Hand Crank Emergency Radio NOAA Weather Radio 7400mWh Battery Operated 3 in 1 Charging Cable Hand Crank Charger with AM FM Portable Solar Powered Radio for Winter Storm Hurricane Survival Gear

Living in Southwest Florida this has become a necessary part of my household and we now have 4 of them. There is 1 in our hurricane kit and 1 on the nightstand in each of the bedrooms in case of a nighttime storm, power outage or to be used as an emergency charger. There are three built-in charging cords in place on the bottom of this multi-use emergency tool for different types of devices. We have used these quite a bit in the past 2 years and literally saved my sanity during hurricanes Debbie, Helene and Milton. Staying connected to the outside world by radio was a necessity when we had no power and could not get out of our home due to flooding / debris. There is a solar charging panel on top when put in the window or outside it will absorb enough energy to keep it running or to fill the battery and the ability to crank it when there was no sun was essential. The internal battery when fully charged lasts near 22 hours with continuous radio/ light use before needing a recharge. Although this Li-ion battery is not replaceable, there is also a place to put 3 AAA batteries for an additional backup power source. The speaker on this radio can be turned up loud and has the clarity of a much larger device. The flashlight has 3 levels of brightness and the siren is loud and will attract attention. The solar charging panel on top when lifted becomes a very bright reading light and many nights I use that while reading instead of turning on my overhead ceiling light. This is durable and I have dropped it several times and nothing has happened to the case, dials or the ability for it to do its job. I recommend this fully for every household.

I received this emergency radio and was skeptical that something so inexpensive could really do everything claimed. So I tested each component and have to say I'm impressed. Everythng works as advertised, it even charged 2 different generations of iphones (usb C & lighting). The hand crank doesn't take more than five seconds of turning the crank to start generating power sufficient for the radio to work. The flash light and the lantern light are both much brighter than expected. Easily worth the 26 bucks to have handy in case of an emergency or loss of electricity.

A gift for my husband. Has multiple ways to power it with handcrank, or batteries(not incld.) Or USB cord. Weather band for emergencies, and powerful flash with high lumens and strobe. Bought to leave in car trunk just in case. Was on sale; liked multiple uses and USBcards to power phones; options to power it. Color yellow. Came quickly.

Great little radio for the price. I live in an area where tornadoes are common so this makes me feel better knowing I have it if the power goes out.

Great little emergency radio. It is durable and has various ways to charge and holds a charge for your other devices.

My boyfriend loves it!

I got this as a gift. It is a it appears. I have no reason to doubt it's efficiency at this time.

I really wish I could give this little device five stars, because I can see it being tremendously useful in an emergency where power is out. For convenience, I will refer to the device as a radio, even though it is much more than that.But I won't summarize all its features because these are clearly listed in the Amazon ad.I must start off with the flaw that keeps me from giving it a higher rating. The device has a charging gauge, four blue LEDs labeled. 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%, that are supposed to indicate how much of a charge is left in the device. These LEDs did not light up at all in the first radio I received, and in the replacement radio that I was sent, only the 25% LED lit up after the first couple of uses, even after a full night of charging (see photo). The LEDs notwithstanding, the radio was fully charged--this is apparently an LED issue, not a charging issue.I will give the company, or Amazon, or both, a lot of credit for sending me a reaplacement radio before I could even return the first one. But this LED issue is a serious one because this is an emergency radio, and it is important for people to be able to determine how much of a charge it has. Hence the two star deduction.The radio is somewhat smaller than I expected, but with hindsight, I'd say this is actually a plus. This makes it easier to store and to carry around in an emergency. The hadn't crank is a real plus--I've had crankable flashlights before, but I was amazed to get as much flashlight life as I did (around an hour on the lowest brightness, if I remember correctly) after just one minute of hard cranking. The radio doesn't last nearly as long--only about 5 minutes of clear reception for a minute of cranking in my test. But it is a big plus to even have a crank as an emergency back-up after other sources of power of run out. The other sources, by the way, include USB charging, three triple A batteries and a solar charger. I tried out the solar charger from inside, with the sun shining through a window pane, and it did slowly charge the radio. So, there are a lot of ways to keep this device operating!The flashlight has three brightness settings, toggled by repeatedly pressing the flashlight button. There is also a very bright table lamp on the top, which you get to by flipping up the solar panel. The radio includes AM, FM and weather band, at it works acceptably WHEN the short antenna is pulled out from the back of the radio. Not the quality of reception that you'd want for listening to music, but good enough for obtaining emergency information, depending of course on the nearest broadcasting locations.I did not try the emergency alarm because I did not want to disturb other people in my house. But I did try out two of the three charging cables that fold out from the bottom of the radio. I used the USB-C cable to charge a completely depleted iPhone and it got the phone to 38% capacity in just short of an hour before the radio itself was depleted (and yes, I had fully charged the radio first.). It is a nice touch to have the charging cables built in so that one doesn't have to try finding them in a house that has lost electricity. But the charging capacity of the radio is quite low and thus only suitable for emergencies. It probably makes sense to keep a separate, more powerful back-up battery for one's phone.I can see this device as being extremely useful in an emergency and many of its features (e.g. the multiple modes of getting power) are very nice. But if my two radios are any indication, the manufacturer really needs to straighten out the LED issue so that users can be sure the device is always fully charged and ready to go in an emergency.