I bought one just a couple of week ago and I am very happy with it.
For $40, how could you go wrong?

The built in light is not very strong, but what the hell, if I wanted a
bright light I should have bought a flashlight.

I mainly bought this because I like to go camping, and I didn't want to go
broke feeding it batteries. After 1 or 1 1/2 min of cranking, I get 1 to 1
1/2 hours of listening ( med to low volume)

the reception is pretty good. But I wish it had and external antenna input

all in all I think it's pretty good

Nitrotear
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Adams"
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 1:00 PM
Subject: Grundig FR200


Greetings,
I'm in the market for something like the Grundig FR200. My initial need
is for something to take this summer on an extended camping trip. I
definitely want something that does not rely on batteries, and the
addition of a light is a nice bonus.

I did find positive opinions of this unit on this newsgroup via Google's
archive. If you have one or chose an alternative, I'm wondering a few
things:

If you got something else to serve a similar purpose, are you happy with
your choice? What did you get?

If you've been using the Grundig FR200, has it met your expectations?

Is there something else I should be considering? I like to spend
something around the price of the Grundig ($40?) or less. Size and
weight are issues of course, as is reliability in the field and the
above-mentioned battery free operation.

Thanks