Customer Reviews:
 good buy September 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
this is a great deal,. much better than the cheap yellow solar light/radio,. which fell apart,.
this is very durable,. and good quality,.small,.
only complaint is volume is not real loud, as I have bad hearing,. must hold up kinda close to me ear,.
 Weathered Hurricane Ike Well September 30, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I listened to AM and FM news stations on it during my 6-hour evacuation ride from Houston to Dallas. Tuning in stations was easy and the signal was clear and powerful throughout the trip. The bright flashlight is a nice addition and proved useful several times. I'm back home now and the radio is sitting safe and dry in a box with my other hurricane supplies.
 works great but questionable quality September 17, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this primarily to pick up the weatherband, and for that it works great, in fact it blows away the walkman that I was using for the weatherband before. AM and FM are average, for local stations only, but for 30 bucks you cant expect a lot in this price range. The solar panel is very sensitive, it even will run the radio if placed under a incandescent lamp. Unfortunately, though, this particular one has a volume control that cuts out at the lower end of its range. If it gets worse down the line I'll either send it back to Eton under the year warranty, or just plain junk the thing. To sum up, if you are considering buying one, check it out completely and be prepared to send it back if something dies or does not work right away. personally, this experience is one reason I dont usually like to buy stuff online - theres no store to bring it back to without paying shipping to return it and get another one. if it wasnt for the bad volume control I would give this 4 stars.
 Extremely Dissapointed September 15, 2008
32 out of 34 found this review helpful
We purchased this emergency radio/flashlight a week before Hurricane Ike hit us in Houston. We tested it as soon as we got it and were able to receive 3 FM stations, 2 AM radio stations and the weather band. The flashlight worked well. We could not locate a cell phone charging cable for the unit, rendering that function null. When Ike hit Friday night, the weather band went to 100% static, and only one FM station was clear enough to understand. The flashlight still worked fine. By Saturday morning we could get no radio signals at all no matter how much we cranked. In contrast, our four battery-operated radios picked up several stations. But, we really didn't want to use up the batteries - the very reason we purchased the hand crank in the first place. The flashlight switch stopped operating Saturday night, remaining stuck on low beam with no way to turn it off. This morning we were fortunate to find a commercial building with a generator, A/C and wi-fi - hence the ability to write this review. The only reason it gets one star is because the flashlight broke in the ON position. Otherwise, it was extremely disappointing. I certainly will never buy another Eton product.
Great little radio September 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Over all a good product. Only con is the limited battery. I wish I could add a AA or AAA battery to exented this.
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