Grundig FR200 Emergency Radio by Eton
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Digital camera reviews of Grundig FR200 Emergency Radio
Digital camera Review: Grundig FR200
Summary: 4 Stars
Great radio for ER use small enough to pack with other ER materials. I liked it so much that I ordered one for each of my sons for their families.Digital camera Review: Grundig FR200 A great radio
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the perfect radio for anyone who likes camping, hiking and not having to buy batteries. After cranking the generator for 90 seconds, I've actually gotten 2 hours of radio use from the NiMH battery pack. The tuning is well engineered, the tonal quality is satisfactory, and the radio excells at picking up shortwave broadcasts. Construction is solid, the radio is light and compact and actually has a tiny emergency light which is surprisingly bright. At $40 I don't think you'll find a better deal. I love mine more than my more expensive Grundig digital YachtBoy radio.Digital camera Review: Grundig FR200 Emergency Radio
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased the Grundig FR200 Emergency Radio as part of an emergency kit I'm putting together. Unfortunately I'll have to find another radio. The reception for this radio is so poor, that the few stations I can tune in to are full of static and difficult to understand. I live in the Philadelphia area with plenty of stations to choose from, but very few can be tuned in with this radio. I can't recommend this radio to anyone.Digital camera Review: Hand cranked battery wears out WAY too soon
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased mine directly from Grundig about two years ago (no Amazon connection.)
As the last two reviewers note, the hand cranked battery worked well for awhile, but gave out after several months. "Gave out" now means a 1:1 ratio between hand crank time and listening time.
I don't know about you, but only the ninth inning of a tight ball game can make me crank that much for so little airtime.
Digital camera Review: Hey, I Forgot To Complain...
Summary: 5 Stars
...because I gave this to my husband at Christmas 2005. I gave it to (us) as a gift in our coastal power outages in eastern North Carolina. I'm going to have to buy us a spare since he uses this as his barn radio every weekend. It cranks easily, has stood up to clumsy use and exposure, and brings in NPR from 75 miles away very clearly. In reading other reviews, it may work better in areas with less tower-power competition. Where we are, it is a wonderful rural hurricane radio in case you run out of batteries.
I confess that we are Grundig fans.
If I were still living in a city, I'd test drive other items. But, we have been happy.