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product_id: 12475225
title: "Sangean MMR-88 AM/FM/Weather+Alert Emergency Radio. Solar/Hand Crank/USB/Flashlight, Siren, Smartphone Charger yellow"
brand: "sangean"
price: "817 Lei"
currency: RON
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
category: "Sangean"
url: https://www.desertcart.ro/products/12475225-sangean-mmr-88-am-fm-weather-alert-emergency-radio-solar
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# 7 NOAA weather channels + 19 presets 850mAh lithium-ion battery, 24+ hrs runtime 3 charging modes: solar/hand crank/USB Sangean MMR-88 AM/FM/Weather+Alert Emergency Radio. Solar/Hand Crank/USB/Flashlight, Siren, Smartphone Charger yellow

**Brand:** sangean
**Price:** 817 Lei
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚡ Stay powered, informed, and ready—because emergencies don’t wait.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Sangean MMR-88 AM/FM/Weather+Alert Emergency Radio. Solar/Hand Crank/USB/Flashlight, Siren, Smartphone Charger yellow by sangean
- **How much does it cost?** 817 Lei with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ro](https://www.desertcart.ro/products/12475225-sangean-mmr-88-am-fm-weather-alert-emergency-radio-solar)

## Best For

- sangean enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted sangean brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Rugged & Reliable:** Durable, water-resistant casing and high-impact materials built to survive harsh conditions.
- • **Smartphone Lifeline:** USB output port doubles as a phone charger—never lose touch during outages.
- • **Weather-Ready Alerts:** Certified NOAA weather channels with instant public alert notifications for peace of mind.
- • **Multi-Functional Design:** Built-in adjustable LED flashlight with SOS and emergency siren modes for any crisis.
- • **Always-On Emergency Power:** Hand crank, solar panel, and USB charging keep you connected when it matters most.

## Overview

The Sangean MMR-88 is a professional-grade emergency AM/FM/weather radio featuring 3 versatile charging options (hand crank, solar, USB), NOAA-certified weather alerts, and a powerful 850mAh lithium-ion battery offering over 24 hours of continuous use. Its rugged, water-resistant design includes a multi-mode LED flashlight and emergency siren, plus a USB port to charge smartphones, making it an essential survival tool for millennial professionals who value preparedness and connectivity.

## Description

This AM/FM Weather Crank Radio with USB is a rugged digital radio with 3 charging modes (hand crank, USB and solar power). A built-in adjustable LED flashlight and loud emergency buzzer give additional functionality for bad weather conditions, and the high-power 850mAh lithium-ion battery keeps the radio powered even in the worst weather.

