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Reddit mentions of Kaito KA500GRN 5-Way Powered Emergency AM/FM/SW Weather Alert Radio, Green
Sentiment score: 2
Reddit mentions: 3
We found 3 Reddit mentions of Kaito KA500GRN 5-Way Powered Emergency AM/FM/SW Weather Alert Radio, Green. Here are the top ones.
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- 5-way powered emergency radio, AC, battery, hand crank, solar, computer
- AM/FM/Shortwave radio and 7 pre-set NOAA weather channels with alert
- 180-degree adjustable solar panel
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Green |
| Height | 5.3 Inches |
| Length | 8.3 Inches |
| Weight | 1.3 Pounds |
| Width | 2.3 Inches |
Sounds like a little crank up shortwave would have done his morale a lot of good. Heck, if it was me I would finish my chores for the day then put a log in my wood stove and crank up my satellite internet to chat with you guys while my squirrel was cooking..
Actually, now that I think about it, wish one of these guys would do this. For me a survival challenge is making sure I have enough layers for snowshoeing so I don't freeze my ass off. Last week I stayed out too late, took a shitty flashlight so I couldn't see the blaze plates on the trees, and the wind covered my tracks with snow. Had to navigate back in the dark with dying batteries in my GPS and howling snow-blowing wind in my face. That's like 1% of what those guys do.
I know people who love their Baofeng radios but if you have the budget a slightly higher end handheld is worth it. A Yaesu VX-3R is a great improvement. If you compare the bands they can receive/transmit on you will understand the difference between the two. I own a Yaesu VX-7RB which is an excellent, if pricy, HAM handheld transceiver.
To effectively use a HAM handheld and keep yourself within the law you're going to have to pretty much learn everything that would be required to get your HAM Technician license. It's a pretty easy test and there are practice tests available on QRZ.com. Getting a HAM license is also pretty cheap. I think it cost me $14.
Personally, I separate out my HAM radios from my shortwave/emergency ones. I have a Kaito Voyager KA500 which is ok as far as emergency radios go. I don't expect the crank on it to hold up to long term use. I also have two Grundig Mini GM400 which are in my BOB and GHB inside of pots which are also ok radios. I wouldn't want the GM400 to be the only radio I had but I could live with that if I had to. For home I have a Grundig Globe Traveler G3 which is an excellent all around radio.
I have this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EUG3II/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i02
just got back from a 12 day camp and it did really well. I did not do much iPhone charging, but the radio and flashlights worked fine. It played and charged during the day in the screen tent, and provided music and news and light all evening. I don't think the plastic bag would be a problem.