Emergency radios range in price from $30 to as high as $300.
The American Red Cross offers a radio made by a company named
Eton that combines several good features in one $60 radio. The
Eton FR400 American Red Cross Multi-Purpose Radio is powered
by an internal rechargeable NiMH battery pack that can be
recharged by a built-in dynamo hand crank or an included AC
adapter. It also has a built-in cellular phone battery charger
which allows you to transfer some of that hand cranked
electricity back into your phone. It can pick-up all 7 NOAA
weather radio channels, features an ”Alert” function to keep
you up-to-date of significant weather changes and receives
FM/AM radio. It even has a built-in flash light and flashing
emergency beacon and siren.
You can but the Eton FR400 American Red Cross Multi-Purpose
Radio at REI for about $60. Here is a short video that describes
another Eton emergency radio.
Emergency radios range in price from $30 to as high as $300. The American Red Cross offers a radio made by a company named Eton that combines several good features in one $60 radio. The Eton FR400 American Red Cross Multi-Purpose Radio is powered by an internal rechargeable NiMH battery pack that can be recharged by a built-in dynamo hand crank or an included AC adapter. It also has a built-in cellular phone battery charger which allows you to transfer some of that hand cranked electricity back into your phone. It can pick-up all 7 NOAA weather radio channels, features an ”Alert” function to keep you up-to-date of significant weather changes and receives FM/AM radio. It even has a built-in flash light and flashing emergency beacon and siren.
You can but the Eton FR400 American Red Cross Multi-Purpose Radio at REI for about $60. Here is a short video that describes another Eton emergency radio.