$60 Emergency Radio

Emergency radios range in price from $30 to as high as $300. The American Red Cross offers a radio made by a company named Eton that combines several good features in one $60 radio. The Eton FR400 American Red Cross Multi-Purpose Radio is powered by an internal rechargeable NiMH battery pack that can be recharged by a built-in dynamo hand crank or an included AC adapter. It also has a built-in cellular phone battery charger which allows you to transfer some of that hand cranked electricity back into your phone. It can pick-up all 7 NOAA weather radio channels, features an ”Alert” function to keep you up-to-date of significant weather changes and receives FM/AM radio. It even has a built-in flash light and flashing emergency beacon and siren. Continue Reading »

Ultimate Emergency Radio

If you’re considering learning more about HAM radios you might want to start by looking at what it can do for you before you invest the money and time. This is one of the best hand held radios on the market. Continue Reading »