Review on 📻 Powerful Long Range C. Crane CCRadio 3: AM/FM/NOAA Weather Bluetooth Radio by Tim Wadman

Just tested this radio a bit, it seems like a good portable radio and I like the digital tuning style. The weather and the 2 meter ham radio station are good pluses. I also like the fact that the estimated run time from four D-cell batteries is long (250 hours according to C. Crane). With 12 packs of D-cells, you're ready for a 750-hour emergency! That's more important to me in long-term emergencies than some kind of handle (mostly plastic, by the way) that can break or only give you 20-30 minutes of radio playback after you let go of your hand. However, I'm disappointed in two things: (1) that the handle, while rubber gripped, is recessed at the back instead of being a true traditional folding handle that you can wrap your whole hand around - that would give me more confidence, that I won't drop that (see EP PRO C. Crane Radio if you need that kind of knob - but I didn't like the analog slide rule setting or the lack of weather/ham). (2) Although this radio has all sorts of neat programmable settings like station presets and weather alert modes, if you unplug the radio or remove the batteries - and of course - the radio doesn't remember any of them. You MUST remove the batteries to avoid leaking (mostly alkaline batteries) or just requiring charging (NiMH batteries). And alkaline and nickel-metal hydride batteries are the only ones C. Crane wants you to have in your radios (and they're actually the only major brand D-size batteries on the market). C. Crane really should have had some sort of memory chip inside that persists your presets and settings even when it's turned off. Big mistake. All in all a good radio but as said and I would recommend it if you really need weather stations and 2 meter ham for emergencies and digital tuning style for accuracy. But it's expensive, $200. If you just want a regular portable AM/FM radio and don't care that the tuner is an old-school analog slide rule (note: all modern tuners are internally digital, even if the controls are analog), you might want to switch Try EP PRO for less than half the price. It's old-school in style (but with a sleek, modern look), it's got a 'real' grip that locks firmly in place, and there are no presets to worry about when you run out of batteries remove.