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: 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...

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Very versatile

Cons: Nothing major

The Bottom Line: The radio is a good value and has many useful features.

Review: The GRUNDIG FR200 is a versatile, light weight radio. It contains a rechargeable battery pack, similar to cordless phones, a flashlight, and an AM/FM/shortwave band radio. You can recharge the batteries with an 12 volt, 100mA, AC adapter or with the...

Pros: Picks up stations all over the globe

Cons: None of significance

Review: I love this radio.....I live in NC and can easily listen to stations from Russia, The Netherlands and South America just to name a few. While I do agree with the critics that it takes quite a bit of cranking to get a little radio time, not being...

Pros: small, multifunction, regular battery power lasts a long time

Cons: On rechargeable power, does not last as advertised.

Review: I bought this product after I lost power and was bored for several hours. I thought the radio used spring technology like the freeplay, and was disappointed when I found out the crank simply charged a rechargeable battery. I found that the...