Customer Reviews:
 This radio does what it should June 17, 2008
I purchased this radio after several severe storms left us with no power and no idea of what was going on. This radio has already seen my family through several tornado near misses. We have no basement and the alarm on this radio lets us know, even in the middle of the night, when we need to take cover. While it is a bit annoying to have the "weather alert" alarm go off for every alert in the central Illinois area (many of them do not apply to us) it is far preferrable to the alternative. The NOAA weather stations come in crystal clear. The hand crank does require quite a bit of cranking to power the radio for 1/2 an hour, but it is a great alternative to always having batteries on hand.
Excellent Radio June 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Good quality electronics. Great reception, for the size very good quality sound. Weather channels and alerts work very well. Very timely for us as we have been getting pounded with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. We have experienced several power outages and the radio came in handy.
Only minor complaint is that the cell phone charging takes a very long time for a significant charge. This feature is for when you REALLY want to make a call.
Has just about everything June 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this emergency radio. It has just about everything you might need during a power outage. I use the FM radio regularly, and keep it handy for tornado warnings. Since it comes in fun colors it makes a nice gift: an emergency radio sounds a bit dull, but a cute pink one is a radio of a different color.
 Not as described May 23, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The product description clearly says, "Includes an emergency siren, and a built-in cell phone charger with multiple adapter tips". After reading many accounts of how it is possible to lose contact simply because of not being able to recharge a cell phone, I thought this a very good feature in a "disaster radio", and it is the feature that motivated me to purchase the radio.
I was surprised to find that the radio not only doesn't include "multiple adapter tips", it doesn't have even one, in fact doesn't have even a cord that will plug into the socket labeled "cell phone", and this socket is also nothing like any standard cell phone cord would plug into.
[added later] Not evident in the product description, the "normal procedure" is to, after purchase, contact customer service, who will send you the proper adapter for the cell phone you specify. [end addition]
I contacted Eton customer service. To their credit, the reply was quick, but to the effect of, "tell us the cell phone model and we will send one cord, but no other adapters".
I'm less than thrilled with this radio. It seems OK, but the light is dim (2 LEDs), the radio reception is spotty, hard to tune, and the carrying case is too small to fit the radio and the charger.
TV reception goes away in Feb 2009 May 19, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
While I can't comment on this units performance as an FM/AM/Weather Radio, you should note that after the transition to Digital TV signals in February 2009, the TV bands on this radio will no longer work.
Just something to keep in mind before you buy...
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