Sunday, April 30, 2006

Can this radio save your life?

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Perhaps.

At least, it can keep you connected under 'off the grid' circumstances -- as in when the power's out, whether because a squirrel got fried chewing on a line or a cat 5 storm is bearing down on your location.

I picked one of these up last Christmas time as a gift. And then went back and got one for the house. Good idea.

The model I got is a Grundig-Eton, handcranked AM/FM/Shortwave/NOAA receiver, with a lamp AND a cellphone battery charger. $49.99. $39.99 without the charger. Dayglo safety orange -- plus other colors.

I saw them recently at Circuit City and it reminded me of how useful they are.

Think camping. Think boating. Think hiking. Think a long bike ride. Think a power outage, and you want to find out if that is a cat 5 hurricane heading your way.

Useful. Cool. Can it save your life? Perhaps.

-- Dan Damon
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