Eton FR300 Emergency Crank Radio Metallic Red
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Customer Review: Pretty Good
Summary: 4 Stars
I expected to have the TV channels but I guess they may have changed to product due to the conversion to digital broadcasting. I really wanted the cell phone charger which you send for after designating your cell make and model.Customer Review: Good buy
Summary: 4 Stars
I am very happy with this purchase. It picks up many stations on am-fm and has good quality sound. It's a nice size, not too small.Customer Review: WORKS FINE BUT....
Summary: 3 Stars
Eton FR300 Emergency Crank Radio Metallic Red
We lost power the other day and realized that we had no way to hear news. We have phones and could call someone but wanted to hear news about what was going on. We ordered this multi-function radio. All features work fine. However, in 2009, TV is going digital and the TV audio reception feature will no longer work. There are also plans to digitalize FM radio broadcasting at a later date. The digitilization of AM radio has also been proposed for an even later date. At that point, this radio will be a battery/hand cranked siren/flashlight/weather radio. But then again, are they planning to digitilize the weather broadcasts too? I spent the $50 anyway. It will at least hold us for a few years.
Customer Review: Nice features; but missing some things...
Summary: 3 Stars
On the surface, this radio seems to have everything: compact size, am/fm radio bands, tv and weather bands, and the ability to crank it for power and charge your cell phone in a pinch. It does have those things, however, it does not come with a ac/dc cord to plug it up (which is not mentioned) or a converter to plug a cell phone charger into. So now we are trying to find both and not having much success. A great emergency radio, but don't count on being able to charge your cell phone or plug it in during non-emergency times.Customer Review: Mistake in manual
Summary: 3 Stars
My biggest complaint with the radio is that the manual mistakenly promises over an hour of listening time for 60-90 seconds of cranking. You only get 10 minutes of listening time which would be fine for emergencies but you'll definitely need to run this on batteries for regular listenting. I called customer service three times to ask about this and never recieved a call back. Otherwise, a nice radio with very good reception.