DEGEN DE13 Wind Up Radio Cranked Solar FM AM SW Emergency Weather Radio Flashlight SOS Alarm Rechargeable Cell Phone for Emergency and Outdoor Use

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Wind-up radio tuners are truly blessings in disguise. These nifty little appliances do not get the recognition they deserve. They're the perfect device for emergency situations such as a power outage, and it's more than ideal for the outdoorsy type — whether that be a hiker, camper, angler, or gardener. Wind-up radios will provide the tunes, news, and entertainment that won't ever run out of juice (well, maybe temporarily — but you just get winding again). As for sound quality, Realistic DX-440 far exceeds. It even has bass and treble controls and a very good speaker. When you listen to it with earphones, it sounds even better. I only use the DX-440 connected to an external antenna, and to my surprise DE1103's performance is way better, with lower floor noise and better sensitivity. As for selectivity, the old DX-440 is still my favorite(even better than 7600G's). Most of what has been described about the DE1103 on eham is accurate. I used three radio receivers as a basis for comparison,i.e. an old Brazilian analogue radio receiver that is a bit big for a portable radio and perfect as a tabletop, the Motoradio PR-M62; the SONY ICF-SW7600G and my tabletop receiver Realistic DX-440. It's as easy as winding the radio up via the crank on the side of the device for a few minutes, and then voila- you're able to tune into the news and music stations and listen for up to an hour. However, we're not sure you'll find any newfangled digital stations like you'd find on a DAB radio. To bring you comfort, we've carefully curated an edit of the very best wind-up radios of 2023 right here for you: Best wind-up radios at a glance No obscenities, discriminatory, abusive, or other content not suitable in public or for younger readers.

Every now and again, we may experience a power cut. This could be a planned power outage for maintenance or unplanned, due to stormy weather or other reasons that cause damage to overhead cables. It never hurts to be prepared for the unexpected so it may be a good idea to put together an emergency power outage kit. Products to be reviewed typically should be tangible ham radio related items such as radios, antennas, towers, test equipment, feedlines, etc. The current set of batteries have lasted a week with 2-3 hours use a day so about 20+ hours using a mixture of speaker and headphones and still going strong so I'm quite happy there.I only believed the DE1103 was more sensitive than my old SW7600G after testing and verifying it myself. With its whip antenna, the difference is not difficult to notice. But it is when connected to an external antenna the DE1103's performance is much better compared to SW7600G's. When listening with its built in speaker, sound quality is more or less the same as the 7600G, but when using earphones the 7600G sounds much better. The DE1103 sounds dull and in some occasions not clear. So much so, I had to find a pair of headphones that matched it better.

Frequency entry is easy, OK it's not the traditional telphone type keypad but I really like it. Enter the frequency and press BAND+ for 100kHz - 30MHz or BAND- for 76MHz - 108MHZ. A valid product review is one where you have experience or knowledge of the product that you would like to share with others. My requirements were for a small HF SSB/CW receiver to replace a less than useful ATS-505, it had to be sensitive, selective. Low cost was required (as always) with ease of operation and a good pedigree. On arrival I was surprised at just how small this radio is, truly portable. It comes with mains adaptor, 4 rechargeable batteries, soft pouch type case, longwire plug in aerial, headphones with volume control, carry strap and english manual. With all those accessories at normal UK prices they would constitute half the price of the radio!The Degen DE13DSP Emergency AM/FM/SW Solar Powered Radio can receive radio stations in the AM/MW, FM, and Shortwave radio bands all of which are typically used to by emergency broadcasters. This receiver will allow reception of MW stations unable to be heard using other emergency radios, due to the implementation of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology. No responsibility is taken for the correctness of this information. The listed offers do not constitute legally binding advertising claims of the merchants. Thanks to Trevor, we're now blessed with a simple device that still thrives, and serves countless uses today. What are the advantages of a wind-up radio? A lot has been written about the volume control not being seperate (you push a button and the tuning dial then control the volume) but I like it, its simple, the AGC kleeps the volume reasonable steady so lots of adustment is not necessary. One thing I like about it is that you benfit of using the large tuning dial rather than a fiddly recessed control.