American Red Cross FRX3 All-Purpose Rechargeable Weather Alert Radio with Solar Panel - ARCFRX3
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Thursday, Apr 16
Style: FRX3+
Features
- Emergency Radio: Be prepared for any emergencies and disasters with this rechargeable, weather alert radio with solar panel and hand turbine power generator; No emergency kit is complete without this multipurpose tool.
- Stay Alert: The Alert function automatically broadcasts any emergency weather alerts for your area; Keep it charged VIA solar panel, hand crank or a built-in rechargeable battery.
- Multifunction Digital Device: This AM/FM/NOAA weather band digital radio with display and alarm clock can also charge a smartphone via USB port; Also features an LED flashlight and red flashing beacon for visibility anywhere.
- Keep Connected: From World Band and Weather Alert radios, to solar powered sound systems and connected home products, we'll keep you connected and in the know at home, in the office, on the road or in the great outdoors.
- Eton's Commitment to Preparedness: We're committed to helping you be prepared for everyday fun and unexpected emergencies, whether youre out on a 10-day backpacking trip, or just barbecuing in the backyard.
Description
This is the emergency radio with a large, ergonomic hand crank that requires little effort to generate power for delivering a superior combination of sound quality, playback time, and reception. Its superior audio quality provides clear, crisp sound that allows you to hear every word of a NOAA Weather Band, unlike other models that produce distorted, static-filled audio. Its superior battery provides 8.7X longer playback time than lesser models. Unlike other radios with analog tuners, it has an easy-to-adjust digital tuner that receives radio stations. Additional superior features include an integrated LED flashlight, USB port for charging smartphones, mini-USB cable, and a built-in solar panel for supplemental power. 5 3/4" H x 7" W x 2 2/3" D. (1 1/4 lbs.)
Brand: Eton
Color: Black
Special Feature: Built-In Flashlight, Rechargeable
Connectivity Technology: USB
Product Dimensions: 7"L x 2.6"W x 5.75"H
Tuner Technology: FM
Style: FRX3+
Power Source: Battery/solar
Radio Bands Supported: 7-Band
Included Components: Eton ARCFRX3+WXR All Hazard Radio, Glow-in-The-Dark Locater, Integrated Solar Panel, Red
Additional Features: Built-In Flashlight, Rechargeable
Connectivity Technology: USB
Tuner Type: FM
Power Source: Battery/solar
Radio Bands Supported: 7-Band
Frequency: 108 MHz
Compatible Devices: Smartphone
Voltage: 5 Volts
Number of Batteries: 1 AA batteries required. (included)
Display Type: LED
Hardware Interface: USB
Water Resistance Level: Not Water Resistant
Display Technology: LED
Color: Black
Style Name: FRX3+
Enclosure Material: Plastic
Brand: Eton
Built-In Media: Eton ARCFRX3+WXR All Hazard Radio, Glow-in-The-Dark Locater, Integrated Solar Panel, Red
Antenna Location: Emergency preparedness, Outdoor activities
Model Number: ARCFRX3+WXR
UPC: 799975262338 750254806261 679360224397 898029686189 780746816157 151903025451 750254806025 918627655391 956262505671 750254810312 110709376778 971474527471 163120276660
Global Trade Identification Number: 25, 12
Manufacturer: Eton -- Dropship
Mfr Part Number: ARCFRX3+WXR
Warranty Description: 1 Year
Unit Count: 1.00 Count
Item Type Name: Eton ARCFRX3+WXR Glow-In-The-Dark Locater, Red All Hazard Radio, Black
Item Dimensions L x W x H: 7"L x 2.6"W x 5.75"H
Item Weight: 14.88 ounces
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Style: FRX3+
Initial observations: Good rugged appearance. Simple to use, intuitive knobs and buttons. I plugged in the battery, turned it on, tuned in a few AM and FM stations with no problems, switched to the NOAA band and verified that I could receive my local station with no problems. I tried out the flashlight and hand crank. I then cranked it for a few minutes to verify that the charging does work with the hand crank. I have not tried the tiny solar panel yet. Since it was displaying 2 out of 3 bars on the battery, I attached the included mini-B USB cable to a nearby charger and let it charge for a few hours. When I returned, it displayed full bars. I have not tested the runtime yet. Radio sensitivity seems fine, but I haven't tested any far away radio stations yet. Purchased 10-2023. The battery shows a mfg date of 2021. I noted that this can be charged by hand crank, solar panel, or USB only. If I interpreted the instructions correctly, it can also run the radio when the USB is plugged into an external source of power if the battery is dead. The radio is supposed to run for four minutes for every 1 minute of cranking. Downsides: The instruction manual is pretty sparse and a bit poorly written. They valued style over substance, and the print is extremely tiny. The battery uses a proprietary connector. It will require some soldering or cutting and crimping when it's time to replace it. (The battery is a single standard 18650 rechargeable.) This version of the radio lost a feature that I liked on the earlier radios. It