my alarm on and off like on older alarm clocks I've owned. Turning it off when I wake up just sets it up to go off for the next set day. It's great!! I haven't overslept yet!

I also like the sleep function that can be set for 60, 45, 30, or 15 minutes of radio to play while you fall asleep. Then it automatically shuts off. I just put it on talk radio and it puts me right to sleep.

I did not by this for sound quality, but I will admit it's mediocre at best when I've plugged my iPod in through the convenient Aux input.

It would be nice if it had the Human Waking System (HWS) for radio, too, not just buzzer mode, but not a big deal. It's all the same to me when I'm getting up at the crack of dawn!

I really like this product and don't see myself looking for a new alarm clock for a long time!

This atomic alarm clock radio is better than I thought it would be and then some. It is easy to set up and operate. I receved this just before we had to turn the clocks back (November 08) and I did not have to do a thing. It sounds great and it's the best alarm clock I've ever owned.

My whole motivation behind this was to get a clock radio that didn't have to be updated twice each year. I have an atomic clock and it works wonderfully, and I thought, "what a great idea for a clock radio!" So I got the RC-22 with high expectations. Unfortunately it couldn't pick up the atomic clock radio signal. I tried everything I could think of... putting it near windows, resetting it, and trying diffent orientations for the antenna bar. Nothing worked. It really surprised me because it had no problems with FM radio reception -- even a weak station that my old (and still in service) clock radio chokes on. Sent it back for a refund.