The Midland ER40 is a compact emergency radio that pulls in all 7 NOAA weather channels plus AM/FM, and it runs on four power sources so it never goes dark. Charge it by micro-USB at home, let the solar panel top it off in camp, or spin the hand crank when the grid is down. A 2600 mAh lithium battery holds the charge between those.
It does more than talk. A built-in LED flashlight has an SOS strobe for signaling, a backlit LCD shows the time and station, and a USB-A output port pushes power back out to top off a phone when the wall outlets are dead. The whole unit is about 6 x 3 x 1.8 inches and weighs roughly 0.8 pounds, so it lives easy in a door pocket, a kitchen drawer, or a bug-out bag.
The lithium cell is user-replaceable, so the radio outlasts a single battery. In the box: the ER40, the 2600 mAh battery, a micro-USB charging cable, a wrist lanyard, and the owner's manual.
