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Freeplay Ranger AM/FM Small Radio - Blue (BB-024-AUS-00-FO) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Freeplay
Category: CE
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $34.95 (On sale from $39.95)
You Save: $5.00 (13%)
New (4) from $34.95
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 4181
Color: Blue
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.9 x 3.2
MPN: RR1TB
Model: BB-024-AUS-00-FO
UPC: 614672003698
EAN: 0614672003698
ASIN: B00092SBIC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Powered by solar panel or wind up crank | | • | 25 hrs. of playtime on full charge | | • | 0.5-watt 2.6" speaker | | • | Includes A/C adapter | | • | 3.9Hx2.4Wx8L"; 2 lbs. |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Self-sufficient AM/FM Radios assure listening, anytime, anywhere. Purchase for gifts, friends or family and know they have access to important news anywhere at anytime. With a combination of wind-up, solar and rechargeable power, the Ranger incorporates the latest in Freeplay's self-sufficient technology - unparalleled sound quality, playtime performance, dependability, and durability. Engineered to be the best rechargeable self-sufficient radio in the world. The crank transmission has be designed to last 100's of thousands of cranks and the system has been shown to last more than 10,000 crank charge cycles with no significant capacity loss. Engineered to be the best in the world.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Could've been built a little better June 5, 2008
I only use my radio to listen to talk radio at work and I always listen to the same station. At first I would have to slightly adjust it every few days (I guess it got bumped around). After about 5 months the knob got loose and I couldn't tune it as easily. Today it was nearly impossible to move the dial, but I got it tuned in eventually. I'll probably have to crack it open and try to fix it before long. I would've thought the least used part of the radio would last the longest. Obviously the design is a little flawed.
I almost never use the crank but I tried it yesterday, just because, and turning it was a lot harder than I remember. The crank also fit into it's slot a lot tighter than I remember. It seems like my radio was slightly warped. I don't know if all of my problems stem from the same source, but just to be safe I recommend you DON'T leave it in the heat for extended periods. Putting in a house window may be okay, but in a car window is probably a bad idea. This is more my fault than theirs so it didn't effect my rating.
Everything else about the radio is great, so if you think you'll take better care of it than I did this is the radio for you.
Oh, and I wish it had an LED indicator for signal strength.
 Nice radio May 28, 2008
I was given this as a gift several years ago and have been surprised by it s durability. It has been dropped several times and once was left outside in the rain all night and still works perfectly. If using outside in sun the built in solar panel keeps the battery charged with out having to crank it and never having to buy batteries saves a lot of money. Very handy radio and has good reception of distant stations.
Very cool and maintenance free. January 2, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
We've had this radio for...about a year now. We use it periodically just for the novelty, as well as during several snowstorms here in Colorado. It's nice to not worry about batteries in the least. You do have to keeping winding it periodically or it will fade, but for emergency purposes that's what I expect. And if you have some sun, no winding is required. This radio replaced an older one we have, which our kids easily broke the crank used for winding. This one however seems plenty sturdy, and we've had no problems of anything breaking or not working whenever we take it out.
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