FosPower's A1 is the cheap workhorse near the top of Amazon's weather radio chart, and it does the basics honestly. Four power options: USB, solar panel, hand crank and three AAA cells. It tunes AM, FM and the weather band, carries a 7400 mWh (2000 mAh) power bank with USB output, a 1 W zoomable flashlight, a four LED reading light and an SOS siren with flashing light. FosPower was founded in 2014 in Minnesota and sells mainly through Amazon, which keeps the price around twenty five dollars.
Right answer for stocking several kits, a car glovebox or a gift to relatives who would never buy one themselves. Tuning is analog and the dial is cramped, there is no SAME programming, and the 2000 mAh bank only partly refills a modern phone. Crank charging is slow, so keep the cell topped up before the season starts.
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