Midland - Emergency Crank Weather Alert Radio - Red/Black

This is a good and compact emergency radio. It has a large rechargeable battery (2600 mAh). It picks up all the NOAA weather stations in your area. It can monitor those stations and issue a loud alert when these stations warn of approaching dangerous weather. It can also receive AM and FM radio stations in your area. The battery can be charged 3 ways: via USB, via a hand crank, or via a small solar panel. It is a good value.

Purchased 4 one for our emergency box and the others for our young adult kids. They are sturdy and have necessary features, and are small enough for our emergency box. Batteries are installed with the pull tab keeping batteries fresh.

I was able to use this almost right away, and it worked as advertised. The Weather warning was a bit disconcerting, as it was loud and sudden, but it certainly got my attention. I will definitely pull this out of my emergency supply box next time I lose power.

This little unit is great for regular use or for emergency use with its ability to light up a dark room, to charge other devices, and to listen to the radio for weather updates or music. The 18650 battery is really long-lasting.

A bit more static than I'd like on the weather warning channels, fm and am stations come in clearly. It's a great warning system when sudden storms are going to hit. Definitely worth having if the power goes out and because it doesn't require batteries, it's a great investment, and if you can get it on sale, even better.