Eton American Red Cross FRX2 Hand Turbine AM/FM/NOAA Weather Radio with USB Smartphone Charger and LED Flashlight

I received this FRX3 ETON product in two days. It was fully charged. It has both a USB and a Mini USB port. It even has a ear phone port. WOW! The cover fits well and snaps in place with one corner attached to the case so I won’t lose it. It even gets my favorite FM station 103.3 Kat Country from 150 miles away. The light is so bright that you can illuminate anything even in the day light. The volume goes from off to loud and sounds like it is in stereo. The antenna helps the unit to cover long distances. The crank handle is easy to use and charges up the battery quickly. Also it has a digital clock.

This is not something you would use a lot since it is for emergencies but it does work. I tested all the features and put it away. The wind up feature gives you very limited power but it is good to have in an emergency. Looks like they have thought of everything-solar power, wind up power, and batteries. A handy radio and flashlight. Very reasonable price compared to other options.

The FRX2 is a great little emergency radio. I unpacked the radio and it was very easy to use without even reading the directions...which I rarely do. I started out planning to do a very scientific review by charging it for (X) amount of time then using it's different functions for (X)... Then I left for an impromptu camping trip and got to use it 'as intended'. The first thing I did at home was plug in the FRX2 to make sure it had a full charge. Then used it to charge my cell phone. My iphone 4 (yes a 4, as soon as you're done laughing please read on) was at 16% and it charged it to 74% before the FRX2 was dead. I recharged it in the car on the way to camp.I was surprised at the clear sound of both the radio and weather band in the mountains. So let me first say the FRX2 is a great little item if used exactly as intended...an emergency radio. Once the charge from a wall outlet is depleted, you can basically use it as a radio and weather band and a very weak flashlight. But that's OK, that's what it's for. It will probably not charge your cell phone or small tablet from either the hand crank or solar charger. It just can't get enough juice. If you set it in the sun and use the solar panel it holds enough charge to listen to the radio and WB indefinitely. Same thing with the turbine crank. The directions state turn the handle for 5 minutes which doesn't seem like a long time but IT IS! It also doesn't state which direction to turn the crank so I went with 'clockwise'.I only have a couple criticisms. First, there is no way to tell how much charge is in the FRX. There is a small battery symbol in the upper left of the screen. But it's only function is to tell you WHEN it is receiving a charge. That is not very helpful. The second thing is, once the battery of the FRX is depleted (and there is no warning when that is because of before mentioned) it goes dead. You lose both time and any setting you had before. Which was kind of a big deal because I was in the mountains, with presumably a dead cell phone and no way to tell what time it was. So if you are looking for a device to use to charge a phone or whatever during an emergency this probably is not it.This is a good emergency radio to find out what is going on in the 'outside world'. With just a few little tweaks to the display screen and battery life it could be a great one!

The Eton radio does everything it is advertised to do.I have one for myself and bought two for gifts.

This thing is terrible. I snoozed and missed the return window, so unfortunately I'm stuck with it.First off, the USB mini B charging port is just unacceptable. It's been nearly a full decade since every other consumer electronics brand ceased using it. Seriously, the last device I bought with this size port was in 2003. This means you likely won't have a spare when you can't find the one that came with it. And no charging status indicator? Really? The only indicator of whether it's charged is a little 3 segment icon in the lcd display. It doesn't take AA batteries. It has a very small built-in battery pack. Speaking of charging, it has a USB A port and a setting to allow you to charge your phone, but I assume most modern phones have a battery FAR larger than the one in the radio. The battery is labeled as 1000mAH @ 3.7v. There's a tiny solar cell on it that is so small, I can't imagine it being of any real use. The crank on the back might at least lend you the impression that you were accomplishing something.The concentric control knob, which is designed to switch the radio bands and also tune the radio doesn't really work. Both turn at the same time, so it's frustrating and unintuitive. Have fun setting the clock :) The sound? Absolute crap.There's no weather alert feature, so if you live in a tornado prone area, your going to want to buy something else.On the positive side? It's cheap and small, and because Eton saw fit to spec the tiniest battery available and the cheapest speaker they could find, it doesn't weigh much.

All the functions of the radio work. AM,FM,Weather band. The flashlight works, and the crank generator works. However, when I was trying out the FM, and using the antenna, it broke off in my hand! Very little force was required to break it. Since this is an "emergency" radio, I was hoping it would be a little more robust...

Weather station comes in clear and sound is great

I bought several of these for my family since we live in the southern tornado valley. Currently I use it in my kitchen to listen to the radio while I work. This little radio is great! The sound isn’t spectacular…I mean, it’s a little radio, but the stations come in clear and the battery lasts for a long time. I know that we will get good use out of it during a bad storm.