Eton FR400 Hand Crank Radio and Power Generator

List Price: $80.00

Features:

• Hand crank power generator is ideal for emergencies
• Provides you with an emergency siren, water resistant radio, LED lights, and a cell phone charger so you can contact help
• Can receive power from four different sources: built-in rechargeable Ni-MH battery that takes charge from the dynamo crank and an AC adapter; 3 "AA" batteries; the A/C adapter alone or the dynamo crank alone
• Gives you access to NOAA weather channels and TV-VHF channels so you can check the weather or hear important news updates
• Dimensions: 8.6 x 4.5 x 2.0 inches (WxHxD); weighs 1.5 pounds

Customer Reviews:

Just Right for the Price [Posted on 2008-11-15]
I originally bought a "Jeep" all weather radio for my husband for Christmas - I thought paying more might mean a better product; not so, the hand crank broke on 2nd use. I then ordered this one - my hubby loves it. It contains everything we would want for an emergency radio; we have no problems picking up any of the t.v., National or local stations. The light is sufficient for an emergency and the Alert would definitely get you out of bed. The only issue we have seen is that we had it on one night and the alarm went off for no apparant reason...If not for that I would have given it 5 stars. I think this is a must for any household that lives in a storm prone area (which seems to be just about anywhere now a days): I definitely feel comfortable going to bed if severe storms are predicted using this radio rather than spending the entire night watching the t.v. which is what I always did in the past...A good buy in my book.

Does almost everything [Posted on 2008-11-16]
We started playing with this right away, even though it is really for our emergency kit. It is heavy duty and holds a charge real well. We could listen to TV or the radio. It has a goofy port for "charging your cell phone" that we can't figure out. Our cell phones don't hook up to that, and there are no directions. At all. You just open this and play with it. No directions at all. But we got one for each of our grown children too.

Good buy [Posted on 2008-11-17]
After the hurricane hit Houston this was a necessity for my family for over a week! Worked just as it was suppose to.

Can't pick up stations [Posted on 2008-11-22]
It has wonderful features, but I was unable to pick up my two local NPR stations! We tried and tried, and though we are not more than five miles from one of our local stations, there was absolutely no reception. Perhaps it was just a lemon, because I haven't read this criticism anywhere else. I may try another one, because other than that I thought it was great. Eton FR400 Hand Crank Radio and Power Generator (Red)

A ""Must Pack "Radio  [Posted on 2008-11-25]
This is radio that is for your "Must Pack" list whenever you travel. Quality is excellent with solid sound reception for AM, FM and Weather. No need to worry about power if you end up in the wilderness. Just turn the crank and you're back in touch with the world. Just ordered one as Christmas gift for my outdoor-obsessed son in law. It'll be a fixture on his boat and in his golf bag, I am certain. He has to stay in touch with what's happening and this this will make that happen for him.

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