Eoxsmile Emergency Radio with NOAA Weather Alert, 5000mAh Solar Hand Crank Portable AM/FM Shortwave Radio, Rechargeable Battery Powered, USB Charger, Flashlight, SOS Alarm for Home Outdoor Survival

I got the chance to test the alert on this radio last night. It worked great! This is a great little radio to have. It has so many features and is easy to charge. It has a reading light, solar charger, flashlight and a port to charge other devices from it. The weather alert is loud enough to wake you up and has a red flashing light.

The size is tiny and light. Easy to operate and the color is nice. The volume is clear and loud enough. That’s a good pick.

This radio is much smaller than I expected, but that's a good thing as it can be tucked away almost anywhere until needed. All features work better than described/advertised. Plus its fun to sit on my deck and listen to AM broadcast of my perennially losing Colorado Rockies. I bought 5 more to give to my 4 adult kids, and even my ex and her husband. You never know when needed.

This is a well made radio and should deserve 5 stars for all of its great features. However, I have 3 issues with this radio: 1. AM reception is less than great, especially with stations that don't broadcast using a lot of power. Moreover, the volume level, while adequate, needs to be adjusted when changing stations. There is no automatic gain control, so weaker stations need a volume boost after listening to a stronger station. 2. This is a NOA radio, but alerts can only be received when the radio is in standby mode or when the Alert function is enabled. However, while listening to the radio on any band,except for the weather band, the radio will not be able to monitor and issue weather alerts when they occur. I experienced this when listening to an AM station on the CR1009 Ultra when a weather alert with alarm set off a Midland E310 radio, but failed to interrupt listening and set off the siren on the CR1009 Ultra. The seller confirmed this limitation, which was not obvious in the instructions. To be fair, it is obvious when you set the radio to Alert and see the Alert symbol on the LCD display, only to have the symbol disappear after switching from standby, to a broadcast band. Moreover, the Alert must be enabled again when returning to standby. In comparison, some NOA radios, like the Midland ER310, CAN alarm while you are listening. Having said all this, I like that the CR1009 Ulta can operate directly from its AC adapter, while monitoring for alerts in standby mode. This means I never have to remember to recharge the battery. Otherwise, the internal lithium battery would be depleted in about 130 hours, according to the instruction manual. (BTW, the Midland, can not be left plugged in after charging it. That radio doesn't allow for monitoring or listening while plugged in.) 3. The 12000 ma internal battery is not user replacable. The seller offers at least a 1 year warranty, but I would doubt they will be able to service or replace old batteries after that. Nevertheless, because the radio will still operate with the AC adapter or alkaline batteries, it shouldn't become totally useless. (Though the radio offers solar and crank options, I doubt, because of their inefficiency, you want to use them. Furthermore, they need a healthy lithium battery to charge, so they probably won't work, at all, once the built-in battery fails to accept a charge .). Even though I gave this radio 4 out of 5 stars, I can highly recommend it because of all of its features, in spite of a few limitations. Furthermore, the large capacity, built in lithium battery, while not replaceable, offers the distinct advantage of using the radios lithium battery as a powerbank to charge your phone during in a power outage. On a very positive note, the customer support by this seller is fantastic. While the CR1009 is sold by several other sellers, it's hard to imagine they could give the excellent support I have already received, while trying to fully understand this radios capabilities. His responses have been prompt, thorough, and very clear. FOLLOW-UP EDIT: I have found that although the radio accepts AAA batteries, as a backup, these batteries will begin to discharge while the lithium battery is being used. This means that by the time the lithium battery is depleted, so will be the alkalines. The solution for this problem, if you wish to use alkalines, is not to install the them until you actually need them, when the lithium battey is depleted. Later, when you begin recharging the lithium cells, be sure to remove the alkalines. Otherwise, any remaining life in them will be wasted. Unfortunately, the instructions, should have stated this, instead of saying the radio can automatically switch over to the alkalines when the lithium battery is depleted. It can't. (I have confirmed this with two of these radios.) Given that there is a work around this problem and you can still use alkalines when the lithium battery is depleted, I did not subtract another star. For its reasonable price, it's still a great radio, albeit not perfect.

This little radio is packed with features that make it versatile and fun. When I first received it, I charged it up and it took over 4 hours to charge. Seemed like a long time but no problem. I use the FM band most and its nice to be able to set the Weather Alert so that the notifications will come in even if the radio is off. All the various bands work fine. Haven't used the hand crank. The volume is not adjustable to loud...its not that kind of radio. Reading light is strong while the flashlight is only good. The HELP Alert tone warbles and is LOUD. I'm very happy with it.

Very loud and clear! Awesome radio for emergency! I love all the gadgets! I didn't expect it to be this nice!

Bought this radio for my elderly Dad. Light weight so easy to carry. Not too big, just right. Love the different methods for energy. Practical. Works great.

Seems to work fine, docked stars for being sent a returned item. It wasn’t secure in the packaging.

Excellent product! It was what I looking for, multifunctional.

Aparentemente muito bom! Mas infelizmente o serviço NOAA não funciona no Brasil. As demais funções funcionam bem. A vantagem de ser 12.000 mAh e poder carregar com pilha, além da manivela, mini placa solar e a própria bateria é um diferencial, A maioria desses rádios com essas 4 opções possuem menos capacidade, de no máximo 5000 mAh.

The item arrived broken. Did not work at all, did not charged. On top of it I had to pay for returning the item. DON'T BUY IT, DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM THIS SELLER

Ótima compra

Buena calidad y recepción.