Eton FR250 Emergency Crank Radio Metallic Silver Review

This little radio surprised me. After reading many reviews, I purchased the radio from Tanga.com for $22. While it is a bit fragile and cheaply built, it does have good sound, and the tuner works well. Speaker volume is quite loud and the sound through the headphone jack has excellent bass.

The LED lamp has good brightness, but will drain the internal battery quickly.
The siren is annoying and I have no idea why it is there.
The Shortwave tuner does work, although it wouldn't be too useful for someone who wanted to seriously listen to world radio.

I purchased this radio for travel and camping, intending to never use batteries; only use the wind-up feature. And so far, it has worked well. The rechargeable battery inside the radio is a small cordless phone battery, and when it eventually conks out, it shouldn't be too difficult to find a new one.

This radio is definitely for indoor use, much like a family would use during a power outage. I am stretching it beyond it's design just by taking it tent camping.

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