Etón FR160GR Microlink Self-Powered AM/FM/NOAA Weather Radio with Flashlight, Solar Power and Cell Phone Charger (Green)
Etón FR160GR Microlink Self-Powered AM/FM/NOAA Weather Radio with Flashlight, Solar Power and Cell Phone Charger (Green)
- AM (520-1710 KHz) & FM (87-108MHz) NOAA weatherband all 7 channels Built-in 3 white LED light source Powered by solar
- USB cell phone charger 3.5 mm headphone input Dimensions: 5.25 x 2.5 x 1.75 and 133 x 63.5 x 44.45 mm (W x H x D)
- Accessories: owners manual, warranty card Specifications subject to change
- Weight: 8.5 oz. and 241 g
Self-Powered AM/FM/NOAA Weather Radio with Flashlight, Solar Power, and Cell Phone Charger
List Price: $ 35.00
Price: $ 35.00
Cheap and high quality emergency radio,
This radio is a great little investment. It does exactly everything it states it should. On a 60 second crank I got hours of play. I ran the radio completely dead by leaving the light on and the radio playing at half column. I let the radio play like this with the light on for at least an hour before it went dead. I then put it out in the sun and let it charge with the solar charger for about four hours and then turned the radio on and let it play for only about an hour and then just didn’t want to complete the experiment. I am very pleased with this radio. 60 seconds of cranking for hours of play is very reasonable. Letting it charge out in the sun and getting hours of play is very reasonable. I have other brands like this in the past that you would crank for 5 to 10 and get maybe 10 minutes of play.
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|Very good product for what it’s designed for,
I read numerous reviews about this product and had concerns re: people’s feedback — quality, lack of A/C power adapter, time/effort to recharge a cell phone, USB charger which is useless when there’s no power, etc. But I decided to buy one just because I’ve got a young family and it’s my responsibility [gulp] to be at least minimally prepared. You got to admit that these storms in recent years (not to mention tornados, earthquakes, fires, and other disasters that occur constantly) demonstrate that help may take days or weeks to arrive. That’s a long time when you remember that lights, ATM’s, radios, etc don’t work when bad things happen.
So I pulled the trigger w/ low expectations and am I glad I did. These FR-160′s are ideal for their purpose: they provide basic lighting & communication (read: radio/weather) in case of emergency. The quality was shockingly good for only $30. And they’re small — pretend your hand is in a mitten and subtract your thumb…about that size. They’re not meant to provide music for a party so don’t expect it amazing quality sound. They’re not designed to be used on the ocean as your boat’s only radio. Don’t drop it off a cliff and expect it to be good as new. They’re designed to be a compact combination radio/flashlight that can be a lifesaver if you ever need it.
Keep safe…
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|DO NOT USE IT TO CHARGE IPHONE !!!!,
ABSOLUTELY DO NOT USE THIS TO CHARGE AN IPHONE !!!! I have a 32GB 3GS that I purchased in February. I purchased the Eton Microlink FR160 for a Cub Scout campout to celebrate the 100 years of scouting. We were camping in a farm field with no access to electricity. When I used it to charge my iPhone, it FRIED IT! I mean no phone, all loss of data, completely black screen. The Apple store tried to due a hard reset and couldn’t even get it to turn on. Thank goodness that the phone was still under warranty! Apple gave me a new phone, but I had to reload EVERYTHING! A HUGE time commitment and pain. Tech support from Eton was willing to replace my iPhone and very helpful. They emphasized to me to NOT USE this to charge an iPhone! All other features are awesome and weather band works great. I will keep it for that reason only.
JeffZman
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