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The FRX5 is a great universal radio, leave it in the sun and charge your phone and play music all day and the battery is still full at sundown. The buttons are a bit fiddly/awkward to see and the am tuning band is set to America not Australia but still gets close enough for a good signal. Otherwise a fantastic device, don't expect the bass response of much more expensive bluetooth speakers but the added features of the FRX5BT make a better buy in my opinion.
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The overall size is good and not too heavy. There is a clip for a lanyard, but no lanyard included. The instruction booklet is written in VERY small font. It is easy to follow the directions to set date, time. location etc. BUT..and I mean a very big BUT, the buttons to accomplish such setting are on the top of the radio UNDER the handle. The handle obstructs your view of each button. Therefore, making it almost impossible to read what each button says in order to actually DO the setting up! The lighting of each button does you no good if you cant actually read what they say! The instructions can be easily forgotten if the radio is only used in storms, so a packet to keep them in would be nice, but nope, thats not there either. The sound is fine and the reception is fine for where we live. Its not Harmon Cardon, but I wasnt expecting that quality either, just be aware so you arent disappointed. My recommended upgrades are to include a pocket for the directions, a lanyard to keep them attached or to attach this radio to something else, like a backpack, and make the handle fold-able out of the way or put the buttons on the front instead of the top.Read full review
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It’s a neat radio. I’ve only used usb charging so far. The only thing that needs an improvement is the positioning and size of the top set of buttons. They are hidden under the handle. At a minimum, they should be tilted to one side to make them easier to read. Also, I would have paid more to have a short wave band which would have made it a better survival radio. It meets my needs though and I would buy it again.
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This radio exceeded my expectations. WHen I received it was pretty durable. Here in SF we dont get much rain or anything. I bought this item for earthquakes.
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ALL GOOD.: JUST CHARGING THE BATTERY RIGHT NOW.AND READING INSTRUCTIONS WHILE WAITING. (NO I AM NOT) . LOOKING FORWARD TAKING IT TO WORK TOMORROW AND TESTING IT OUT !!!!
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