Review on Solar Hand Crank Emergency Weather Alert Radio - AM/FM/NOAA, LED Flashlight, Earphone Jack, Bottle Opener - Ideal for Household and Outdoor Use by Bob Moonin

This is a regular emergency radio. It's only rated at 2000mAh and powered by a rechargeable 18650 lithium battery. The door for this battery is screwed on, but if you need to replace it, it's not too heavy. The box contains a radio, a USB charging cable and an instruction manual. I came across others in this price range that do more or some things better. In addition, this emergency radio is only designed for 2000 mAh. The radio is easy to use and can be powered by a rechargeable 1860 lithium battery or 3 AAA batteries. When the battery runs out, you can hand crank it for extra charging, or leave it in the sun via a small solar panel, further delaying battery drain when you're outdoors. The manual even says not to rely too much on the solar panel to charge the battery, it's more about slowing down the discharge. The features are easy to use, although some features aren't that great. A flashlight, well, a flashlight, but it's pretty weak. There is also a bottle opener in one corner and a spring clip to attach the emergency radio anywhere. I can't imagine I've ever used this thing to open a bottle cap. Otherwise the radio works well and is easy to use. The antenna picks up stations well. The backlit display is easy to read, although it stays on for about a minute after you press something, and then the backlight turns off. It shows the tuned station, the volume and the battery level. To the right of the display is a volume up/down button, as well as a button to toggle between AM/FM/weather. On the left side of the display there is a weather alert button, a channel search button up/down and an SOS button. SOS only makes an alarm sound. Channel tuning, you can press the button to step through channels one by one, or hold and release to search for the next channel. The hand crank charges the battery as you turn the crank, lighted charge indicator. The crank pulls in securely, which is good, it doesn't wobble as easily. On one end is a plug that covers the USB port, micro USB port, and 3.5mm headphone jack. To charge the radio, plug it into the micro USB port, to use this radio as a power bank, plug the device into the USB port on the radio. There are also 4 LED indicators on the front panel to keep you informed of charging progress and tuned station. right, nutrition and weather warning. Not much bigger than this emergency radio. It looks well put together, tunes great to stations, easy to read display, but with this flimsy flashlight, only 2000mah, I feel the asking price is a bit high for what it is.