no longer takes AA/AAA batteries as a backup in case the internal rechargeable battery fails. I consider that to be its largest shortcoming. For an emergency radio, you want to be able to run off of any source of power available. However, many people carry a USB power bank and it will run off of one of those for a good long while. It would have been nice if it had a standard 12V charging port (such as a 5521 jack) and a "wall wart" 110V adapter and a 12V cigarette lighter adapter to charge it. You can use the included USB cord, but they did not include the adapters to run it from your car or your home's 110V. We all have those things around, so no big deal. They've simplified the design and made it a bit cheaper, but the reliance on rechargeable batteries and USB is a bit unsettling for an emergency radio that won't get used much. For something like this that would be put into an emergency kit and not touched for years at a time, putting some AA/AAA lithium batteries in the box and forgetting about it would be fine. Instead, according to the instructions, you have to charge it every 3 months, or the battery life will be lessened. My plan is to leave it in a sunny location so that it will trickle charge on the solar panels. It would have been helpful to include a place to put the USB charging cable, since it is an uncommon USB Mini B (not Micro B). I will have to find a carrying case for it. All in all, pretty solid so far. I am not detracting from the score for these shortcomings.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2023 by What's the frequency, Kenneth?
Style: FRX3+
Note that there are reviews for OTHER similar models, all lumped together, that are confusing folks. The FRX3 [NO plus] is the one with dual battery type, even though the details text and pictures seem to apply this to the PLUS model, too. Same goes for solar charge capacity. There are some units without. Frustrating start to the ownership of this FRX3+ [note PLUS]. I read the instructions in the user manual first and connected the harness to the rechargeable battery as instructed, since it ships disconnected. Cranked unit to add charge to the battery, which showed two out of three bars, out of the box, until three bars. About one minute of cranking. Tried to set up time and alarm clock. Got the time ok. Would not change time from default for alarm clock. Tried to use the instructions for time set for alarm clock set, thinking user manual was not up to date. No go. Noted that battery back to two of three bars. Cranked again to get to three bars. Retried setting alarm clock. Nope. Figured I'd start fresh so I disconnected battery until LCD screen cleared and waited another minute, in case there is a capacitor in the electronics. Reattached the battery. Saw two of three bars charge. Tried to set time from default and now this would not work. Tried to set the alarm clock from default and got the hours, not the minutes to change, following instructions for each. Frustrating. Contacted Eton Company via email detailing issue. Got a reply within hours, surprisingly fast. Was told that I have to FULLY CHARGE the unit using the provided cable FIVE TO SIX HOURS before first use. This is NOT in the instructions. Using the HAND CRANK is NOT an option for initial set up charging, either, they said. Charged for six hours off AC house current using Samsung cell phone charging brick to convert to DC and using Eton unit charging cord. Tried to set time and alarm clock. NOPE. Very frustrating. Disconnected the battery for five minutes. Reconnected. Was NOW able to set time function as per instructions. Was NOW able to set alarm clock function as per instructions. EUREKA! So, before you try to set up your new FRX3+ unit; CHARGE IT FROM THE WALL for SIX hours! If that is one of the ways your model can be charged. Not hand cranking, not with partial charge. I have NO idea what you folks with only hand crank charging option can do if you have set-up issues like the above. So, after this frustration, I have a few more observations of the unit - fresh out of the box. 1] Unit should be designed to have a storage compartment for the AC-DC charging cord. 2] It also should include an AC-DC charging brick with the unit, as a required component. 3] The LED light is not that strong; the red blinker is even more feeble. I will rely on my MagLite, instead. 4] Did not note that the 'Glow in the Dark' locator (the rubber trim around the perimeter of the solar panel on the handle) worked or not, but I handled it only indoors and not in dark room. 5] Tuning (digital, by tenths, which is GREAT) and volume knobs are sturdy; station selection lever is not large but holds selection firmly; pressure switches under the touch control pad respond well, but since they are under the handle and not large, these could be frustrating for some folks with vision or hand impairments. On/off button is well placed on the face next to the LCD display; I have no use for the mute/unmute button on the other side of the display. 