Review: Great product, good for its intended purpose - This a nice small radio. It works well and sounds better than you would expect from the size of it. The crank will charge a dead battery to operate the radio quite a few minutes with just a couple minutes cranking. The solar charger works but no where near as fast as the crank and it needs a lot of direct sunlight outside. Not the dash of a hot car left in the parking lot. That is too much. The radio will only take the supplied rechargeable battery, no off the shelf alkaline AA or AAA or whatever will work. There is no AC recharge option supplied but they do supply a USB 2.0 Mini-B 5 Pin to USB 2.0 Type A cable. You cannot use a regular USB type A to type A cable. The USB Type A port on the radio is only used to charge a cell phone or other USB device from the radio it that device and not to charge the radio itself. That way you can crank charge or use the radio's battery in order to charge a cell phone in an emergency. The charging port for the radio battery is the mini-B USB 5 pin only. If the charge light, lights up you know you have it connected properly. You can easily obtain, or more likely already have a cell phone AC adapter that the USB regular Type A connector can plug into. Any AC or USB port that the supplied cable can plug into is fine. Reception is ok but weather channel (FM) and FM seem to be a bit weak. AM I am not sure of as I have not tested it yet. Then again this is an emergency radio and it is sufficient for that. Switching between weather alert mode and regular operation can be a bit confusing if you do not use this all the time. Setting the presets and using them is somewhat the same. All and all I really like this small radio, it is great for what it is designed to do and the price. Two hints: (Yes these are my pet peeves. Lol) 1. This should be common knowledge but I find that too many people don't get it. The metal extendable antenna is only used for FM and the weather channels, which by the way are also FM. The AM radio antenna is inside the radio and "tuned" by physically turning the radio itself. This is true for almost all AM/FM radios. 2. AM radio is very, very susceptible to any electrical impulse interference, like computers and pretty much anything electronic. Move the radio away from these things in order for it to work well. 3. Please do not collapse the extendable antenna from its weakest point which is the top. Grab the first bottom extended section and push each section at a time into the very bottom section, this will prevent you from joining those with the bent and broken antennas.
Review: A great all around radio -- not just for emergencies. - First off, this radio has great reception on all bands, AM, FM and Weather. All local AM stations with reasonably strong signals come in great during the day and many of the big wattage stations within 700 or 800 miles come in at night. FM and Weather stations also come in without issue, helped by a good sized telescopic antenna. The sound is pretty good, but the small speaker works best for news, talk & sports broadcasts. The crank handle seems more substantial than other emergency radios that I've had and the solar panel keeps the relatively small LiOn battery charged when placed on a windowsill. About that battery... I don't disagree with other reviewers that a larger 18650 battery would be better than the included 18350, but the solar panel could take a few days to fully charge a battery that size, whereas the 18350 can solar charge in a day. In addition to the hand crank and the solar panel, this radio can be charged, and played, via an AC outlet by using a standard phone charger with a micro USB cable. This charging option also allows the use of external power banks that many people use as emergency back up for their smart phones. Anker and EasyAcc make several highly rated power banks. A CR123 would also work in a pinch, but the solar panel would have to be covered to prevent the radio from trying to charge the CR123, which could cause damage. As you can see, a lot of charging options in case of a power outage or emergency. For emergencies, there is a weather alert setting, but it has to be activated to work. The flashlight is functional, with a strobe setting to draw attention, if needed. There is also a USB out port which will allow for smart phone charging (but perhaps just a partial charge). All in all, a great little radio that you will enjoy while listening to the news or a ballgame, but which will also be very useful in an emergency.

## Features

- receives all 7 noaa weather channels & reports
- 19 random preset stations
- dc out（5v / 0.3a）usb a type socket for charging mobile phone or mp3 player. dc in（5v / 0.5a）micro usb b type socket for charging
- powered by handcrank dynamo/solar panel/dc input. public alert-certified weather radio
- micro usb-b input to recharge lithium battery
- Output wattage: 0.4 watts
- Included components: product, manual

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great product, good for its intended purpose
*by S***I on June 15, 2017*

This a nice small radio. It works well and sounds better than you would expect from the size of it. The crank will charge a dead battery to operate the radio quite a few minutes with just a couple minutes cranking. The solar charger works but no where near as fast as the crank and it needs a lot of direct sunlight outside. Not the dash of a hot car left in the parking lot. That is too much. The radio will only take the supplied rechargeable battery, no off the shelf alkaline AA or AAA or whatever will work. There is no AC recharge option supplied but they do supply a USB 2.0 Mini-B 5 Pin to USB 2.0 Type A cable. You cannot use a regular USB type A to type A cable. The USB Type A port on the radio is only used to charge a cell phone or other USB device from the radio it that device and not to charge the radio itself. That way you can crank charge or use the radio's battery in order to charge a cell phone in an emergency. The charging port for the radio battery is the mini-B USB 5 pin only. If the charge light, lights up you know you have it connected properly. You can easily obtain, or more likely already have a cell phone AC adapter that the USB regular Type A connector can plug into. Any AC or USB port that the supplied cable can plug into is fine. Reception is ok but weather channel (FM) and FM seem to be a bit weak. AM I am not sure of as I have not tested it yet. Then again this is an emergency radio and it is sufficient for that. Switching between weather alert mode and regular operation can be a bit confusing if you do not use this all the time. Setting the presets and using them is somewhat the same. All and all I really like this small radio, it is great for what it is designed to do and the price. Two hints: (Yes these are my pet peeves. Lol) 1. This should be common knowledge but I find that too many people don't get it. The metal extendable antenna is only used for FM and the weather channels, which by the way are also FM. The AM radio antenna is inside the radio and "tuned" by physically turning the radio itself. This is true for almost all AM/FM radios. 2. AM radio is very, very susceptible to any electrical impulse interference, like computers and pretty much anything electronic. Move the radio away from these things in order for it to work well. 3. Please do not collapse the extendable antenna from its weakest point which is the top. Grab the first bottom extended section and push each section at a time into the very bottom section, this will prevent you from joining those with the bent and broken antennas.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great all around radio -- not just for emergencies.
*by R***H on May 12, 2018*

