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Regular Battery Powered Emergency Radio

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Posted on October 20, 2009 at 13:33:28
oldmkvi
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 I've seen lots of ads, web sites, don't really know what's what. I'd like to use C cell Catteries, or some such, but not rechargeable or crank. Recommendations please!

RE: Regular Battery Powered Emergency Radio, posted on October 27, 2009 at 08:27:17
Brian Levy
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 The Eton S350DL uses the D cell and also has the capacity to have a set of AAs as a backup to the D cell. AM/FM/SW. Also, has an AC brick so when not needed it saves the batteries. On D cells it will run for about 6 months straight.

This one or the Sangean., posted on October 24, 2009 at 07:20:11
Hepcat
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 Great radios. Toss it in your travel bag and forget it.
* I'm like a one-eyed cat peeping in a seafood store *
RE: Regular Battery Powered Emergency Radio, posted on October 21, 2009 at 16:34:34
henrybasstardo
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 easy
get a Zenith Transoceanic
incredible radios

RE: Regular Battery Powered Emergency Radio, posted on October 20, 2009 at 15:25:34
Door Nail
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 Abe brings up some good questions. His point on the batteries is also valid. What is it you like about C cells? I'd look for a radio that uses AA cells which are relatively inexpensive in lithium. Lithiums have a twenty year shelf life and although they are available in C cells, the C cells are hard to find and expensive.

RE: Regular Battery Powered Emergency Radio, posted on October 21, 2009 at 08:17:29
oldmkvi
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 "C Cells or some such." ( AA, A, whatever). Just not rechargeable. Crank OK if it uses regular Batteries as well. AM and FM needed, Short Wave good. Weather not so important here in SF Bay Area. Pal, CC Radio, Sony , Sundgen I've heard of, don't really know anything about them.

RE: Regular Battery Powered Emergency Radio, posted on October 21, 2009 at 08:46:03
Door Nail
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 I have a Sangean ATS 818 and a CC Radio plus. They're good the Sangean ATS 818 has short wave. They both use 4 D cells and run about 250 hrs. on a set of batteries. They're relatively large and heavy for portables. I use both on a regular basis so finding the batteries dead really isn't an issue for me. I don't know if you intend to store your radio and use it only in an emergency.
Here's a link. You can download the manuals for the radios and do some research.

Hundreds to choose from....., posted on October 20, 2009 at 14:28:40
AbeCollins
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 You need to be more specific. Does your emergency radio need to receive AM/FM band only? Do you want shortwave band coverage as well? How about NOAA weather radio coverage?

How large or small should YOUR emergency radio be? Will it be placed in an emergency backpack or at your bedside?

Why not an emergency radio with multiple power options including traditional batteries, and possibly solar cells, AND a crank? If your traditional batteries are dead when you need them the most, your emergency radio is about as useful as a brick.

Go to Amazon.com and search on "emergency radio". You'll see multiple pages and a huge variety to choose from. But you need to define what you want first.

In my opinion, an alkaline battery (only) powered radio is just a portable radio as it has no alternative power sources.

P.S.

The last time I needed to use my emergency radio (with NOAA weather channel coverage for an incoming winter storm), the alkaline batteries were dead. The radio has a rechargeable battery pack - in addition to alkalines - AND it has a hand crank. I crank for for three or four minutes and get a hour of playtime off the rechargeables that get charged by cranking. Worked great. Was listening to NOAA weather channel and didn't have to hunt around the house for a fresh set of alkalines.

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