GPX RWB4004SP 7-Channel NOAA Weatherband AM/FM Flashlight Radio with 3-Way Rechargeable Circuitry

GPX RWB4004SP 7-Channel NOAA Weatherband AM/FM Flashlight Radio with 3-Way Rechargeable Circuitry

GPX RWB4004SP 7-Channel NOAA Weatherband AM/FM Flashlight Radio with 3-Way Rechargeable Circuitry

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Be prepared for the best and the worst that Mother Nature can dish out with this multifunction GPX radio/flashlight combo. Outfitted with an AM/FM tuner with a digital readout and a seven-channel National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather band receiver, the radio is a must for outdoorsmen, people who live in tornado or tsunami country, and plain-old amateur weather watchers. It also makes a great emergency device for camping trips or home survival kits thanks to the flashlight, siren, and personal security alert--all of which qualify as necessities during weather-related power failures or, more ominously, natural disasters. Should a particularly nasty storm befall your town or campsite, rest assured that you can listen to the latest weather and storm forecasts 24 hours a day, receive news reports (or distract yourself with music) via the radio, and still find your way around the basement or campground. In addition, the radio's sleek, rugged housing is water-resistant, so you needn't worry about rain or windstorms damaging its circuitry.

Of course, the radio performs in non-emergency situations as well, with an easy-to-read LCD clock and an alarm that keeps you from oversleeping. To ensure that the power doesn't run down at the worst possible moment, GPX included three charging methods for the radio: a hand crank that juices up the heavy-duty dynamo motor, an AC adapter (not included), or a DC-jack terminal for plugging in a cigarette lighter adapter (not included). The radio also requires a combination of two AA alkaline batteries (not included) and two rechargeable ni-cad batteries (included) to run. The combined battery and motor options diversifies the radio's power draw, guaranteeing that the radio won't conk out once the batteries first start to drain.

What's in the Box
RWB4004SP radio/flashlight, two rechargeable ni-cad batteries, user's manual.

Product Description:
Hit the trail with this GPX Weatherband AM/FM Radio and stay informed and better prepared for possible emergencies. In addition to receiving AM/FM radio broadcasts with digital readout and 24-hour, 7-zone storm alert broadcasts, this trusty device includes an LCD clock, alarm, flashlight and siren. Use with batteries or heavy-duty dynamo motor.

GPX RWB4004SP 7-Channel NOAA Weatherband AM/FM Flashlight Radio with 3-Way Rechargeable Circuitry
GPX RWB4004SP 7-Channel NOAA Weatherband AM/FM Flashlight Radio with 3-Way Rechargeable Circuitry
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • GPX RWB4004SP 7-Channel NOAA Weatherband AM/FM Flashlight Radio with 3-Way Rechargeable Circuitry
  • Import Junk
  • Unsafe Radio
  • wonky piece of crap
  • Good for under $30
 GPX RWB4004SP 7-Channel NOAA Weatherband AM/FM Flashlight Radio with 3-Way Rechargeable Circuitry

Manufacturer: GPX, Inc.
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:
  • Rugged, water-resistant AM/FM radio with 7-channel NOAA weather band receiver
  • Flashlight, siren, and personal security alert offer support for outages or emergencies
  • Receives 24-hour NOAA alerts from hurricane, tsunami, and tornado watch agencies
  • Motor charges via hand crank, AC adapter, or vehicle DC cigarette lighter adapter
  • Requires 2 AA alkaline (not included) and rechargeable ni-cad (included) batteries; 90-day warranty

ASIN: B0002J1MLU

Amazon.com Product Description

Be prepared for the best and the worst that Mother Nature can dish out with this multifunction GPX radio/flashlight combo. Outfitted with an AM/FM tuner with a digital readout and a seven-channel National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather band receiver, the radio is a must for outdoorsmen, people who live in tornado or tsunami country, and plain-old amateur weather watchers. It also makes a great emergency device for camping trips or home survival kits thanks to the flashlight, siren, and personal security alert--all of which qualify as necessities during weather-related power failures or, more ominously, natural disasters. Should a particularly nasty storm befall your town or campsite, rest assured that you can listen to the latest weather and storm forecasts 24 hours a day, receive news reports (or distract yourself with music) via the radio, and still find your way around the basement or campground. In addition, the radio's sleek, rugged housing is water-resistant, so you needn't worry about rain or windstorms damaging its circuitry.

