Better than expected

Inside the box is the radio, wrapped in a soft, white plastic bag, the Velcro strap to attach to the top of the radio for carrying, and a USB-A to USB-C charging cable. There was also an instruction manual, which was well-written with some diagrams showing its various functions.After easily attaching the Velcro strap to the top, I examined its functions. I extended the telescoping antenna and listened to the AM, FM, and weather band functions, all of which come in loud in clear from the one speaker on the side, next to the control panel.On the right-hand side, there are three buttons. The top button controls the low and high beams, the middle button controls the reading light, and the bottom button controls the Bluetooth mode. All three functions work well.Bluetooth will connect you to any electronic device of your choice. Look for “H27” in your Bluetooth device list. When you do, it will state “Bluetooth mode” and a blue indicator will light up on the face of the radio.The low and high beams work great and the reading light on top of the radio is very bright, hiding underneath the solar panel. You need to pull up the solar panel, so it is ninety degrees from the top of the radio.Underneath a rubber flap on the right-hand side, there is a USB-A port for charging your electronic devices from the battery. Using the included cable will charge your device at regular speed, not fast speed, like some charging cables.There is also a 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB-C port located there, which you can use to charge the radio.The radio was already at 75% when I pulled it out of the box. Four white indicators on the face of the radio tell you if the radio is 25, 50, 75, or 100% charged. The instruction manual states that the battery capacity is 20,000mAh.There are multiple ways to charge it, from using the included USB-A cable to the hand crank on the other side, of the solar panel. When charging via a USB cable, the red battery indicator lights up.When I tried charging the radio using the solar panel on top, I placed it in direct sunlight for seven hours on one day and eight hours on another day. When I did so, the orange indicator on the side indicated that the radio was charging.However, after fifteen hours over two days, the battery indicator did not move from 75 to 100%. From this, I must conclude that the solar panel takes a long time to charge the device up.In an emergency where there is no power available, the hand crank seems to be your best bet, while the solar panel is probably the last resort. The instruction manual recommends using the USB cable to charge it in non-emergencies anyway.The orange triangular button sounds the SOS alarm, which is extremely loud and flashes the flashlight's high beam. This means it will effectively perform its emergency function. There is also a compass on top which seems to work well.There are a lot of different functions on this radio, from lights to the speaker to three different radio bands, for playing music to multiple ways of charging it. It will even act as a power bank if you need it. Overall, this is a versatile emergency weather radio with a lot of different and useful functions for use during camping, outdoor activities, or in an emergency.

As I wrote in the headline, we ordered this because we felt it was a good idea to have some form of non-internet / cellphone related information source in case of emergencies or natural disaster. Which as we've all learned in the last few years - regardless of where we are geographically - can happen to anyone at any time!When the radio arrived, before charging the battery from a conventional wall outlet source, I wanted to test and make sure the solar charging method actually worked, so I set it out in our backyard in the sun for the afternoon.Good news! It did indeed charge successfully. The radio also has the option of being charged via a hand crank. I did not test that. The reason is that in order to charge it with the hand crank sufficiently for it to work for a while, in my estimation I would have to be cranking it for quite some time. I just wasn't really interested in putting *that* much effort into it just to test that feature, TBH. Having said all this you should be aware of the different charging times required by these different methods in order to reach a full charge:- USB: 6 hours- Hand Crank: 53 hours- Solar: 122 hours (under full sunlight)I tested the other features, and with the exception of the compass, they all seemed to work well. Of course, since this is sort of a "Swiss Army Knife" type of "does everything" tool, the flashlight in the unit isn't going to work as well or be as handy as a handheld flashlight or headlamp, but it does seem quite bright. Of course the longer you use the light, the less power you'll have for radio functions, which is really the whole reason for really having this, so something to be considered.I'm not sure why they included a compass in the unit. Gimmicky. It's not very likely that you'd ever actually attempt to use it for navigating, and if you did, it is not going to be able to fulfill that function. Holding the unit in my backyard, the compass pretty much failed to even find north, despite moving the radio around quite a bit. Even as I a writing this, I picked the radio up and it cannot find north at all. It's gone from pointing NE and is now sitting at NW. Compasses are very much affected by metal nearby, (when navigating with a convention one, you should hold it with the arm on which you are NOT wearing a watch - they're that sensitive), so it could be being affected by the unit itself. But IMHO, the function of the compass is a small deal.Overall, a decent "Swiss Army Knife", "Does it All" type of tool that functions as described. A good addition to one's Emergency Preparedness toolkit. Recommended!

This radio is an absolute must have for emergencies. It literally does it all I was pleasantly surprised to see that it will also charge devices because I didn't read that originally. The flashlight is really bright and you can use it without totally burning the battery. The antenna on this is superb and it picks up all my local stations with no static. The solar panel does work but it would take quite some time to fully charge it so I would definitely just use that in more emergency situations but it is still pretty cool that you can plug in your devices while the sun is charging the radio. It's small and light enough to not be obtrusive but this is probably not something I would take backpacking where every ounce counts. And if for whatever reason you are stuck in a cave or can't get out to any sunlight you can hand crank it to charge it but I would absolutely use this as a very last resort when you are in a dire situation. Overall I think every household needs to have one of these because you never know when tragedy May strike. I decided I needed to be more emergency ready when hurricane Helene hit my state. Thankfully I was not affected but I know many who were and were completely cut off from any communication and couldn't get down from the mountains. This is a perfect all-in-one and truly a great value.

Qué es un producto de excelente calidad.

Very handy , had a tornado warning / rotation over the house a couple days after I bought this ... I was at work but my husband and children were at home in the basement and could use this for weather updates. Especially helpful when phone batteries are low and the unexpected happens ... shipping was fast and product was as described... everything functions as it should would definitely recommend.