My last weather radio was about two decades old, so it was time to replace it and when i saw this one on sale on Black Friday, i decided to order it for myself.I haven't needed it yet, but I did test it out a few times to be sure it will work when i need it and I'm very pleased.Unlike my previous weather radio, this one is a full AM/FM radio and it picks up several local music stations just as well as it picks up the weather band. Even without the antenna raised, it gets pretty good reception indoors, and the reception is even better near a window or with the antenna raised. It's not super high-fidelity or anything, but you can definitely hear everything that's being broadcast without any kind of serious distortions beyond the little static that all manual radios have.It seems to charge very well just from the light of my desk-side lamp and I tested the crank-charge function right out of the box. Just a few seconds of cranking gave me enough power to listen to the radio for several minutes (it probably would have continued to work for longer, but by then I was satisfied and sick of listening to the automated voice), and it doesn't take too much force to crank it up, so it shouldn't be too difficult even for people with arthritis in the hands like i have. The USB ports seem to be working well, too, so plenty of ways to keep it charged.The crank and antenna both collapse when not in use to avoid accidental damage and snagging on things if you're shuffling around with it in the dark.The flashlight isn't the brightest you'll ever seen, but it's strong enough to make it easy to find your way in the dark, and the button to turn on the flashlight is very easy to find by touch.It's not overly heavy but is definitely very solidly-built and seems very sturdy overall. I don't have any complaints and I'm pretty sure this will still be serving me well a decade or two from now.