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Just the other week we experienced a Tornado Warning.? Wish we had our Freeplay Energy’s latest Encore Buddy, a multi-powered Weather Alert Radio, phone charger and flashlight.? With our current weather alert radio we were unable to pick up our local weather alert.? Instead we were able to pick up local radio stations.? Thankfully we were not in the tornado’s path, but next time we may not be so lucky.? I am glad to say that we now have an Encore Buddy Weather Alert Radio!? It actually picks up weather stations, charges our cell phones and is a flashlight!? The best part is that it’s powered from solar and hand-cranked charging technology!
Last January we really did experience a natural disaster, and although we were prepared, it made us want to be more prepared for the “Next Time”.? Since this experience I have been adding to our emergency preparedness kit.? Not knowing what is going to happen next is the worst part of a crisis and being unprepared.? My son was just an infant when we were without power for several days.? Encore Buddy features a?Weather Band, AM and FM channels, a bright LED flashlight and a USB charging point.? It will keep you?up to date on thelatestnews bulletins, provide light when there is a power outage and keep your phone?charged when there is no main energy source.??From a full charge the radio will play for six hours at normal volume, delivering clear, crisp sound. The digital tuner offers seven-channel Weather Band, as well as Weather Alert Mode with audio and visual indication. When the Weather Alert function is on, the radio will automatically broadcast NOAA emergency weather alerts for your area.
Encore Buddy technical specifications:
- AM Radio Channels: 525 KHz to 1710 KHz
- FM Radio Channels: 88MHz to 108 MHz
- Digital 7-Channel Weather Band
- Weather Alert Mode with audible and visual indication
- Retractable antenna
- Audio Out for personal head phones
- Power
- Dynamo power
- Solar Power
- USB Power
- Maximum Power Consumption: 0.5W
- Powerful 3-LED Flashlight
- Wrist lanyard
Freeplay Energy has been the original and leading global brand of clean, dependable energy products since 1994. Its patented technology harnesses human, solar and rechargeable energy and converts it into electricity to power unique portable consumer products, replacing conventional disposable batteries that are environmentally toxic and expensive.
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