Pocket Portable Antenna for Survival Radio

This simple long wire (16' long) antenna will improve the reception on the short-wave bands for most any portable short-wave radio including our Survival Radio. The coil of wire just clips right to the telescopic antenna. On radios with an antenna jack, it plugs right in. When you are all done you just wind it up on it's own neat coil. Perfect for travel.  Improves reception indoors where SW reception is shielded, such as in a survival room or shelter.

Antenna for Survival Radio - $9.95

EMP Faraday Cage For the Survival Radio

Steel tinned EMP box, hinged lid, 4 1/4" x 3 1/8" x 1".  Holds the Survival radio nice and secure. With strong, thin cardboard inside to provide insulation, the radio is protected against dust, dirt, etc, and EMP!!!  Box and EMP bag; cardboard as shown above can be added if desired. $3.45		EMP Box

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The GP-4 radio was originally designed for the US government.  The State Department is still buying them by the tens of thousands, as they want all overseas personnel and dependents to be able to receive the latest news anywhere in the world.  Only a tiny radio would likely by carried at all times,  and the outstanding reception on AM, FM and SW would enable them to know what was happening and head for safety in the event of another embassy terrorist "event" like the two a few years ago in Africa.

Smaller than a pack of cigarettes, the tiny Survival radio is absolutely perfect to have handy to keep informed of the latest emergency news - on AM, FM, or two short wave bands!  Digital dialing lets you select - and find again - any station. 

Powered by two AA batteries which last for over 150 hours (over 300 hours with the supplied ear buds), this tiny radio had incredible reception.  This tiny pocket radio can keep you informed of events even if you have to listen on short wave!

One of the most exciting things about this radio to me is the speaker quality.  I'm old and have bad hearing from too many years of shooting, but the speaker on the Survival Radio is tuned specifically to enhance the 3,000 to 7,000 hz range - human speech! You can clearly hear what is being said, even on short wave, better than with radios ten times bigger - and that much more costly!

Pocket Portable Antenna for Survival Radio

This simple long wire (16' long) antenna will improve the reception on the short-wave bands for most any portable short-wave radio including our Survival Radio. The coil of wire just clips right to the telescopic antenna. On radios with an antenna jack, it plugs right in. When you are all done you just wind it up on it's own neat coil. Perfect for travel.  Improves reception indoors where SW reception is shielded, such as in a survival room or shelter.

Antenna for Survival Radio - $9.95

Read the testimonial from a customer!

Keep this radio in a small Faraday cage and it will be safe from an EMP pulse, ready to use when you need it most. [I made this Faraday cage from a travel soap box, aluminum foil and tape, but the box they come in could be used as well. Faraday cages are not supplied with any radio, but are easy to make yourself. The cigarette lighter is for size comparison only and is not a freebie.]

Testimonial with details about the Survival Radio

----------------------------November 22, 2010

Hallo Miles...I'm just back from my holiday down on the south coast of Spain at the foot of The Sierra Nevada, the mountains just back off the coast, looking over the sea to North Africa just 50 miles away. The pocket radio worked just fine, I was able to hear BBC London at most times of day but also heard all the African stations (as you would expect,) but then North America and Australia, Asia too with no problem. The short in built antenna was just fine walking in the hills and hearing BBC news (probably from the Cyprus relay station.)

Thanks again.

Cheers Doug Crawford, Isle of Bute, Scotland

---------------------------Sept. 5, 2010

Hallo again Miles,

I thought I would let you know how I got on with the EFTR Radio you supplied, particularly since before ordering I saw a test review on U-Tube which shows it being tested outdoors without much result. If you want to put my experience on your website it might help future buyers.

