Eton FR400 Hand Crank Radio and Power Generator (Red)
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Customer Review: Excellent emergency Radio
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an excellent radio with good sound quality for both talk and music. It is sturdy and well built. It comes with a convenient carry case which holds the instructions and batteries which is very useful in the case of an emergency. Sound is clearest after a full charge using the built in re-chargable battery and also clear using AA batteries. The least clear sound is produced when all other power supply is exhausted and you need to use the crank. However, this radio has a lot to run on before you get to the crank stage.
The company was very prompt in supplying the cell phone adapter, however they have sent two and neither of them fit the phone so in an emergency we will not be able to charge the phone until we get this aspect straigntened out. this is the reason for 4 rather than 5stars
Every home should have this radio for both emergency and ordinary portable use.
Customer Review: Eton FR400
Summary: 4 Stars
The FR400 is a good, though pricey, radio. The LED flashlight is intense (you won't want to look directly at it), but not so bright. This is the case for most LED flashlights, so, if you need to be active during a low light condition, you might be better off with an ordinary flashlight. I have two gripes:
1) It doesn't stand well on its end. During a recent power outage, I tried pointing the light upward, as I did with my other flashlights, so that it would reflect off the ceiling and illuminate a larger area. The dynamo crank prevents the radio from standing well on its end.
2) The AC adapter doesn't fit in the bag, as another reviewer already noted. The bag, by the way, fits rather tightly, so it is easy to accidentally turn knobs and flip switches as you're pushing the radio in.
Customer Review: Free from cords, at last!
Summary: 4 Stars
Love the light-weight and compactness of this emergency radio in addition to the multiple energy sources.
Tried it out on a recent camping trip and couldn't locate TV stations, seemed to get radio on TV setting. In subsequent test at home, I got all our local TV stations, plus some unidentified broadcasts which sounded like radio.
NOAA weather broadcast was very helpful on campout.
The cover is a good idea, but it fits too tightly to be used easily.
Eton FR400 Hand Crank Radio and Power Generator (Red)
Customer Review: Eton FR400 Hand Crank Radio and Power Generator (Red)
Summary: 4 Stars
Shortly after purchasing this radio our electric was off for six days. I had the radio turned on for six days, 24 hours a day. I am still using the same batteries in the radio. This is a good radio that I recommend to anyone considering one. I am pleased with my radio and would purchase it again.Eton FR400 Hand Crank Radio and Power Generator (Red)Customer Review: FR-400 No Longer Has TV Channels...
Summary: 4 Stars
...no need for them since analog is dead early next year. Great multi-function radio-light hand-crank device, but the flash light portion is really small in comparison to the overall size (light is about half the size of the smaller FR-150). Just ordered the cell phone tips AND connecting cord. The cell phone connecting cord is NOT in box like it is in the FR-150. As you can tell, we have both models; they are good complements for each other.