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Grundig
Emergency Home and Portable Hand
Cranked Radio Review! The Grundig Model FR200 CRANK IT
UP!

This versatile, compact
AM/FM hand cranked emergency shortwave radio is so valuable in
emergencies! It needs no AC electricity or sun to bring in local
AM/FM radio and shortwave broadcasts from around the world.
Contains a rechargeable battery pack that powers up in
minutes through the radio's side handcrank and with a few minutes of
cranking gives you up to an hour of use.
Also operates on 3 AA batteries. What, no batteries, jusk
hand crank it! It even has a dependable
flashlight built right in!
Has a rugged ABS plastic water-resistant exterior, four-band
tuning, rotating antenna, 2" speaker with excellent sound quality,
and carrying handle.
It has also been refered to
as a "wind up radio". It gets a 4 plus review
out of a possible 5 from hundreds of reviews for inexpensive
emergency hand cranked radios !
We've reviewed the
reviews all over the web on sites that have input from customers
that have purchased the this hand cranked emergency radio and it
comes out in the 4 + range or better on all the reviews that we
researched for an inexpensive hand cranked radio!
When the power goes out CRANK IT
UP!
Four Band Tuning- Receives AM, FM, SW1, and SW2
stations. (SW1,SW2 referes to shortwave bands and
stations) A built-in AM antenna provides better
sensitivity for AM reception.
Battery - can be operated on 3 x LR6 or AA size batteries.
If the power goes out and batteries aren't available, the FR 200 can
operate for up to one hour with just one minute of cranking. Its
built-in generator means that even in the most desperate situations,
you can still have access to local and world news, just crank
it...
General Description:- The FR200
radio puts the power of radio in your own hands. - The four band
fine tuning allows you your choice of hundreds of stations. -
Features a hand crank that with 60 turns, will play the radio
for approximately one hour. - Can also be run off
three AAA batteries. - Built-in crank power generator and
emergency light. - DC and earphone jacks. - Telescopic
antenna to extend its range.
The Grundig company is well known worldwide for great value
and reputation! Although the Grundig FR200 does not compete with a
receiver costing hundreds of dollars and higher used by most Ham
Radio Operators for worldwide reception, it is worth it's weight in
GOLD when the power is out and all of your other radios and
batteries are dead.....crank it
up.... nuff said!
Where can you get it? Amazon.com has a great price on
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This review courtesy of Hamuniverse.com a Ham Radio Information
Website!
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