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Not going to be much help in an emergency power situation.
Too many downsides:
* The solar charging to too weak to even maintain a charge while sitting in a west facing window.
* Hand crank no where near efficient enough to charge internal battery enough to charge a phone (I tried running down the internal battery and cranking and it was hopeless).
* No way to disable the Required Weekly Test as other radios have. This means if you keep the weather alert feature on, you'll hear a loud siren and strobe light every Wednesday between 11 am and noon.
August 2017 · Electronics · verified purchase