Vector VEC438 / VEC-438 / VEC-438 FM/NOAA Weather Alert Flashlight

• Auto Storm Alert Warning Alarm
• Dynamo Power Emergency Generator
• Digital FM/NOAA Weather Alert Radio with S.A.M.E. Alert technology
• 3 LED Flashlight.

I have looked a long time for the perfect weather-alert radio. The old ones "warned" so often they were annoying. Also, in hurricane and tornado-prone Florida, I wanted a portable unit that could go with me in an evacuation, but with an AC adapter so I wasn't wasting batteries at home.

This unit fits the bill. It's about the size of a walkie-talkie, with a nice solid feel and soft touch buttons. It uses a cordless-phone type rechargable battery (included) and has an AC adaptor, so you can use it 24/7 on standby in the home. It has a hand-crank if things get extreme. Having been without power for 8 days during hurricane Charley, this is a nice touch. It also has a LED flashlight for power outages.

The setup is easy, but the owner's manual is not the finest piece of writing I've ever encountered. The unit is rather self-explanatory, though, so it wasn't a major problem.

The LED display is easy to read, plus it has a siren feature for emergency alerts, as well as LED warning lights. On standby, it's silent.

The SAME feature allows you to add multiple individual county codes for very accurate local information, without alarms outside your area of concern. It also has an "all county" feature for when you are on the road and/or don't know the local codes. I found my local codes online at the NOAA website in minutes.

I'll add a long-term report later on, but so far I'm mighty impressed!

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Wow this product is great. It tells you right away when there is a warning for everything. By Voice or by a siren. (not a annoying siren at all. It just beeps) More with siren. I Have it right by my bed and there is three lights that was stay on for the current warning. for ex. if theres a Tornado warning a small alittle light will turn on which is red for Warning. It comes with FM radio. One good thing is its not annoying the 1st volume is so quiet,great for a small bedroom or just a large kitchen . Just but it on standby when you got it hooked up and your fine. No worrys. It has 3 lights red for=warning yellow=watch and green for statement. Also when the power goes out it comes with a back up LCD light on top which turns on when you dont have it pugged in or the power is out. SO WAT YOU WAITING FOR this radio will not put you down.It also keeps a history of your alerts.(even Weekly Tests) and monthly as well. I also think this is great for gifts. I gave one to my older grandpa and older parents and they love it as well. 5 thumbs up for me

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Ordered this from Amazon/WhitneyFancher on May 25, 2011. Received beautiful new weather radio and followed instructions on initial charging, etc. Radio works only for a very short time then dies. I recharge overnight but radio dies again after 10 minutes of usage. After multiple calls I've learned Vector was purchased by Black & Decker in 2006, then Black & Decker sold to Baccus Global in 2010. The company selling here on Amazon (WhitneyFancher) is NOT an authorized retailer, and if they were, they would not be selling this product because it's been discontinued because of the battery issue. So, now I'm past the 30 days to return the item, there's no warranty whatsoever, WhitneyFancher will not return my email (there's no telephone number) so basically I'm out $60. Thanks a lot, Amazon.

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Received this as a gift this past Christmas and finally opened it several weeks ago. It works great on A/C power but goes dead when unplugged. The battery won't hold a charge. It took phone calls to three different companies to finally find out that this radio hasn't been made for several years and is no longer supported. At first, they said the battery wasn't covered by the one year warranty. I pointed out that the owner's manual didn't say that the battery was excluded. I pushed the 1 year warranty issue and was told that if I shipped it back and it proved to be defective, the best they would do is to exchange it for a different type of productperhaps a spot light. Do not buy this radio!

I bought five for my family members anticipating a great product from the reviews. So disappointed when one didn't work out of the box,so I programmed the other four and charged them overnight. Proudly presenting one of them to my daughter, I unplugged it to show her all the features and it failed to work at all. Would not even turn on at all when plugged in. I went to another one, same thing. The other two were still working but the FM dial would no longer display. How long before they quit? These are for emergencies and surely can't be counted on. Too bad because it had all the features I was looking for and can't find elsewhere. Very disappointed.