I assumed this thing was going to be twice the size the pictures make it seem. It's just a little bigger than an iphone, making it very portable. Pros: I like the multiple charging options, although I doubt the crank or solar features provide much power in reality. Reception is decent, we use it camping in the mountains. Our DIY hack is rolling up a long piece of tin foil and sticking it on top of the antenna so the signal is a little clearer. Flashlight is bright. Battery life is pretty darn long. I use it regularly at home and only have to charge it every 2 weeks. Cons: The volume & tuning dials pop off every once in a while. There's not really a low-battery indication. Overall, definitely worth the money.
I assumed this thing was going to be twice the size the pictures make it seem. It's just a little bigger than an iphone, making it very portable. Pros: I like the multiple charging options, although I doubt the crank or solar features provide much power in reality. Reception is decent, we use it camping in the mountains. Our DIY hack is rolling up a long piece of tin foil and sticking it on top of the antenna so the signal is a little clearer. Flashlight is bright. Battery life is pretty darn long. I use it regularly at home and only have to charge it every 2 weeks. Cons: The volume & tuning dials pop off every once in a while. There's not really a low-battery indication. Overall, definitely worth the money.
This is a great radio with our cabin in the woods..
This is a great radio with our cabin in the woods..
It was kind of small for an emergency radio. We thought it would be bigger and easier to read.
It was kind of small for an emergency radio. We thought it would be bigger and easier to read.
Haven't use that often so not really know how good it is. Let see how it stands in the near future
Haven't use that often so not really know how good it is. Let see how it stands in the near future
First off all the features work like they should (the radio part even worked better then I excpected). The only downfall is the radio wasn't put together very well. My 2.5 year old and 1.5 year all sometimes get ahold of it and while in there possession they've managed to loose the volume knob (that just clicks right back in), take off the black tab that that tells you the radio station ect, completely break off the black part of plastic the houses the light (my kids could just be more destructive then normal though as my whole families on the wildside). The actual housing of the radio seems to be pretty decent though, no cracks or anything and once it was completely submersed in water and didn't seem to be affected. Basically a little bit of super glue and this radio is great.
First off all the features work like they should (the radio part even worked better then I excpected). The only downfall is the radio wasn't put together very well. My 2.5 year old and 1.5 year all sometimes get ahold of it and while in there possession they've managed to loose the volume knob (that just clicks right back in), take off the black tab that that tells you the radio station ect, completely break off the black part of plastic the houses the light (my kids could just be more destructive then normal though as my whole families on the wildside). The actual housing of the radio seems to be pretty decent though, no cracks or anything and once it was completely submersed in water and didn't seem to be affected. Basically a little bit of super glue and this radio is great.