Kaito KA500 5-way Powered Emergency AM/FM/SW Weather Alert Radio, Black
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Manufacturer: KaitoModel: KA500BK W/AD500
Color: BLACK
Product features:
- 11 Bands: AM/FM, Shortwave 1 & 2 and weather 1-7 Bands
- NOAA weather Alert sends an emergency wireless signal to the radio for local weather disasters
- LED flashlight plus 5-LED reading lamp and SOS emergency light.
- Self-powered hand crank charging system.4-way power:Built-in NIMH rechargeable batteries, Solar power, 3"AA" Batteries, AC adapter
- Adjustable solar panel captures energy from the sun or natural light. Dimensions:8" x5" x2.6"
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Customer Review: Disappointing, barely functioning piece of junk
Summary: 1 Stars
I had high hopes for this radio as it packs a lot of interesting features, but the build quality is just substandard. I got mine on clearance for significantly less than the list price and was still extremely disappointed. The FM tuner doesn't work consistently, the sensitivity is atrocious on all bands, and the tuning needle slips and slides around as you turn the dial. This is without question the worst FM receiver in my collection of radios, which seems like a pretty hard thing to screw up in a product like this. For example, move the needle to the left to find a station, go past it a little bit, then turn it back to the right to fine tune, and you get nothing. The Wx band works alright, AM seems OK, and I can pick up a few of the stronger SW stations on the 49m and 60m bands, which is about what I expected. It will charge an iPhone as long as you're cranking the dynamo. Not sure what it would take to do a full phone charge this way, but it does work. I will say that the reading lights under the solar panel work very well and put out a lot of light. Would like to think that the solar panel will keep the internal batteries charged, but given the overall build quality, I'm skeptical. As a radio, it really is a piece of junk, but I'll keep it around as a flashlight/phone charger for emergencies only. Had I paid the regular price, I'd be seeking a refund.
Description of Kaito KA500 5-way Powered Emergency AM/FM/SW Weather Alert Radio, Black
A perfect radio for emergency and disaster, it comes with all the features that you need in an emergency situation, it comes with a High quality AC type brushless generator, the solar panel powers the radio by itself and charges the built-in batteries as well, to maximize the sunlight, the solar panel is tiltable with any angels to face the sunlight to receive the energy during the day time, on the other side of the solar panel, it is a 5 LED reading lamp that you can use it to read books. The radio is built with a multi-function LED flashlight, the super bright LED side flashlight can be Bright Color or Red Color for normal or emergency use. The radio is designed to charge out for many electronic items, it is built with a USB jack that can connect with many standard USB enabled gadgets like iPod, cellphones. It comes with 6 cellphone tips that you can charge many models of cellphone s with Cranking or solar power.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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