Of course, the radio performs in non-emergency situations as well, with an easy-to-read LCD clock and an alarm that keeps you from oversleeping. To ensure that the power doesn't run down at the worst possible moment, GPX included three charging methods for the radio: a hand crank that juices up the heavy-duty dynamo motor, an AC adapter (not included), or a DC-jack terminal for plugging in a cigarette lighter adapter (not included). The radio also requires a combination of two AA alkaline batteries (not included) and two rechargeable ni-cad batteries (included) to run. The combined battery and motor options diversifies the radio's power draw, guaranteeing that the radio won't conk out once the batteries first start to drain.

What's in the Box
RWB4004SP radio/flashlight, two rechargeable ni-cad batteries, user's manual.

Product Description

GPX RWB4004SP AM/FM 7-Channel NOAA Weatherband Flashlight Radio with Weather Alert & 3-way Rechargeable Circuitry

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars GPX RWB4004SP 7-Channel NOAA Weatherband AM/FM Flashlight Radio with 3-Way Rechargeable Circuitry.......2007-02-23

This is truly a piece of CRAP.
The first thing I did was to install the 6 AA batteries, instantly my eyes lit up for the clock was working. I found the clock simple to set. Then it was down hill from there. The crank did not work the AM/FM radio did not work.
You get what you pay for,$[...] +s/h too good to be true. Lesson well learned.
Advise spent the extra money and get a brand name weatherband radio.

1 out of 5 stars Import Junk.......2006-07-10

Bought one from second hand store. I paid too much @ $2.00. Everything worked ,..poorly. I would not depend on this for an emergency.

1 out of 5 stars Unsafe Radio.......2006-01-23

I purchased this radio recently and had to return it as the weather band did not work. I received the replacement radio and found the same problem along with the fact that the flashlight did not fuction. I live close to the Weather station repeater and receive a strong signal on my other units. I rasied the antenna, shortened it, etc. ran it off the batteries, crank to no avail. It is pretty scary considering this unit has the NOAA alert built in. I have sent an email to GPX regarding this and am awaiting a reply. Honestly, I may have received a bad unit from a batch; however, I do not know how that could be. In any case, I would not recommend this radio, especially if you are depending on weather alerts or reports. Oh, yeah, the back-lit display does not work with the crank batteries, only with the 6 AA batteries you must install. Way to go GPX, another fine product...........

2 out of 5 stars wonky piece of crap.......2005-11-27

I sure wish i had the one the other guy loves so much. Mine's utter garbage. I turns the crank, and the radio comes in very well. Thats about all it does.

See, the presence of a crank fools the buyer into thinking that they will not need batteries to make this object work. I couldn't read anything but extremely faint garbage on the digital display, until i put in 2 AA batteries.

The light is crap. The manual says that 1 minute of turning the crank will charge the batteries 25%, and that a full charge yields 1 hour of flashlight life. I cranked this odious chinese insult until my arms were numb, and that got me AT BEST 45 seconds of light.

The engineering is flawed, and i'm willing to bet that my unit is average. While the design is heavy on features, it has a great deal of counterinuitive aspects. Firstly, the flashlight is incandescent, as opposed to LED, meaning it is a more efficient heater than a light. Secondly, the reasoning behind the switch layout is insane. For instance, the sliding switch on the top has 3 settings: 1. off 2. loud emergency alarm 3. flashlight, in that order. This means you turn on the alarm every time you want to turn the flashlight on or off.

For a $10 radio, such flaws are acceptable. For the $39 radio/flashlight/alarm clock i bought at bass pro, it's infuriating.

4 out of 5 stars Good for under $30.......2005-10-26

I looked at a lot of emergency radios and this one came out on top. The weather station in Los Angeles comes in crystal clear, even running off just the dynamo. The hand crank is sturdy enough. The radio works well, but it works best with the batteries in it. The tuner is sensitive, but once you get it on a station, it sticks. The flashlight is OK. The emergency siren is OK. The back battery panel is going to pop open if you drop it. Although this product is multi-purpose, in a real emergency I will only care about the hand crank, the flashlight, and the weather (emergency broadcast) station.

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