Etón FR150 Microlink Solar-Powered, Self-Powered AM/FM/Weatherband Portable Radio with Flashlight and Cell Phone Charger (Black) by Eton
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Digital camera reviews of Etón FR150 Microlink Solar-Powered, Self-Powered AM/FM/Weatherband Portable Radio with Flashlight and Cell Phone Charger (Black)
Digital camera Review: OK
Summary: 4 Stars
This radio is good for the price. The rechargeable battery works good with the USB, but the hand crank way of charging is not that good. The radio will not hold a charge that long using the crank method. I have not tried the solar charge method but it appears to be OK based on previous reviews. The radio looks nice, feels solid, and is small but the right size. It is built solid and feels like it is of good quality for $30.00. The reception is good on both the AM and FM. The weather stations come in good where I am located at which is in the mountains. The LED flashlight is good and bright with 3 LEDS. Overall a good purchase and would recommend to anybody.Digital camera Review: Quality At It's Best
Summary: 5 Stars
I was surprised at the quality of this product. While I was expecting a good product, I was not expecting all of the bells and whistles to be so outstanding. I bought this item for my husband who usually is hard to impress. He was like a kid with a new toy. Each time he would try a different feature he could come show me how it worked.Digital camera Review: Recieves well, great buy!
Summary: 5 Stars
Had my doubts when I ordered as we live in a very fringe area surrounded by mountains. Was very pleased to find this little radio pulled in stations as well or better than our larger, more expensive receivers. Also, the Noaa station comes in very clear and at times can get 3 stations.
I found that I get much more than an hour of listening for 90 seconds of cranking. And the light lasts very very long. Also, the solar cell requires very little sunlight to power the radio.
If I had one critique, it would be the very small tuning knob, making it a little difficult to fine tune stations. But this is not used in emergencies as the Noaa stations are tuned in by the selector switch.
All in all, a great purchase. We plan to get another one to keep in car.
Digital camera Review: Seems to do the job
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this product for my father for Father's Day. He loves these all-in-one gadgets. The Solar energy works perfect, the radio was the first thing I tested. The crank works well and the LED is pretty bright.
I didn't really understand how to work the cell phone charger, there weren't solid instructions, but then again I only spent a total of 5 minutes testing the thing out before I wrapped it up.
The way I see it, the two most important things a person would need from a gadget, should there be a black out, are a radio and a flashlight. That's exactly what this little thing does.
Digital camera Review: So far, so good.
Summary: 3 Stars
We got the radio in a couple days - typical excellent service by Amazon. Set it out in the sun for an afternoon and it was ready to go. Camping at Lake Cachuma we tried it out. "High wind advisory . . ." on the weather channel. Oh yeah - the breeze was a-blowin'. The FM radio worked great, receiving several groovey stations. The LED flashlight was bright enough to find the path to the bathroom. I sent the form in for the cell phone adapter and got it quickly. Looking forward to cranking it . . . will it really charge up the Blackberry???? stay tuned.......