Portable Radio Weather Alert Radio, Flashlight, Siren, Smart Phone Charger
Portable Radio Weather Alert Radio, Flashlight, Siren, Smart Phone Charger
Ambient Weather WR-335 ADVENTURER2 Emergency Solar Hand Crank AM/FM/SW/WB Weather Alert Radio, Flashlight, Siren, Smart Phone Charger- A must for any emergency toolkit, Bug Out Bag, or just hanging out at the beach, the WR-335 combines multiple emergency features into one compact package.
- The WR-335 is a Digital AM/FM/Shortwave NOAA Weather Alert Radio, a powerful LED flashlight, siren, and cell phone, MP3, MP4, Amazon KindleTM, Apple IpodTM, IpadTM, IPhoneTM and USB charger, all in one portable package. Also includes and AC adapter.
- The WR-335 is a six way charger - charge from a USB device (computer), AC or wall power (included), DC or car charger (optional), 3xAAA batteries (not included), hand crank, or solar panel.
- The WR-335 utilizes a powerful, non-proprietary LR18650 3.7V/2200 mAh rechargeable lithium ion battery to provide lasting emergency power. This battery can easily be replaced after years of service.
- The WR-335 high quality digital tuner provides assured access to news, weather information and illumination whenever and wherever you need it. Also includes five preset channels.
First of all the instructions in the manual for
putting the radio in standby alert for weather notifications are wrong
in the manual. I emailed the company and within ten minutes had an
email back with the instructions:
Turn the radio on, then press MODE until you see ALT.
This works, I received an alert. If you have other trouble an updated manual is available on their website.
A couple of notes from the manual and my experiences:
Charging a smartphone is meant for emergency use only, the battery in the radio does not have enough power to fully charge a smartphone. I was able to get a minute of talk time from a fully dead Nexus 4 with 16 minutes of crank time (as per the manual 2 min cranking, 2 min resting so this took half an hour). This is a long time to crank (I had to call in backup teenage son power), but I suppose in an emergency it would be worth it! The Nexus did complain about the compatibility, but it did charge. On my old flip phone I got a minute of talk time off a dead battery much faster (6 min of total crank time)
If you want it on weather alert, you really need to keep it plugged in.
The solar collector will not completely charge up the battery and is meant to keep it "topped up".
There is a reset button if it freezes up.
I copied this info from the manual since it is not provided on the website here.
Turn the radio on, then press MODE until you see ALT.
This works, I received an alert. If you have other trouble an updated manual is available on their website.
A couple of notes from the manual and my experiences:
Charging a smartphone is meant for emergency use only, the battery in the radio does not have enough power to fully charge a smartphone. I was able to get a minute of talk time from a fully dead Nexus 4 with 16 minutes of crank time (as per the manual 2 min cranking, 2 min resting so this took half an hour). This is a long time to crank (I had to call in backup teenage son power), but I suppose in an emergency it would be worth it! The Nexus did complain about the compatibility, but it did charge. On my old flip phone I got a minute of talk time off a dead battery much faster (6 min of total crank time)
If you want it on weather alert, you really need to keep it plugged in.
The solar collector will not completely charge up the battery and is meant to keep it "topped up".
There is a reset button if it freezes up.
I copied this info from the manual since it is not provided on the website here.
Portable Radio Weather Alert Radio, Flashlight, Siren, Smart Phone Charger
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