Grundig FR200 AM/FM/SW/DAB Radio

Pros: A radio easy to empower without batteries or a wall-plug.

Cons: Medium-quality performance.

The Bottom Line: This is a fine radio of its type and I recommend it for emergency usage and other uses as well.

Review: The Eton Grundig FR200 portable emergency radio has a number of features that remind me of a Swiss Army Knife. The radio has things about it you don t normally associate with a portable radio, but which add to its appeal and could actually be useful...

Pros: Inexpensive, Easy to use, sensitive receiver

Cons: Not an advanced shortwave radio

The Bottom Line: Great for blackouts and the beach

Review: I published a small part of this review on a radio enthusiast web site. However, much of this review is new.

First of all, what is a survival radio anyways? Is it a device that is supposed to work for years without power? Probably not. For...

Pros: No Batteries Ever Again!!!

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: I think this is a very innovative product and would highly recommend it to others. Radio pays for itself...

Review: I recently purchased this radio as a gift for father's day. I found that the radio received better reception than most "plug in types". After playing with Dad's I'm finding that I want to get one for myself. I would recommend this product to others...

Pros: Fine tuning knob. Common, easily-replaceable, rechargeable battery pack.

Cons: Image problem on SW2. Some backlash in tuning, making even fine tuning difficult.

Review: I bought this receiver because of its emergency generator. The light is a useful added feature. Of my six shortwave radios, this is the one I'll take with me, should there be a hurricane or national emergency. But there is a serious problem.
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Pros: No wasted batteries, good sound, small, amazingly durable.

Cons: Cranking mechanism could be stronger.

The Bottom Line: Great for campers, outdoor and rugged portable use especially for AM reception. Makes you work for music and saves on energy costs.

Review: What can you say about Grundig? For years i've been using an antique Grundig shortwave in my workshop - it comes in beautifully and looks great. When it comes to electronics, Grundig is a very reliable name.

It was then an easy decision...

Pros: Self-powered, small, light, easy to operate, inexpensive

Cons: Shortwave performance is not great

The Bottom Line: Good value for the money, good performance on AM / FM, poor-to-mediocre Shortwave performance. A good cheap expendable radio to take out camping, or for emergency use.

Review: I was looking for a radio for my home preparedness kit. I thought the combination of battery power, self-power (mechanical crank), external power, flashlight, AM / FM / Shortwave would be ideal.

I was happy to receive, for $39.95, a small,...

Pros: Small, Lightweight and built tough. BUY ONE

Cons: I should have had this radio years ago !

The Bottom Line: It will always work, no matter what the situation is and you will be glad you own it !

Review: The best $49.99 (cdn) I have ever spent. For some time now, my wife and I had been meaning to get a Disaster kit built and stocked for those events in Life that are truly un-forseen. We finally took a weekend off together and did the running around...

Pros: Nice value, nice quality

Cons: I have not found anything negative yet

Review: I was looking for a radio with good am reception. I got alot more. I found this radio to have great am reception, great FM sound and reception. The short wave function is an added bonus. This is my first experience with short wave and it has been...

Pros: Great value, fantastic AM reception, very good FM reception, nicely constructed.

Cons: Shortwave stations "drift" slightly, requiring periodic re-tuning.

The Bottom Line: Grundig has a winner with the FR200. It's hard to imagine getting this good a radio for under $40. And it never needs batteries or cords.

Review: From an energy usage standpoint, a small portable radio has to qualify as pretty "green" entertainment: With a power draw of just a few watts, you could plug one in and power it all month for pennies' worth of electricity.

Yet, when you...