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The built in "flash light" is well.whatever. But I can see where this one might be a little weak for all but the heavy s/wave stations.
At least for what I hope I don't need it for. Recommended.
A nice emergency table top news provider. Color selection was a little lean (ended up with white when my color selection said "SAND") Nice fine tuning knob for the short waves built into the main tuning knob.
Decent enough carry case. Sound was fine for information.wouldn't brag too much for music.but hey, it is like a 3" speaker.Winding action seemed solid enough for me.controls as well.
(And a real drain on the juice---use it to find the lanterns and matches and to keep from tripping over the dog but other than that).
Like other reviewers I relied on the Grundig name but this turns out to be some Chinese-made junk. I would have been much better off with a cheap transistor radio and some batteries in a drawer. Both the website and the phone number on the box are no longer valid and no one will work on this thing. I did not purchase this from Amazon. Stay away. until I tried to actually use it. I had my FR200 radio for a while and was pretty pleased with myself when the power went out. Cranking it for ten minutes yielded me about two minutes of radio time.
Good overall emergency radio and a great value for the money. Small and compact with decent sound for a portable. Excellent reception on AM & FM Bands. Shortwave band reception is mostly limited to the strongest stations.
Before camping, I charge it the night before (4 hours should be more than plenty). I've had a few compliments, "That's what I need (a radio like this).", from outdoors men. I use it maybe 10 days out of the year (camping, BBQs, gardening).
The speakers are of good quality sound, for a sm.radio. I'm getting another for my dad. Fortunately I catch my favorite stations well on FM but not on the AM or the other features it offers.
I've had this radio for many years. I've never used the light for more than a few minutes (emergency only). I haven't had to use the crank too often so I can't comment.
The crank works but you definitely need an adapter plug, the sound is louder and more clear. It holds a charge to play the radio the entire day (the flashlight will eat the charge faster).
I think Radio Shack started this consumer-unfriendly trend of selling incomplete products, and Microsoft does the same through its Vista non-ware. I am put out that the radio did not come with an AC adaptor, and I refuse to buy one at the high prices now charged for them. This radio is sold under several brands, and is good for daily use as well as for emergencies because it picks up signals from a longer distance than most radios. The wind-up feature is more fun than utilitarian since three AA batteries will power this little gadget for days.
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