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I found one of my phone chargers from an older blackberry fits this and charges it perfectly where electricity is available. love this little emergency wonder. The solar is great when you have no power but have some solar gain. Fits easily into my GO pack and even travels well on hiking trips where a low weight pack is a must. OK. The crank is purely in an emergency. you have to crank a long time for the useage gain.
Bought this as a Christmas gift--have not had feedback on how it works. Shipping was prompt.
This is nice in that it is small and has many features. Three or four of the most powerful FM stations come in adequately. However, the AM reception indoors is nonexistent, and the indoor FM reception is just adequate, even with the antenna fully extended. I live in a large metropolitan area and there are many powerful AM stations, and I can tune none inside. I would not recommend it for indoor use during a storm or power outage. I think I'll keep mine in the car and order the CC emergency radio for use indoors.
Just received this today from Amazon. Also the main reason I got this was to be able to charge my iPhone in an emergency, I plugged the iPhone cable into the USB slot, started cranking and viola the iPhone charged just fine. But it worked and that's all I wanted. I like the rubbery texture too it so it feels good when holding it and it won't slip out of your hands. Haven't tried the solar charger yet, but I will soon. I had great reception on the radio even after only cranking it for a minute or so. This is a sweet little radio and the quality is great. You have to continuously crank to charge it, which is fine, it's for an emergency and you should only need a minute or two for making a call.
All stations in my area I got perfectly fine in AM and FM, Orlando, FL. The light worked great too, just enough to do whatever you need to do. I'll be carrying it around to try out different areas of the city too. BUY THIS PRODUCT.
it takes a lot of cranking to get a few minutes of the radio to play.
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