Falls Short

I've been using it for normal usage around the house for a year and a half ( no major emergencies here, thank goodness). GOOD: If you really have to, you can crank it and recharge the battery. It has weather bands. It takes 2 kinds of batteries (the built in special battery pack and AAA batteries). BAD: If you are using it for a regular radio, it goes dead FAST! Both batteries will be dead within a few hours unless you have it at low volume. It does not have save favorite stations. You have to turn and turn the knob to find them each time. Also, (very annoying) you can't hear if you hit a station unless you turn it one click and stop and listen.It mutes when turning the knob!. So, unless you know the exact station number, it takes forever to search for a station. Oh, also, when you pick it up you will hit the flashlight button on the top corner and accidentally turn on the flashlight. You will not notice it during the day and your battery will be dead. The built in battery is so small, I can't see it charging your phone. USB battery packs are much better for this. I want to like it but they COULD have made it so much better. They could have used much bigger rechargeable battery, a type that is commonly available, not a special battery pack that you have to get from them or a battery supplier. They could have designed it for much more disposable battery capacity (say 2 or even 4 D cells). It would be so much better if it saved your favorite stations. It's designed so well in some regards but falls so short in the ones that really matter. Maybe a speaker with better sound quality (radio voices sound muddy)? Ditch the clever handle design and make the whole thing bigger and more practical.

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