6] You have to orient the battery CAREFULLY in the compartment for the battery hatch to close properly. The wires leading out of the side of the cylinder of the battery need to be rotated to the 11 or 1 o'clock position, calling straight up out of the battery compartment 12 o'clock. The wires need to sneak by in the gap between the red plastic housing and the curve of the battery, AWAY from the back where the hatch will close down. There is AMPLE space for the leftover length of wiring in the gap at the head of the battery where the harness plugs into unit. 7] Speaker sound is surprisingly good. 8] Take care of antenna by telescoping closed by ALWAYS PULLING down the wider diameter section closest to the body of the unit until all sections are retracted. NEVER push from top end of antenna. (This is how all antennas should be handled; woe to you who ignore this.) Because of antenna's position on body of unit and because it also pivots and swivels, in addition to telescoping, pushing from tip will more easily bend/break it. Sorry. 9] DO NOT have any wires connected to the unit when cranking to charge. Have ONLY the AC-DC cord attached, if you are charging off house current (I suppose you can charge in automobile, if you have USB connections.) IN ERROR, advertising pictures SHOW someone with their hand on the crank and a cell phone wired to the unit. WRONG. Ignore. User manual DOES stipulate charge off unit's USB connection only in battery mode. (Radio function stops while being used as a charging station.) 10] Page 10 mentions 'Dynamo Mode'; I have NO idea of how this function is selected. Maybe it is the default mode? 11] The indicator for holding charge is only in three segments on the display. I'm suspecting, because of my troubles detailed above, that full charge, three of three bars, will persist with use for quite a while. But, that when two of three bars shows, it is actually much less that 'two-thirds charged'. Time to start cranking; after disconnecting everything. 12] User manual states FOUR MINUTES of cranking gets you energy to charge phone for 1 minute call or 10 minutes radio. So, get your MUSCLES going and do not expect your cranking to fully charge your cell phones. 13] Button for flashlight is great for hand ergonomics. But is in WRONG position,otherwise, on curve of corner of its 'box shape'. Easy to accidentally bump during storage to activate light and discharge, rendering it useless when needed. Switch should be behind light lens, on same panel as the cell charge button, IMO. 14] Weather channel #7 came in clearly for us in Eastern Maine; the only one of the seven for which we had reception. 15] With only two of three bars, before 6 hour wall charging, this unit charged a Samsung S4 cell phone with it's cable, from 85% to 100% charge in 15 minutes. Hope that covers initial issues and observations. Will update regarding solar charging and battery life during prolonged storage between use. I intend to keep this unit in automobile in case we need to recharge cell phones which may have had their batteries discharged searching for signal in remote areas (need to remember to activate airplane mode!) or during extended photography use.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2019 by Christopher D'Amico
Style: Odyssey
I say it is the best because it comes with a lithium Ion 18650 battery (replaceable) and can use three “AAA” batteries as well as back up. The important thing here is that the battery is not built in, therefore no need to try and send it out for a replacement. The downside here is that if you add the “AAA” batteries with the 18650 you can’t recharge the battery. You have to remove the “AAA” batteries in order to charge the 18650 battery with the USB C charge cable. Another downside to the emergency Eton radios with a built in lithium ion battery is Eton doesn’t reply to emails requesting service.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2023 by drobin3
Style: Odyssey
First, I returned the Odyssey because after a full day of charging, the battery wasn’t fully charged. I. Didn’t want to replace the battery so returned the unit. I own several Eton shortwave radios, and they’re good, But the “emergency “ models don’t stack up well to other brands like Midland. The Odyssey is a fair performer, but overpriced for what it offers. Pros: — Good radio reception on all bands. Not stellar DX performance on AM or SW, but not a deal breaker. — Handy handle for easy carrying. —SOS flashlight and LOUD emergency siren. — Solid display and backlight Cons: — Too heavy for easy portability. Not a good addition to a backpack or go-bag. — Questionable battery (see above). — Abysmal SW tuning. No fast tuning on any band. You’d spend half an hour trying to go from 4 to 21 MHz on shortwave. Tuning on all bands is way too slow, with no direct digital tuning option. Summary: This radio wouldn’t be so disappointing if it were $40 cheaper. But there are far better emergency radios for much less, many of which offer more coverage such as air and VHF. Eton should stick to shortwave radios, where their products are much better.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2023 by Marc McC