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Duronic Solar Radio HYBRID
Duronic
Pocket-size AM/FM wind-up radio from a UK brand with a USB output for a phone.
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What you get
A 230 g AM and FM radio that charges by solar panel or hand crank or USB. A USB output lets you nudge a phone battery along. In a power cut it gives you the news and a little phone top-up from a coat pocket.
- Pocket-size AM/FM radio, 230 g
- Charges by solar panel, hand crank or USB
- USB output to top up a phone
- Headphone jack
- UK brand with its own webshop
Pros and cons of the Duronic Solar Radio HYBRID
Pros
- At 230 g and 13 cm long it slips into a coat pocket.
- Solar panel and hand crank and USB all charge the internal battery.
- Listed by PreparedBritain and bestradios.co.uk.
Cons
- Duronic publishes no battery capacity and the figure quoted elsewhere is unconfirmed.
- No torch and no DAB.
Specs
- Bands
- AM/FM
- Power sources
- solar panel, wind-up crank, USB-rechargeable battery
- Charges a phone
- USB output
- Weight
- 230 g (8.1 oz)
- Size
- 7.3 x 13 x 4.2 cm
Why it scores 7.2
7.2/10
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Emergency features
- Runs on standard batteries too
- Hand crank and solar charging
- Charges a phone
- Battery of 2,000 mAh or more
- Built-in flashlight
- Water resistance rating
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