JUNK !!!
I bought this radio on 12/13/07. I tried it when I received it & it worked OK. I took it camping (pop-up) & when I needed to get a weather report (9/2/08), the weather band was completely non-functional !!!! Of course, we had heavy rain & thunderstorms that night !
What good is a so-called emergency radio that doesn't work the 1st time you need it ?
I'm glad I bought the AC adapter because 15 minutes of cranking gave about 1 minute of radio use !
I wasted $50 on a piece of electronic junk ! I hope I can buy something else that is dependable & actually works when you need it !
I also never received the cell phone adapters from Eton after sending them the request card !
Don't buy this item !
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A Great Little Radio!
I purchased this radio to take on fishing trips in the midwest and Ontario and have been very pleased with the weather channel reception as well as the AM & FM bands. I just recently tuned in to the TV channels it picks up and was again plaesantly surprised at the reception considering we were away from any major city. I like the "dynamo" and my boys enjoy cranking it so it runs on its own juice instead of the batteries. I highly recommend this unit.
Broke very easily
As all the positive reviews note, it is a great product in every way as far as I can tell... except that it broke in no time, even though it was used gently and very infrequently. The crank just flat out stopped working, after maybe 3 uses... As I said, we were careful with it and didn't handle it roughly. You just turn the crank, so I can't see any way to mess it up... Perhaps this was just one defective unit... In any case, for what we paid, it shouldn't break so easily.
Eton FR 300
I love this thing!
This is my second Eton product and believe that they are making a great product at the right price. It has a great form factor and does not eat the batteries. The alarm function during weather alerts is loud (scared my wife at 11:30 at night!) The light is good and the blinking red is also bright. The body is rubberized which means a no slip radio when having to crank it when wet. I give it a 9 out of 10. Great job Eton!
Wind-up radio
I bought two of these...as I live in California, needed something that did
not need power...in case of eArThQuAkEs! Seems to hold a pretty good wind
up charge, my husband liked his quite a bit.
