Eton – Scorpion II Rugged Multipowered Portable Emergency Weather Radio & Flashlight Green, Hand Crank, LED Flashlight, Smartphone Charger, Solar Power, 800 MAH Battery, Commitment to Preparedness

Good quality and good solar recharge rate
This purchase was a replacement for my original Eton Scorpion II. The first one was used so much that the crank handle knob wore out. I quickly fixed it and continued to use it for emergency use as well as for a beach and kayak radio. It had served me well for keeping abreast of storm warnings in North Carolina and after moving to Florida. I finally dropped it and lost my original. This replacement has been the best emergency radio and remains my favorite even after reviewing all the newer ones. I had my first for 5 years.

good emergency radio which obeys the laws of physics
This is a compact emergency device intended to provide critical emergency functions.It is small, light, and rugged. Buttons ad display are clear if you have good vision.If you need reading glasses you should get the larger FR3 radio with a larger display and more clear buttons.The solar and crank charging options work but are not intended to provide a lot of power.This will not support binge watching netlix during a blackout ;-)The solar panel will take a day or two to fully charge. If you want to quickly charge a phone you need 2 to 3 square feet of solar cellsthe crank takes hours to fully charge. Either method will give quickly minutes of radio usage or emergency phone charging.The battery is smaller than most phone batteries so it may drain completely and only partially charge a phone.Overall it performs emergency functions well within the physical limits of solar panel and battery size.

So Far, So Good…
***Update 07/23/20 – So I have been using this Eton Scorpion II for about 2 month straight now and must say I am overall pretty happy with it but had to take away another star/rating because the solar panel function of the device is not consistent and “IPX/water resistance” rating. On one sunny day for about 8 hours of direct sunlight I got 2 bars on the battery display (max of 3 bars). On others only 1 bar…other charging functions work pretty well….outlet and crank (although you do need to crank it) a few minutes to get some radio time; the flash light will run for a while with only a few cranks.Note: The item claims it is “splash proof” with an IPX4 Rating however getting caught in a “light” drizzle/rain made the device not useful for about 2-3 days….luckily so far, after allowing it to dry-off, so far it is working again.***************I purchased this product to replace my old Eton Micro (12 years +) which I received as a gift and have stored in my emergency go-bag over the many years…after actually digging out and using my old Eton Micro I noticed that it was quite out of date; none of the wires and adapters were being used anymore. After actually using it for a few days, thought I upgrade to a digital display, better LED light, a water resistant/splash proof item, and an overall larger solar charging panel.FYI – it was between this device and the Midland ER210…but because of its smaller size, $20 cheaper price and primarily because of its splash proof IPX4 rating, I went with the Scorpion 2.This Eton Scorpion 2 has thus far been tested over the past 3 days. Everything from crank to solar to AC charging and I have to say that overall I am quite impressed. The product is rugged with rubber inserts which appear to be able to take light bumps…I would like to test out the water resistance without damaging it and might take it camping this summer and test in light rain. The solar charging did take over 8+ hours under partly cloudy skies to charge 2 bars. But other than that, pretty happy this far. I will be using it more that just to sit in my emergency go-bag since the device has a decent speaker. I will update this review once I have had the chance to REALLY test it out.

El radio carga muy bien desde la manivela e incluso con su panel solar que es de mayor tamaño que el modelo microlink FR-160 que también carga muy bien con el sol. En la CDMX capta aceptablemente la señal de radio de emergencia con el protocolo de NOAA Weather Radio donde entre otras alertas, se incluye la sísmica. Además en cinco minutos con la manivela para carga de celular, obtuve casi un 6% de batería de un Nexus 6p, hablando muy bien de la capacidad de carga del Eton Scorpion. Me parece una buena compra y lo uso todas las mañanas para escuchar el radio antes de salir a trabajar en las mañanas. Altamente recomendable.

Usualmente acampo durante el año unas 4-6 veces, siempre cargo con una lampara de cabeza y esta maravilla. Cuando no salgo esta lista en mi mochila de emergencia, cuenta con todo lo necesario. Si algo le pudiese criticar es que las celdas solares son malas, pero no esperaba algo tipo GoalZero por el precio, pero no esperes cargar tu celular via solar con este dispositivo, la manivela puede ser más efectiva para cargar la lampara en todo caso. 100 % recomendable.