Eton Radio Reviews

Reviews for this Eton radio (130 user reviews): "On a sunny day, cranking is not needed, but the crank allows operation in any weather conditions...I bought it as an emergency radio and its compact size makes it easy to carry and store...It provides me with the contact I might need and I don't have to rememer to bring batteries..."

Reviews for this Eton radio (1 expert review (rating 90 / 100) • 72 user reviews): "Wind-up, flashlight, cool colour...To get good reception you will have to extend aerial to full extent...In steps the Eton FR200, a wind-up analogue radio for those blackout moments...Aside from the radio, the FR200 also features a flashlight built into the front of the unit...If you cant be bothered to do the winding however, you can opt to power the radio by either by three AA batteries or an optional extra AC adapter, but for us this option rather defeats..."

Reviews for this Eton radio (23 user reviews): "This Eton FR250 packs a lot of performance in a small form factor (about six inches square and under 2 inches thick...Reception is good for its price-range, and large chunky controls are easy to use - even with gloves...This Eton FR250 packs a lot of performance in a small form factor (about six inches square and under 2 inches thick...Reception is good for its price-range, and large chunky controls are easy to use - even with gloves..."

Reviews for this Eton radio (41 user reviews): "At the heart of all of Etón's emergency radios, including the FR250, is an internal generator that recharges the internal Ni-MH battery pack and powers the radio, siren, and light...The rate of cell phone recharging will vary greatly depending on the cell phone and the state of its battery, but the FR250 can provide your compatible phone with power in a pinch...The FR250 offers nine-band tuning -- AM, FM and 7 shortwave bands...Reception for FM was also very good, though there was some extra fine-tuning on some of the stations..."

Reviews for this Eton radio (178 user reviews): "Four different power sources Includes effective hand-crank generator Integrated flashlight Built-in phone charger...Lacks SAME technology Doesn't meet Public Alert Standard...The Eton FR300 weather radio earns high marks from both owners and experts...The Eton FR300 is also sold under the Grundig and American Red Cross brands...We found the best review of the Eton FR300 weather radio in The Wall Street Journal, where Walter S......"

Reviews for this Eton radio (2 user reviews): "I bought the ETON FR 300 emergency radio , which has some kind of tie-in with the American Red Cross...This particular ETON FR 300 does not pick up any stations on the FM band, even though every cheap radio in my house, including battery-operated ones and free promotional radios, pick up several FM stations...The WX portion does pick up both NOAA stations that I am tuned to on my RS 12-262 and WR-300...There is good Chinese stuff and Chinese junk..."

Reviews for this Eton radio (2 user reviews): "The speaker sounds surprisingly good and plays plenty loud especially considering its size...I only really wanted the Grundig G4000A, but the price was so low, I couldn't pass up getting that along with the FR350 and passive loop antenna...Totally agree with Blake on the FR350..."