Today, I’m reviewing the 74000mWh Emergency Radio with NOAA Weather Alert, Portable Hand Crank SW/AM/FM Survival Radio.
In this day and age, people should have an emergency radio for a variety of reasons. But along with the emergency functions such as a backup flashlight, SOS alarm and it doesn’t help to have a rechargeable solar battery. And hand crank charging if you are not in an area to charge, which is another great and important feature. And last, the radio is IPXF waterproof, so it should brave the rain.
So, the radio comes with the AM (amplitude modulation – medium wave) /FM (frequency modulation – wide-band) radio that many people are familiar with. It also comes with the seven NOAA radio station broadcast frequencies in the VHF Public Service band: 162.400 megahertz (MHz), 162.425 MHz, 162.450 MHz, 162.475 MHz, 162.500 MHz, 162.525 MHz, and 162.550 MHz.
Short Wave is between 5.9 Mhz and 26.1 MHz. So, shortwave broadcasts from Earth’s surface are reflected to the upper atmosphere and can travel great differences.
With this device, you probably want to stand outside at various times (especially at night) and test the frequencies and if you do hear something, check a site like short-wave[dot]info and type in the frequency and see what you can hear.
I checked it out at noon PST and I was hearing a broadcast from the 5900 frequency and checked online what it was.
You may hear a broadcast from China, Russia, Korea, USA or some country.
The radio comes with a 52 cm extended antenna.
Granted, it’s OK with the antenna provided for SW but I will admit, not having the numeric pad to key in the frequency is what’s missing but fortunately, the knob is quick to go through frequencies, but just go slowly.
The radio is orange and black. Top portion features the rechargeable solar unit and the button to activate the flashlight, hold down for the SOS alert.
On the rear is how to charge the unit and you can use the USB input to charge your phone.
The unit does have a 20000 mAH power bank which charges via USB Type-C, but can also be charged by solar and mentioned, the emergency handcrank.
With the $60 pricetag and a $15 coupon, the the 74000mWh Emergency Radio with NOAA Weather Alert, Portable Hand Crank SW/AM/FM Survival Radio is highly recommended!
