Solar Radio, AM/FM Portable Crank Radio, Dynamo Emergency Radio with 4000 mAh Rechargeable Battery, LED Torch, SOS Alarm for Camping, Outdoor, Emergency (03)

Works a treat the sound is great plenty of features Good price. A nice small lightweight radio for emergency's AND FIT'S IN MY EMERGENCY BUG OUT BAG Very pleased

This £10 radio is an excellent choice for a grab bag as recommended by the UK Government. It has a hand crank which charges up the internal rechargeable battery which can also be charged via USB. This is kept topped up with a solar panel on bright and sunny days. It also takes 3 AA sized batteries so plenty of options in an unexpected power outage. There is a switch on the side which is easy to miss which switches the power supply between the internal battery and the AA batteries. One other reviewer might have missed this switch which has to be in the 'LI-ION' position if no AA batteries are fitted. The two lights are very handy for emergencies too. They're not super-bright but they provide a little light which is better than nothing at all. Using these lights in the dark make it quite tricky to operate the switches and tuning on the radio. I think the LED reading lamp under the solar panel isn't very effective and I would have preferred to have had illuminated dials and switches on the radio instead. Either this or a different design so the LED reading light folds out to illuminate the front of the radio. The tuning and volume is via two rotary dials and there's a green LED light to indicate when a station is tuned correctly. It was easy to find all the usual BBC and commercial stations in my area and the sound was clear. There's a good extendible aerial for FM which isn't needed for AM stations. The design makes it look like there might be two stereo speakers but there is only a single mono speaker in the left side of the radio. This is adequate for it's purpose. There are two sliding switches on the radio. The one on the left operates the torch and a loud siren. The design isn't great with an 'off' position in the middle. It's easy to slide the switch too far when turning the torch off. It would have been better to put a dedicated 'on' 'off' button on the top of the radio for the torch and leave the switch on the front exclusively for the SOS siren. The radio and torch are both useful in a power cut but I can't imagine any practical use for the SOS siren. The other sliding switch powers the radio with a position for FM and AM respectfully. There's an LED light to tell you when the internal battery requires a charge and a charging light that illuminates when you turn the crank handle, when the solar panel is receiving enough light or when it's on charge via USB. I fully charged the internal battery and the radio and lights have lasted for several hours so far. The instruction manual suggests the radio will last 11 to 12 hours, the torch for 41 hours or the reading lamp for 48 hours after a full charge. Turning the hand crank for 5 minutes gives you 15 to 20 minutes of radio play at maximum volume, 2 hours of the reading lamp or about 100 minutes of torch light. The radio will charge a mobile phone or other USB device in theory but the internal battery is only 4000MaH so would only be useful to charge a phone up just enough for an emergency call. In the event of an unexpected power outage in the UK, the primary method of communication between the public and emergency responders would be via the BBC emergency radio network which is why it's important to have a radio like this one - preferably with a spare pack of AA batteries. It's likely that home broadband and the mobile phone and data networks would not function so a mobile phone would be of limited use. Search 'prepare' on the Gov.uk website and see what else they recommend for a grab bag.

What a great little radio The Swiss Army knife of radios I crank it and listen to the music, no batteries required. But I could charge it too! Reading light comes in handy Great purchase

Great radio. Worked straight out of the box with no batteries inside. Not sure if it’s working off the small bit of energy I gave it or the solar. Lights great and charged my iPad. Didn’t leave it on long enough to see how long it would charge it for (we only have it for emergencies so even a small amount of charge would be great). Really happy with this purchase.

Sturdy and of a good size. Can be charged with solar, batteries, hand crank or plugged in. Good sound quality and easy to use. Absolutely brilliant value for money. Bought for emergency use and will be invaluable in the case of power/ internet failure. THIS IS YOUR SIGN TO GET ONE NOW!

This radio functions on batteries but the solar panel wasn't reliable.

work well

Not good at all, the FM doesnt work on the radio, very little reception on AM either, everything else works, but its supposted to be a radio so thats why only 1 star

Ich war doch überrascht wegen der Größe. Ich hatte ein globiges Ding erwartet. Nein es ist ein kleines Taschenradio. Alle beschrieben Funktionen funktionieren gut. Der SOS Alarm ist echt gut laut. Das Radio geht gut und die Soundqualität ist ok für so ein kleines Gerät. Das Zusatzlicht ist hell und die Taschenlampe geht auch gut. Das Aufladen mit der Kurbel funktioniert, nach etwas 5 min kurbeln kann man ca. 15 min Radio hören . Das Solarpanel ist nur als Zusatz gedacht. Zum Aufladen des eingebauten Akkus braucht es wahrscheinlich Tage. Normales Aufladen über Netz bzw Stecker möglich, dauert mind. 3 Std für den eingebauten Akku. Zusätzlich können auch Batterien benutzt werden. Gutes Preis Leistung Verhältnis.Kauf kann ich empfehlen.

Radio très pratique, toujours fonctionnelle après plus de 2 mois d'utilisation quotidienne. Très bonne autonomie , manivelle à l'arrière pour recharger la dynamo, rechargement par port usb aussi et en solaire . Possibilité de faire fonctionner la radio avec 3 piles AA mais personnellement je l'ai rechargée qu'une seule fois à la prise usb et sinon à la manivelle/dynamo. Les lumières intégrées sont suffisamment puissantes ainsi que la sirène pour alarme d'urgence très sonore. Pour le prix d'une vingtaine d'euros je suis très satisfait.

Comme décrite. Pratique, petite, la lampe est vraiment pas mal. Je n'ai pas encore testé, le chargement solaire.

ils es parfait beaucoup de fonction j'aime surtout la manivelle pour rechargé la radio . lampe intéressante aussi .

Ich habe das Solar-Kurbelradio bewusst als Notfallgerät gekauft, und es macht einen sehr soliden Eindruck. Es empfängt AM- und FM-Sender, hat eine LED-Taschenlampe und eine Leselampe, einen SOS-Alarm und kann auf verschiedene Arten aufgeladen werden, sogar um Geräte wie Handys zu laden. Für Notfälle zuhause ein wirklich praktisches und zuverlässiges Gerät.