Kaito Emergency Radio with Digital Tuning, KA008L

by Kaito

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 5.5 x 2.2 inches ; 12 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00065YNNE
• Item model number: KA008
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,451 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 1, 2004

Product Description

Stay prepared and informed with the KA 008 from KAITO. If the power goes out and batteries aren't available, the KA 008 can function for up to an hour with only two minutes of hand cranking or an hour's exposure under direct sunlight Its built-in generator means that even in the most desperate situations, you'll still have access to local news and information--as well as to news from around the world. The unit's digital tuning receives AM, FM, SW 1-4,plus it comes with a super bright LED flashlight, which will become handy in a power outage.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, July 5, 2007

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Cher Clark "Captain Dan" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaito Emergency Radio with Digital Tuning, KA008L (Electronics)

Good looking radio but disappointing performance. Owner's manual is very confusing and contains several mistakes/wrong advice. AM reception is horrible and the electronic tuning is not accurate. It does not tune in stations on the correct frequency. Solar charger does not seem to work and I still don't understand how the AA bateries kick in.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Getting closer , but no cigar. Poor quality parts, June 30, 2007

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Kenneth D. Jones "Dxer" (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaito Emergency Radio with Digital Tuning, KA008L (Electronics)

I really did my research on which Kaito model I thought would be best for my situation, before buying.I was looking for a radio that was compact,well-built ,sturdy, and had a lot of charging options. This was the model that seemed to be the one for me.The flashlight/LED on this model is bright enough to help out in an emergency situation. I have no problems with the windup crank-it seems well-built enough for me.I haven't tried the solar charging yet, but I did charge up the internal battery, and everything was working fine-for awhile.The housing is sturdy and looks nice. The controls are nice and compact. It pulls in quite a lot of shortwave stations, which was mildly suprising to me.
The antenna is long and pulls in those weak staions.
The two things that I don't like about this radio are:1) Once the antenna becomes bent, it can break off easily after that.The replacement antenna is $10.00 plus shipping, and I think that Kaito should get it together and offer the replacement antenna online for a cheaper price, on their website.This is one of the main problems with buying goods that are made overseas.Give us consumers a way to purchase replacement parts easily online Kaito!
2)The volume control has deteriorated to the point of not being able to give me a lowered volume without a ton of noise now-(which is extremely distracting).I noticed this problem after buying it, but didn't think much about it then.It just got worse. It might be OK for emergency situation usage, but if you want to rely on it for more than that-forget about it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Emergency radio, September 14, 2007

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D. Spicer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaito Emergency Radio with Digital Tuning, KA008L (Electronics)

This product has been disappointing----at least in our area. The image rejection is so weak that we can only pick up one strong station----and that is all over the dial. The price was right and the multi-power source was what we wanted, but it isn't very usable for us.