Duronic SDAB1 Portable DAB+ Radio Bluetooth DAB Radios Hand Crank Battery Solar Radio 4-Way Rechargeable Emergency Flashlight Digital FM Radios with SOS Alarm for Camping Hiking Outdoor

I have ordered 2 of these radios for walking and as an addition to home "emergency" kit (ie. power blackout etc.). It is a small and light radio, its sound is imo very good for its size though a little tinny, the handle arm on both sets has a good positive action and provides a noticeable improvement in charge time / radio use compared to a previous radio (though I have not measured this), the telescopic antenna is recessed on the back and seems sturdy compared to a previous radio. The included battery is in a small compartment underneath, some NiMh battery which could of been slightly larger size (it is very small) though this is being picky. The flashlight is 3 LED type with a flood type diffusion, and is bright enough to light a room or provide very short distance illumination outside. I have not used the solar panel ontop but the LED indicates charging when in sunlight and I think it is a great addition. The volume and frequency knobs are recessed and well protected, and the whole design appears very durable for knocks and blows, though I doubt it is waterproof it appears very well constructed. It came with a few accessories which I used to charge up to full from a 5V USB port, it also comes with a female usb adaptor which I used for a short test to charge my HTC Desire smartphone, winding the handle indicated charging on the phones screen, I do not know how long it would take to fully charge a phone in this manner but it is a great addition. I compared this model to many other models of more expensive wind up radios online and out of many compared I think this one has the best price / feature set out of basically all others, plus its construction is v good, I am very happy with it and decided to leave this review! (Duronic Apex Digital Display Wind-Up Solar Powered AM/FM Radio Alarm Clock Torch)(I think there is another one from Duronic with similar name and look but without what I felt was the best feature set)

So, the delivery man arrived & I got this out of the packet. I pulled it out of the box, didn't look at the instructions & wound it up (not very energetically, but the little red light went on so it counted) for ooooh, must be all of 1 minute then I tried to turn the radio on. It didn't work!! Another minute winding, no result. That's when I noticed there is a little switch on the underside you have to turn on. As long as that is off, nothing will work (including the clock) It doesn't seem to keep the time if that switch is turned off, but it may be that it would have with more charging. I'll have to see at some point in the future. So, now I'd set the on switch, the clock turned on, the radio worked & the torch worked too. The sound quality isn't as good as on my more expensive radios, but it's fine. The volume goes up far too loud for me to listen to if I'm sat near it. The dial on the left hand turns the radio on & then the volume up (or down & off if you turn it the other way) The dial on the right hand tunes the radio in. When the radio is on, you can't see the time, just the radio station. It's easy to set the time, you just hold the time button then press the hour & minute ones to get to the right time. Alarm the same, which means that long after I've lost the instructions I'll be able to reset it with no problems. The alarm turns the radio on when it goes off At night the torch is bright enough to read a book by if you had to, so if the power went you could use it to get down the stairs & see what's going on with no problem. On day 1 I probably spent a total of 10 minutes winding it, mostly for the novelty value. The winder doesn't care if you wind it clockwise or anticlockwise so this would be just as easy to use for a left handed or right handed person. When not in use, it tucks away in a recess shaped for it in the back. My toddler is currently obsessed with turning every electrical item in the house on, so this radio ran for at least 5 hours on day one, with the torch on intermittently - it may have been charging from the sunlight though as he kept putting it on the windowsill. Setting the 12hr clock & the alarm is simple, you just hold the time set (or alarm set) button then use the hour & minute buttons to get the time right. If you go past the hour you want, you'll have to cycle back through the whole day as it doesn't go backwards. The radio goes on when the alarm goes off at about half the maximum volume. You don't need the instructions to work it out, unlike some other clocks I've had. It's been on for hours already today, but I haven't wound it up yet, so it must be running off sunlight. So far, I'm delighted with this, enough that if it's still performing this well after the summer, I expect I'll be gifting these as Christmas presents - they are handy for home, taking to the beach or in the garden but I think every car owner should have something like this in their car too. The only things I don't like about this (but I can live with them) are that the clock is not backlit & if you press the little light button it only stays lit up for 10 seconds, so you wouldn't be able to find it easily in the dark (but perhaps there is a way to have it stay backlit, I'll have to read the whole manual -it's only a page long- & see) & I find it hard to hold it comfortably to wind the charging handle without pressing all the buttons on the top, turning the torch on & off while doing so. I also wish it displayed the time while the radio was on. I haven't tried charging a mobile with it yet, but it came with 2 cables so I'll give that a go some time soon. I plan to update this review in 3 months to see how it's performed after the summer.

Really lovely radio. I like it a lot. Reception is excellent with a good clear tone. DAB working well and hasn't crashed yet ( unlike another radio I have ). For it's size and price point I think the sound quality is impressive. It has an equaliser to adjust the sound which I like. Not sure the solar panel makes much difference to the battery charge though. Which leads me to say battery performance not so great. However, the rechargeable battery is easily replaceable, which is a good thing. Or it takes 3 x AAA batteries. Tried the wind up crank for a full 5 minutes of winding but didn't seem to make any improvement to the battery life. Also like the retractable handle and the rubber feet on each corner. Really useful. And easy to use presets and the tuning nudge lever works well and is like those you find on the Sony portable radio. Very pleased with it so far. Took a star off the rating because the battery runs down fairly quick and I don't see any effect of the solar panel.

Awesome sound volume and quality

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Tolles Radio ohne Strom und ohne Batterien. Man kurbelt und schon spielt das Radio. Auch eine Taschenlampe befindet sich am Radio. Super hell und man kann sein Handy laden. Ich kann das Radio nur empfehlen!

Helt ok