Eton Odyssey Hand Crank NOAA Weather Radio, All-Band Emergency AM/FM Shortwave Storm Radio, Bluetooth, Phone Charger, RDS, Solar, Multi-Function Flashlight, Camping, Hiking

Fantastic all rounder for an emergency

The radio which seems excellent, unfortunately arrived looking used. See images. Sending back to request new unused unit. Review rating is low because of the condition ie used. Overall rating would be 4 stars otherwise.

Clearly a used radio not happy!

I took some time to choose a better quality item. Unfortunately it arrived faulty - after a full charge the lcd display did not come on properly and do I sent it back. I have an unproven suspicion that this may have been a previously returned/ faulty item.

I have taken this camping and traveling. Performs like it should. I had no problems with it. Maybe the price could be a couple clicks lower. But it works and stays inside my go pack in case of an emergency. What is nice about it you can turn off the battery to save it when not in use. Great for any emergency use! A little heavy and audio kinda of bassy. I like the red background light and it stays on when listening to the radio! Pretty cool!

For me, the go-to radio, whether you can use the NOAA system or not.

Never had to use it and hope I never do but it seems solidly built and if the hand crank is capable of charging it up in a reasonable time then I would recommend it as a decent emergency radio.

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.

Update: I exchanged for a different unit. The replacement FM reception was good for 95.9 without the antenna extended. Keeping the replacement even with the antenna design flaw and battery door weakness. Having this is better than nothing at all. The concept is great and the package is overall put together very well. However, during the end times or unrest, I do not think this is will make it in the long run. Pros: - Rechargeable battery that comes with it is end-user replaceable. - Compact design that isn't too small and well put together. To clarify my cons: - Even when fully extended, the radio reception was marginally improved. I tried a local NJ station 95.9 which should have worked fully extended. It faintly came in. This applied to a lot of other FM stations that should have come through. At the bare minimum as a campsite radio, FM music should have worked. AM was fine extended but faintly came in while retracted. NOAA worked without antenna extended. Nothing on the SW regardless of antenna position. - Even worse, the antenna does not appear to be end-user replaceable. My prior SW models had an antenna that can be unscrewed and replaced. This does not appear to be the case. - The battery compartment is held on with a very fine Phillips screw that started stripping after first use inserting the AAA lithium batteries. Not sure how many cycles of open / close this door will last. There is a very high level of tension on the battery cover which makes it more challenging. It is best to replace the batteries with the solar panel on a table or flat surface versus holding in your hand. A better approach to the battery compartment would have been a tool-less mechanism to open with much less tension.