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Your cart is empty.4.5 out of 5 stars
- #511 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
- #5 in Weather Radios
Peter Hanson
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2025
This radio works, and it has several sources of power: a built-in battery that you charge with a supplied UBS cord and cube, a hand crank that unfolds from the radio, a place for 3 AAA batteries, and a solar collector. The radio brings in AM, FM and NOAA weather stations, along with a NOAA alert setting. There's a flashlight and a two-level reading light. There's a digital clock that can turn off the NOAA alert after a period to save power. There's an SOS LOUD signal. The radio is well-built and compact. Its bright yellow color makes it easy to find in a drawer or on a shelf. We're pleased to have it in case we have no electric power and need to be in touch with news and weather.
Michel Deschenes
Reviewed in Canada on February 10, 2025
Totalement satisfait
Brampton B
Reviewed in Canada on December 4, 2024
I liked all the features on this item. The lights, radio, siren, and the fact that it used both batteries and manual crank for power. The only reservation I have is the plastic crank, which feels a mite fragile for the task. Other than that I would recommend this item.
RV
Reviewed in Canada on December 4, 2024
I like it so far but can't pick up the weather yet. Have not tried it outside. I like lights, and the am/fm comes in very good and the speaker is better than expected.
Vital Syrard
Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2024
Lots of good features
David G
Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2024
No need to manually rotate a tuning knob from channel to channel. Scan feature alone is worth paying the extra money, compared to the cheapest radios. This emergency weather radio will even alert you with an audible alarm if there is an "Alert" on a channel, even if you are sleeping and have the radio in Standby mode. Again, well worth the extra cost, compared to less expensive units that would require you to actively listen for alerts. Plan to use this radio to alert me of a Tornado Warning/Watch and then use weather radar on cell phone weather app to estimate my relative danger (I'm assuming that I'll be able to recognize a Tornado on the weather radar). Realize that phone may broadcast an emergency alert, but when camping I'd like to have an earlier (general) warning that this radio provides, so that I can be prepared. Very impressed with the sound quality, the features and with the convenient small size.Would definitely recommend.
Jon C.
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2024
I live in South Florida where we get our fair share of tropical storms and more than our fair share of hurricanes and power outages so I purchased this radio for just such events.It seems like a pretty solid unit for the money and, at least in my area, gets great reception on AM, FM, and the local weather band. I haven't played with it much but for the few minutes I did, I was unable to get anything in Short Wave mode.Most of the other features are nice, but also pretty useless. Charging the battery to full with either the solar panel or the crank would literally take days, if even possible. At best, they will help the batteries discharge less quickly. The integrated light might be useful if the only thing handy when the power went out was the radio but you're better off with a flashlight or lantern in a power outage and not draining the batteries on the radio. That said, if the radio was handy, you could always use the built-in lights to help find the flashlight or lantern.I can't honestly think of a situation where I'd want to use the alarm. Maybe if there were a fire in the house, everyone else was sleeping, the smoke detectors weren't going off and you wanted to wake everyone up? I can say, if I was being attacked, instead of using the alarm I'd probably just hit the attacker over the head with the radio.Surprisingly, the mini button compass attached to the strap appeared to be pretty accurate but since the radio would give off a magnetic field (I don't know if they still put magnets in the speakers, but even without a magnet, you'd have an EMF field from the electricity). I'd hate to have to rely on it for navigation unless it was to navigate me to a real compass and, even then, I'd take it off the strap and make sure the radio wasn't near it when trying to get a bearing.That said, I'm still giving this thing four stars because if you just need a decent emergency radio at an affordable price and aren't concerned with the other "bells & whistles", this one does a pretty good job.
Kat
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
I won't do a video due to the fact there are several already that I found to be accurate. This little device is very handy to have around especially when you live in an are that gets storms often. I just ordered mine and have been testing it out.Solar Panel:I won't give 4 stars on the charging via solar panel due to the fact they make it very clear that it's a backup method for charging as it's slow to charge because the panel is small. It does work and will get you through in a clinch.Lights:The light on the end is very bright and has a nice dimmer for times when you don't need the full brightness. The top light is handy for adding a nice amount of light to a dark room rather than just being a direct light. I'm happy with the lights they work nicely and the brightness is great.Radio:I found the radio to be clear and the volume good as well. I was able to find a station that gives good info on my area, which is important when hurricane season comes around.Alarm:The alarm is loud but it's not going to deafen you if you need to use it close to you in an emergency when you may want to be found or easily located.Charging:With the power cord it charges pretty quickly, USB also charges it pretty quickly if you have a battery pack charger. The Crank is slower and tiering but that's to be expected. The solar panel is slower as well as I mentioned above both have been clearly outlined by the seller. They are for emergency use to give you enough power to use the radio, light, charge something up.I do appreciate the fact that you can charge it with several different methods as well as a battery backup I believe it's 3 AAA batteries.Crank, Solar, Electrical Outlet, USB, 3 AAA Batteries and rechargeable batteryIt's very sturdy! It's about the size of a brick. The case seems to be a very sturdy well made plastic. It has a carry strap. It's not heavy but it's not feather light either it's just right.It has ports to charge your phone, tablet etc. which is always helpful in an event you lose power.I recommend this product for anyone that needs a little extra piece of mind should you lose power or just enjoy camping or to keep in your vehicle.
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