Eton FR300 Emergency Crank Radio Metallic Red by Eton
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Digital camera reviews of Eton FR300 Emergency Crank Radio Metallic Red
Digital camera Review: Great for the Price
Summary: 5 Stars
The Eton FR300 is a good buy for price offered. It seems to be everything that was advertized. Everything works and it will be the perfect radio/light in the event of an emergency. I ordered the cell phone tip for my Tilt cell phone and have not received it yet. Hopefully it is available. Other than that, I am pleased with the purchase.+Digital camera Review: Great product
Summary: 5 Stars
It gets great reception & I use it all the time outside. I keep one in the trunk of each car in the emergency pack.Digital camera Review: Great product for power outages
Summary: 5 Stars
When you live in a rural area and batteries have failed you, this product provides the news you need. I am impressed with the level of reception and just how well it works.Digital camera Review: It does the job
Summary: 5 Stars
There are already some great reviews here, so I will keep this relatively short.
Bottom line: The radio works well and does what it says it does. This being the case, I'm giving it 5 stars.
I have read and appreciate some of the more negative reviews. Some of the points made are valid while others are misinformed as some commentators have noted.
For me, all I can say is that the day after I received the radio from Amazon, our power went out for the first time in four years. Now, living in southern California, this is not what I would consider an emergency. However, the power was out for a few hours, it was late in the evening, eery, and boring. After setting up my emergency lighting, I basically got to sit around until I remembered I had this radio. I say THIS radio because, I have others, but I never use them because where I live, in the midst of canyons and hills, I have yet to find a radio that got any channels worth listening to.
Anyways, I turned it on and tuned it in and, to my surprise, I was getting virtually every channel that I listen to in my car, on this radio. That was exciting for me, not least because now I can listen to my Angel's game on the radio in the house. : )
Suffice it to say that I was pleased. As for the other features, here is my two cents.
The light works fine, but you should have other lights in your kit anyways. the strobe is probably useless, but you should have another strobe in your kit anyway. The siren may never be needed, but it works and could come in handy (not worth marking the radio down for). The alert feature combined with the weather stations is nice if you live in certain areas. The crank feature works well and does what it claims. Still, if you are stocking up on emergency supplies, stock up on batteries too. It only makes sense.
As I mentioned, the stations came in better than any other radio I have used where I live. The was truly surprising.
Digital camera Review: Just what I was looking for
Summary: 4 Stars
My husband wore out my old crank radio (cheap) and wanted the same type in a new purchase. After viewing several makes, we decided on the Eton metallic red color. He loves it, and I am comforted by the crank feature knowing if we are without power or batteries are low, we can still access information!