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

Perfect! As described and I hope I never have to use it

This Eton emergency light/radio works great for me. It take very few cranks to get it up and running. The radio is easy to tune and the channels are clear. I have yet to charge a phone with this but so far I am very pleased with this purchase.

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.

Really good quality. Works well.

This device is supposed to serve as a support item when you are in an emergency situation such as a power outage, flood, hurricane, earthquake or other emergency. It has a lot of functions incuding a weather radio, short wave receiver, flash light, bluetooth speaker, and most importantly a battery.The battery capacity is ridiculously poor. It cannot charge a cell phone to even 25 percent of power, and it gets depleted rapidly when using the radio or bluetooth. Batteries are expensive of course, but this unit has a very low capacity battery.It has a solar panel that is a sales point but not a functional item. You might be able to fully charge the batter if it was left in the sun in the summer for 12 hours a day or more for a week. It has a handcrank that will charge it only if you turn it for several hours.In short this is a waste of money because the weak battery cannot support the many functions it is designed to provide. The hand crank and solar panel are there to drive sales, but they are not actually useful in practice.

I wasn't able to get this thing to charge no matter what I did, so I am returning it. The battery is replaceable, which is great, but the battery door is secured by a single self-drilling screw in plastic, which will strip the threads in a few uses. Disappointing! The fact that it works as a Bluetooth speaker is unique, pretty good sound too in that mode too. But, overall it doesn't work.

worth every penny

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 backlightCons:— 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.