Comments on: Etón FR360R Solarlink Self-Powered Digital AM/FM/NOAA Radio with Solar Power, Flashlight and Cell Phone Charger http://greenenergydirectory411.com/2009/11/28/eton-fr360r-solarlink-self-powered-digital-amfmnoaa-radio-with-solar-power-flashlight-and-cell-phone-charger.html The Green Choice Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:32:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tarun Chachra http://greenenergydirectory411.com/2009/11/28/eton-fr360r-solarlink-self-powered-digital-amfmnoaa-radio-with-solar-power-flashlight-and-cell-phone-charger.html/comment-page-1#comment-787 Tarun Chachra Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:27:24 +0000 http://greenenergydirectory411.com/2009/11/28/eton-fr360r-solarlink-self-powered-digital-amfmnoaa-radio-with-solar-power-flashlight-and-cell-phone-charger.html#comment-787 We live in Central New Jersey and as of late we have been having a lot of power problems, generally weather related. I wanted to get something that would allow us a flash light, radio, and cell phone charger. I saw this product come up on Gold Box and figured what the heck...it seems to do what I need and I can hand crank it to power up/charge my devices...plus get some light and listen to the radio/weather reports. <br /> <br />I can now say it failed at every level.... <br /> <br />The radio reception was USELESS unless we took it outside and touched the antenna to a back yard aluminum umbrella. <br /> <br />The hand crank charging for the cell phones made my cell phone even weaker then it was when I started...it felt as though the cranking was draining the battery. <br /> <br />The only good thing was the little LED flash light..... <br /> <br />That's it... I really wanted to like this but I am disappointed. <br /> Rating: 1 / 5 We live in Central New Jersey and as of late we have been having a lot of power problems, generally weather related. I wanted to get something that would allow us a flash light, radio, and cell phone charger. I saw this product come up on Gold Box and figured what the heck…it seems to do what I need and I can hand crank it to power up/charge my devices…plus get some light and listen to the radio/weather reports.

I can now say it failed at every level….

The radio reception was USELESS unless we took it outside and touched the antenna to a back yard aluminum umbrella.

The hand crank charging for the cell phones made my cell phone even weaker then it was when I started…it felt as though the cranking was draining the battery.

The only good thing was the little LED flash light…..

That’s it… I really wanted to like this but I am disappointed.

Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: Jason Nordby http://greenenergydirectory411.com/2009/11/28/eton-fr360r-solarlink-self-powered-digital-amfmnoaa-radio-with-solar-power-flashlight-and-cell-phone-charger.html/comment-page-1#comment-786 Jason Nordby Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:09:12 +0000 http://greenenergydirectory411.com/2009/11/28/eton-fr360r-solarlink-self-powered-digital-amfmnoaa-radio-with-solar-power-flashlight-and-cell-phone-charger.html#comment-786 I bought this radio for motorcycle camping because of its compact size, multiple power sources, and weather radio capability. I've been using it daily now for over a month and am not at all disappointed. Signal reception is somewhat weak on the Eton compared to the radio in my vehicle as distance from the transmitter increases, but this is the only issue I've found in over a month of use and is far from intolerable. As an added surprise/bonus, the Eton has a scan function built into the tuner. The manual tuning knob is quite slow at tuning up and down the scale, but the "MIN/DOWN" and "HR/UP" buttons digitally scan up and down the scale quickly. This is a feature that I don't remember seeing in the product descriptions. As far as durability goes, my daughter knocked our radio off of our kitchen table and it bounced off of our hardwood floor. This happened the very next day after I received the Eton. I was certain there would be damage of some sort, but I looked closely at the exterior and could not detect where the impact had occurred on the case. I shook the unit and could not hear anything rattling inside. Finally, I checked all functions and found nothing wrong. This little radio is durable, but I asked my daughter not to perform any more destructing testing. Lastly, the radio does not ship with its own a/c adapter. This struck me as a little questionable, given the price of the unit. But I looked at all of the a/c adapters I already own and found that my Remington trimmer adapter was perfect (3.6 VDC, 100 mA output) for a full charge of the nimh battery pack in lieu of waiting for the sun to top it off. If you've been considering purchasing this radio, I readily recommend it. Keep in mind that the reception issue has a great deal to do with your location. Rating: 5 / 5 I bought this radio for motorcycle camping because of its compact size, multiple power sources, and weather radio capability. I’ve been using it daily now for over a month and am not at all disappointed. Signal reception is somewhat weak on the Eton compared to the radio in my vehicle as distance from the transmitter increases, but this is the only issue I’ve found in over a month of use and is far from intolerable. As an added surprise/bonus, the Eton has a scan function built into the tuner. The manual tuning knob is quite slow at tuning up and down the scale, but the “MIN/DOWN” and “HR/UP” buttons digitally scan up and down the scale quickly. This is a feature that I don’t remember seeing in the product descriptions. As far as durability goes, my daughter knocked our radio off of our kitchen table and it bounced off of our hardwood floor. This happened the very next day after I received the Eton. I was certain there would be damage of some sort, but I looked closely at the exterior and could not detect where the impact had occurred on the case. I shook the unit and could not hear anything rattling inside. Finally, I checked all functions and found nothing wrong. This little radio is durable, but I asked my daughter not to perform any more destructing testing. Lastly, the radio does not ship with its own a/c adapter. This struck me as a little questionable, given the price of the unit. But I looked at all of the a/c adapters I already own and found that my Remington trimmer adapter was perfect (3.6 VDC, 100 mA output) for a full charge of the nimh battery pack in lieu of waiting for the sun to top it off. If you’ve been considering purchasing this radio, I readily recommend it. Keep in mind that the reception issue has a great deal to do with your location.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: PJDJ http://greenenergydirectory411.com/2009/11/28/eton-fr360r-solarlink-self-powered-digital-amfmnoaa-radio-with-solar-power-flashlight-and-cell-phone-charger.html/comment-page-1#comment-785 PJDJ Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:27:13 +0000 http://greenenergydirectory411.com/2009/11/28/eton-fr360r-solarlink-self-powered-digital-amfmnoaa-radio-with-solar-power-flashlight-and-cell-phone-charger.html#comment-785 Do not buy this if you want a radio. The tuner is so poor it can't clearly pick up 50K watt stations from 30 miles away. I exchanged the first unit since I thought the tuner was defective. Its replacement arrived today and it's just as bad. The smaller Etons, with analog tuner, work much better. The flashlight function does work well, but I can get self-powered LED flashight at the dollar store. Rating: 1 / 5 Do not buy this if you want a radio. The tuner is so poor it can’t clearly pick up 50K watt stations from 30 miles away. I exchanged the first unit since I thought the tuner was defective. Its replacement arrived today and it’s just as bad. The smaller Etons, with analog tuner, work much better. The flashlight function does work well, but I can get self-powered LED flashight at the dollar store.
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: Richard L. Cohen http://greenenergydirectory411.com/2009/11/28/eton-fr360r-solarlink-self-powered-digital-amfmnoaa-radio-with-solar-power-flashlight-and-cell-phone-charger.html/comment-page-1#comment-784 Richard L. Cohen Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:43:57 +0000 http://greenenergydirectory411.com/2009/11/28/eton-fr360r-solarlink-self-powered-digital-amfmnoaa-radio-with-solar-power-flashlight-and-cell-phone-charger.html#comment-784 If you live in a hurricane area of the country, this is a great product, for Weather, and charging of other electronics (Ipod, Cell Phone) when there is no electricity. Rating: 4 / 5 If you live in a hurricane area of the country, this is a great product, for Weather, and charging of other electronics (Ipod, Cell Phone) when there is no electricity.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Kin Cheuk http://greenenergydirectory411.com/2009/11/28/eton-fr360r-solarlink-self-powered-digital-amfmnoaa-radio-with-solar-power-flashlight-and-cell-phone-charger.html/comment-page-1#comment-783 Kin Cheuk Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:41:10 +0000 http://greenenergydirectory411.com/2009/11/28/eton-fr360r-solarlink-self-powered-digital-amfmnoaa-radio-with-solar-power-flashlight-and-cell-phone-charger.html#comment-783 I really enjoy this battery/solar/hand crank radio. My work truck do not have a cigarette outlet and this is perfect for me. I use it during break and lunch. The radio's clock is perfect too because my work truck don't have one. I've bought rechargeable AAA batteries for back up. Great product and I use it everyday at work. Rating: 5 / 5 I really enjoy this battery/solar/hand crank radio. My work truck do not have a cigarette outlet and this is perfect for me. I use it during break and lunch. The radio’s clock is perfect too because my work truck don’t have one. I’ve bought rechargeable AAA batteries for back up. Great product and I use it everyday at work.
Rating: 5 / 5

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