"Stranger On The Bus" wrote in
oups.com:

I've had both (actually, I've collected every Baygen Freeplay model )
and after fairly extensive comparison, I think the Grundig has
generally better SW and AM reception, better dial resolution (though
that's not saying much) and is much more portable. I do like the
Freeplay Plus's clockwork spring better.

Much as I like to play with these radios, they really aren't any good
as emergency radios. You would be far better off with a Grundig
G4000A, Kaito KA-1102, Sony SW7600GR or similar portable. Add a box of
alkaline batteries from Costco, Home Depot, etc. and you'll have all
the SW reception ability you'll need in an emergency. I keep a KA-1105
and a box of 40 alkaline AA batteries (refreshed every two years) in my
emergency kit.



The FR250 and FR300 are probably better than the FR200 -- they have white
LED's instead of a filament bulb, one has AM/FM/SW bands, the other has
AM/FM/NOAA weather bands/TV channels 2-7. They both also have an adapter
to charge a bunch of kinds of cell phones. I think the one with AM/FM/NOAA
bands/TV 2-7 would be most useful post-hurricane.