Customer Reviews:
 POSITIVE REVIEW September 13, 2008
So far, we are happy with this radio and thank goodness we haven't had to use it yet! I really appreciate that there is a button that just puts the radio on the NATIONAL EMERGENCY & WEATHER SERVICE. You don't have to rememeber what chanel it's on which would be hard to do in an emergency.
 JUNK !!! September 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this radio on 12/13/07. I tried it when I received it & it worked OK. I took it camping (pop-up) & when I needed to get a weather report (9/2/08), the weather band was completely non-functional !!!! Of course, we had heavy rain & thunderstorms that night !
What good is a so-called emergency radio that doesn't work the 1st time you need it ?
I'm glad I bought the AC adapter because 15 minutes of cranking gave about 1 minute of radio use !
I wasted $50 on a piece of electronic junk ! I hope I can buy something else that is dependable & actually works when you need it !
I also never received the cell phone adapters from Eton after sending them the request card !
Don't buy this item !
A Great Little Radio! September 4, 2008
I purchased this radio to take on fishing trips in the midwest and Ontario and have been very pleased with the weather channel reception as well as the AM & FM bands. I just recently tuned in to the TV channels it picks up and was again plaesantly surprised at the reception considering we were away from any major city. I like the "dynamo" and my boys enjoy cranking it so it runs on its own juice instead of the batteries. I highly recommend this unit.
 Broke very easily August 31, 2008
As all the positive reviews note, it is a great product in every way as far as I can tell... except that it broke in no time, even though it was used gently and very infrequently. The crank just flat out stopped working, after maybe 3 uses... As I said, we were careful with it and didn't handle it roughly. You just turn the crank, so I can't see any way to mess it up... Perhaps this was just one defective unit... In any case, for what we paid, it shouldn't break so easily.
Eton FR 300 August 22, 2008
I love this thing!
This is my second Eton product and believe that they are making a great product at the right price. It has a great form factor and does not eat the batteries. The alarm function during weather alerts is loud (scared my wife at 11:30 at night!) The light is good and the blinking red is also bright. The body is rubberized which means a no slip radio when having to crank it when wet. I give it a 9 out of 10. Great job Eton!
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