First off, this radio has great reception on all bands, AM, FM and Weather. All local AM stations with reasonably strong signals come in great during the day and many of the big wattage stations within 700 or 800 miles come in at night. FM and Weather stations also come in without issue, helped by a good sized telescopic antenna. The sound is pretty good, but the small speaker works best for news, talk & sports broadcasts. The crank handle seems more substantial than other emergency radios that I've had and the solar panel keeps the relatively small LiOn battery charged when placed on a windowsill. About that battery... I don't disagree with other reviewers that a larger 18650 battery would be better than the included 18350, but the solar panel could take a few days to fully charge a battery that size, whereas the 18350 can solar charge in a day. In addition to the hand crank and the solar panel, this radio can be charged, and played, via an AC outlet by using a standard phone charger with a micro USB cable. This charging option also allows the use of external power banks that many people use as emergency back up for their smart phones. Anker and EasyAcc make several highly rated power banks. A CR123 would also work in a pinch, but the solar panel would have to be covered to prevent the radio from trying to charge the CR123, which could cause damage. As you can see, a lot of charging options in case of a power outage or emergency. For emergencies, there is a weather alert setting, but it has to be activated to work. The flashlight is functional, with a strobe setting to draw attention, if needed. There is also a USB out port which will allow for smart phone charging (but perhaps just a partial charge). All in all, a great little radio that you will enjoy while listening to the news or a ballgame, but which will also be very useful in an emergency.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Winner!
*by F***U on September 18, 2015*

Sangean MMR-88 It’s hard to give a proper review of electronics. Like 99.999% of you, I paid for the item outright. It wasn’t given to me to review. A proper review would allow me to compare it to other Mfg's products in the same price range (a proper Review). If Sangean or any other Mfg’r wants me to do a proper review, contact me, and send your item! Given these limitations, here are my brief thoughts on some of the features of the Sangean MMR-88: DURABILITY – I’ve dropped it 3x on a hardwood floor from about 4’. No damage to the case, nor any damage to the item itself. The case and rubber coated sides have taken a licking and keep on ticking. SOUND – I’m a professional musician. I like the sound very much. Both external speaker and with headphones/earbuds. It’s a stereo unit for those who use earbuds. Digital tuning helps to lock in local stations. Sound quality over extended listening is not unpleasurable. AM/FM RECEPTION - So far, so good. Picks up all the stations I like to listen to. I live in Los Angeles. To tune in to some stations (KFI-640 for instance) it's easier for me to simply turn the radio a few degrees rather than use the telescoping antenna. Bonus: in FM mode, if the radio gets a strong signal, that signal will be rcvd in stereo. With earbuds, you'll get a nice stereo spread. BATTERY LIFE – Pleasantly surprised to know that – on a full charge – you can get over 24 hours of listening time (using earbuds). I’ve left the radio on for over 24 hours with no discernible distortion. I *have* purchased a couple after-market batteries for it, this way I’m “covered” in case of an emergency. HAND CRANK – My first Sangean MMR-88 crank quickly died on me! I had the unit replaced under warranty. The replacement units crank works fine. Cranking is a vigorous/strenuous exercise that I suppose under severe emergency is nice to have. But, cranking this thing for 1-2 minutes caused me to break a sweat and go into deep breathing to regain my senses. Hence, I bought extra batteries. DESIGN – I give it high marks. The water resistant hinged cover (to protect USB connections and headphone jack) are a smart idea. Front panel design is intuitively laid out. I can work the radio in the dark having memorized the button layout. Now, if the entire panel were backlit that would be even better. The flashlight is bright and has 4 options (high beam, low beam, pulsing emergency flash & SOS code flash). Electronic connections on the right side: -1/8” audio out for earbuds/headphones/powered speaker), -USB Out (to charge a Smartphone) and -USB IN (to charge the Radio via Computer or other USB source) The yellow plastic housing feels like high-grade, high-impact material. I'd say this radio is built-to-last. Just make sure to test the hand crank right away to make sure there are no defects. As stated, my first MMR-88 crank broke on me. Its replacement has been working fine. OVERALL IMPRESSION – I’m happy with it. It was worth the extra dough. It’s built-well, feels good in the hand and its audio quality is noteworthy. This is NOT some cheaply made Chinese radio. Sangean has a reputation to live up to. I think they made a winner!

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