Customer Ratings & Reviews

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.

Works well. The flashlight component is really bright. Clear reception on the radio.

I am super happy with this purchase. In fact, I purchased a second one. This small, compact and emergency radio has it all. It powers off of solar and battery. The battery can be recharged by solar, plug in or hand crank. During a power outage will be glad you made this purchase as well.

Unit works as expected and does a descent job of reception for FM, AM, and weather radio. The speaker is small. I keep it in a shaded window sill, and the solar panel has kept the battery topped off, but it's never read completely full. The crank works, but I have no idea how much cranking you'd need to keep it running.

This is just what I was looking for. I wanted weather alert radio with AM FM radio channels. Bonus was it is small enough to put in pocket or purse, plus a great flashlight. I truly love it. Thanks Bust Buy

Haven’t used it yet. I’m an EMT and go on deployments with FEMA so this will come in handy. Love that it’s solar and has a flashlight too.

A great, but small piece of equipment to have on hand if emergency should arise. The only think I don’t like it that the battery had already lost some charge, despite it being a new product. Also the solar pad doesn’t seem to be able to get the battery back to full charge.

Nice small size. Easy to use. Works well. Would recommend

It’s amazing and gives you everything thats going on in your area with the weather. You also have AM and FM radio. It’s very easy to charge and you also have a crank if you need to power up if you aren’t able to charge it. Well worth the money you pay for it.

This radio is used for daily use and also for emergency use. Being without power for days is lonely. Having this emergency radio keeps you current with the news. Daily use allows you dance while doing your household chores. I have purchased these MIDLAND Radios many times for survival gifts. IT has a Weather station, AM/FM radio, solar panel, and a crank. I also takes batteries so this radio can be charged many ways. Most important it has a flashlight and also a port to charge your phone or other devices. A must have for All!

This unit has multi functions--AM, FM, weather--and was purchased with the last function in mind. So far we've not had to use it in the event of severe weather. I appreciate that it can be powered by solar, batteries, plug-in and hand crank. I'm sure that it will be very useful to us in the event of heavy storms.

The Midland Crank Weather Alert emergency radio combines compact, sturdy build with a voluminous sound that’s sure to awake everyone in the house to emergency weather notifications. You are guaranteed a viable source of vital information both before a weather emergency and after when insecure power sources are unavailable with the combination of solar, battery, and crank charging. Midland weather emergency radio provided an uninterrupted source of vital information for my family on the Mississippi Gulfcoast both before and after Hurricane Katrina and continues to provide that assurance of access to life saving information today. Small, light weight and indestructible, this the only piece of safety equipment I will never be without.

Radio works well. Features are all as advertised. My only complaint is that the sound is extremely tinny.

Perfect for weather related information and alerts. The am/fm radio is a bonus. Nice to have multiple charging options. And alarm will sound even when the radio is turned off. Compact size.

We love this mighty little radio bought it for camping mostly because of the crank to charge ability (never fail needing a radio and having the batteries die when you needed it). Sent one to my daughter in Florida they have it in their hurricane ready box .

Great except won't hold a charge very long. Good thing it has hand crank