NOAA-Certified Emergency Weather Radio, AM/FM Portable Solar Hand Crank Powered with Flashlight & Reading Lamp for Emergency, Rechargeable Battery, SOS Alarm, Cell Phone Charger for Outdoor & Home Use

After getting this product. I had to play with it. Know that it will come in handy.

I wasn't expecting much for the price, but this thing works great! My daughter borrowed mine during a lengthy power outage and loved it so much that I had to buy one for her. Everything works the way it should. The radio sound is a bit scratchy but tolerable. It charges cell phones rather quickly. I like the fact that it has battery, solar, and crank options. If you're looking for an emergency tool and don't have a lot of money to waste, you won't go wrong with this one.

Good

I've only had the radio for a week...so far so good.

The PPLEE Emergency Alert Radio is a compact and practical and easy to carry. It has a **built-in USB charger** for powering small devices, a **bright flashlight** for emergencies, and multiple charging options, including hand-crank and solar power.

I haven’t had to use it yet, but good to have in case of emergency. Came charged, but set in the sun to make sure fully charged. Bright flashlight, & like the phone charging capabilities

It works as advertised but it has hindrances. There's a LOT of frequencies on the SW band, but this radio has no fast way to skip way ahead of where you are. It takes a long time to get to a frequency far away on the dial, even longer at night when the scan feature keeps stopping at everything, even signals of strong static. How about the longer I hold the "tune" button, the faster it goes through frequencies? So 1 second to enter scan mode, then for every additional 2 seconds I hold it, it skips ahead faster and faster. While that'd still be annoying, it won't take an hour to get around the whole SW dial at night.While unplugging the USB or headphones, it's too easy to hit one of the flashlight buttons. You might even hit the SOS button and the siren will wake everyone up. Also, the SOS button is a different color than the rest, which is nice, but it seems like since it's already that much different, why not make it glow in the dark? Would it really be THAT much more expensive?I hoped the internal battery would've been easier to replace because eventually rechargeables don't hold charges well. Since it's an "emergency" radio, what if the emergency lasts for years and the internal battery doesn't hold a charge like it used to so you'd like to replace it? My other emergency radios have replaceable rechargeables so I have backups for them.Instead of playing the last band and frequency when I turn it on, it flashes "WX". I have to press "band" to start anything.I like the red flashing LED when I'm on weather alert mode, But I kind of wonder why it doesn't forward.The strap is too good at covering the solar panel.You're going to want to attach a better antenna for reasonable reception.With the buttons all in a row like that, I have to count as I feel my way across them to hit one I want at night when it's dark and I can't see it. This also requires being familiar with which button does what.The hand crank feels nice and solid, but it's not so easy to see the charging light while cranking.The battery level indicator is great because it has 4 dots of charge and while you're charging it, there's a red LED that'll turn green when it's done. The backlight on the screen is also nice.I plan to return this for something with an accessible internal battery, and maybe a number pad or tuning dial that can go faster.

Muy bueno para las horas sin electricidad y muy útil para mi tía. Es feliz con su radio.