Uniden Clock Radio Base Scanner
With its large
amber screen,
the analog 370
offers a number
of interesting
features.
$140
uniden.com
While we all enjoy the various
bells and whistles that today’s
modern radio scanners have
to offer, there are indeed times
when simplicity reigns supreme. What many people — both
hobbyists and general consumers alike — could make use
of is a relatively inexpensive all-in-one appliance. Enter the
Uniden Bearcat BC370CRS.
With its large and optionally backlit amber screen, the
analog 370 offers a number of interesting features, including reception of NIST signals for automatic setting of its
internal clock, an alarm clock with snooze, SAME alert
activation for NOAA broadcasts, Emergency Alert System
(EAS) alerts for AM/FM/TV broadcast channels, and a
300-channel/10-bank conventional scanner tossed in for
good measure. All of these features are packaged in a radio
that measures only a little bit larger than the form factor
of the typical weather receiver.
—Joseph Pasquini
ENERGIZER LED
FOLDING LANTERN
$25 energizer.com
This solar- and battery-powered LED lantern is
great for camping trips or
simply in case of emergency. Energizer claims it’ll
run 135 hours on its three D
batteries, or you can deploy
the huge solar panel to
charge it, yielding 2. 5 hours
of light on 5 hours’ charging
time. The solar panel sets
this product apart from the
competition. It covers the
entire back of the lantern,
and can be flipped up to
catch the most rays, allowing it to charge on relatively
dim light. The LED enclosure can also be adjusted,
allowing you to use the
device as a flashlight or to
light up an entire room. A
third option lets you use
only a 5-lumen amber LED
as a reading light. —JB
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