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#66860 - 05/30/06 11:41 PM Waterproof Hand-Crank Radio - Opinions?
Craig Offline


Registered: 11/13/01
Posts: 1784
Loc: Collegeville, PA, USA
Waterproof Hand-Crank Radio/Cell-Phone Charger

What do you folks think? It looks decent for $59.95.

-- Craig

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#66861 - 05/31/06 12:03 AM Re: Waterproof Hand-Crank Radio - Opinions?
Arney Offline
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Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 2485
Loc: California
Why do they put "waterproof" in the title, but in the text, specify that it is "weather resistant"? *sigh*

Since it's an Eton and Hammacher Schlemer tends not to carry junk products, I think it should be a good radio to have.

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#66862 - 05/31/06 12:06 AM Re: Waterproof Hand-Crank Radio - Opinions?
Craig Offline


Registered: 11/13/01
Posts: 1784
Loc: Collegeville, PA, USA
Non-Equipped people would neither know nor care about the difference. We could lecture on it! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

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#66863 - 05/31/06 02:00 AM Re: Waterproof Hand-Crank Radio - Opinions?
desertrat1 Offline
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Registered: 02/16/06
Posts: 144
Loc: Kingman AZ
I prefer a radio that also picks up shortwave. Gundig makes a real nice crank emergency radio.
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#66864 - 05/31/06 03:27 PM Re: Waterproof Hand-Crank Radio - Opinions?
Arney Offline
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Registered: 09/15/05
Posts: 2485
Loc: California
I was just browsing the Eton website. The radio we're talking about is the ARC (American Red Cross) FR400. It's twin, the ARC FR350, has shortwave instead of NOAA and TV-VHF but otherwise seems identical. So, name your poison--you can get either one in this nice package. Actually, this radio is starting to grow on me. I'd go with NOAA/TV myself, but that's just me.

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#66865 - 06/01/06 07:23 PM Re: Waterproof Hand-Crank Radio - Opinions?
bubbajoe Offline
Journeyman

Registered: 10/29/05
Posts: 72
Loc: PA. USA
the Eton /Grundig have reinforced plastic dynamo springs.
i like the Freeplay plus radio. steel dynamo spring ,solar panel , LED light. 2 shortwave bands, AM , FM.
a little pricy ,but if your looking for something that will last , I'd pick this one. (IMHO <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> ) I have one and its GREAT

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