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crackly volume control drives you nut every time you touch it?
I have tried a number of these radios over five years or so, I must say that the radio is fantastic. The best of all, you only need to change batteries twice a year for leaving the radio on all day. Having said that, you would think that for the amount of complaint written about the crackly volume control in this radio someone would have paid attention and changed this nasty part by now. Another Chinese dump!!!!! a radio that you can use anywhere i have been wanting this radio for some time. it is so handy, you can use it anywhere and don't have to worry about batteries or electricity. you just crank it and go. i also have a couple of the crank flashlights and i have used them several times when the electricity went out and again, they are dependable. bad review i purched wanted amobile radio this doesent do it i constantly have to crank for a very long time to get 20 to 30 minutes Don't expect much I have the FR-200 which I purchased through Amazon. Don't expect much. The antenna will break and when you try to buy a replacement you will not be able to use Eton's web site to do it becuase it does not work. When you call Eton on the phone they will tell you that the antenna is "back ordered" and you should call in about 45 days. More crap from China. Tippy radio spills its batteries I use my Grundig FR200 around the house to listen to AM talk radio. It works fine for that. I've had it 2-3 years now. The pot (potentiometer) is awful -- you have to really play with the knob to get the volume where you want it. It is very "tippy". I must knock it over weekly. This always causes the battery cover to fall off and the 3 AA batteries and the built-in rechargeable battery pack to fall out. It's a very tight squeeze; difficult to get them all back in and the cover closed. I'm considering duct-taping it shut. Cranking the radio, instead of using batteries, is fun for about 2 days. Too much work for too little listening. I no longer bother and just buy AA batteries, which last a good long time. I like the strap on top for carrying it around. I like that the radio is durable (especially since it *will* be knocked over often). The light works OK, but there are better emergency lights (such as the fantastic Panasonic SQT555W601 Automatic Power-Failure Light). | |