Well for a start it arrived here in Scotland just three days after I ordered it which was pleasant. Very impressed at the small size and weight which is not that apparent from the picture, and from the very good price! So how well does it work? With the quite small antenna extended it receives FM well and on shortwaves receives all the high powered International Broadcasters: China, BBC, Moscow, Deutsche Welle, Voice of America and the missionary radios. But now add just a short length of wire clipped to the antenna and a whole new world of stations appears. I put 1.5 metres (about five feet) of junk speaker wire across a window and clipped it to the built in antenna. In the course of a day I received stations in all continents, and many not intended for international reception (KBC Radio Kenya and Radio Nepal for example.)  I was also able to pick up two very low power pop music pirate stations operating in Holland: Black Bandit Radio on 5410 kHz and Mike Radio on 6940 kHz.) Scanning across three or four broadcasring bands just by moving my thumb and not needing to switch constantly is very convenient.

I have certainly got my money's worth!

All good wishes

Doug Crawford

ISLE OF BUTE

Scotland

------------------------Feb. 6, 2008. 

I just wanted to email and thank you for shipping the Survival Radio so quickly. It was one and a half days from the order placed to receipt. It's a slick little radio, and will be lots of fun. Last night I picked up a Spanish language transmission, and what sounded like Vietnamese. Could be local, could be long distance. We'll keep you in mind for anything else we might need.  Thanks, Ben

--------------------------March 9, 2006

This is an outstanding radio! It picks up AM/FM stations as good as my CCradio from the ccrane company, and on shortwave as good as my Sangean. For such a small unit the sound is exceptional, the tuning is smooth and accurate, and it gets good battery life. For the price it is unbeatable.  William in Ukiah,

---------------------------November 17, 2005

Since I began purchasing "survival radios" starting with Y2K, I have purchased several starting with the BAY-GEN. I also have a Sangean 405, Sangean ATS-818, Kaito Generator/Solar/Battery/Electric, and a Soundmex SM-1012. All have features that recommended them.

But in terms of a PERSONAL survival radio the GP-4L sold by Miles is head and shoulders above these others. Consider:

1. On only TWO AA batteries it gives you 150 hours on SPEAKER and 300 hours on earbuds. (Phones)
2. The FM broadcast band is from 88-108 Mhz. The GP-4L has a FM band that spans 75-108 Mhz. The area between 75-88 is part of emergency services frequencies. Ordinarily you don't get this extra coverage from 75-88.
3. Size: Perfect for pocket or "bug out" bag. I can't believe they got this much in the size of a REGULAR pack of cigarettes. (Smaller actually)
4. The short-wave bands cover the frequencies of 5.20-18.30 Mhz. These frequencies cover almost all of the international broadcast bands which is what you'd want in the case of our media being knocked out or censored.
5. Sensitivity (i. e. Ability to receive weak stations) and Selectivity (i. e. Ability to keep stations that are close in frequency separate.) When I received my GP-4L from Miles I took all of my various radios and did a side-by-side comparison against the GP-4L. The GP-4L won hands down. Even more amazing was that the antenna for short wave is only 10" extended.
6. Finally, you can get a solar battery charger from places like Radio Shack and power this radio for NOTHING while at the same time be recharging you rechargable cells for night duty.

I intend to purchase another of these radios from Miles and also 4 more of his LED flashlights. These lights are great. No batteries required and they throw out a really big beam of soft, yet bright, blue light. I intend to keep a light in my wife's and my cars and keep three at home.

Disclaimer: Miles did not know I was going to write this nor did he solicite this. It's just me recommending two really great products.

Tom S.                   

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SPECIFICATIONS:
RUN TIME:
Radio: 150 hrs at 40% Volume
Light: 70 Hrs

FREQUENCY RANGE
FM 87-109 MHz
MW 520-1740Khz
SW 5.20-18.30 MHz

SW1= 49 Meter Bands 5.20 - 6.20 Mhz
41 Meter Bands 7.10 - 7.30 Mhz
31 Meter Bands 9.45 - 10.45 Mhz

SW2= 25 Meter Bands 11.01 - 12.05 Mhz
21 Meter Bands 13.60 - 13.80 Mhz
19 Meter Bands 15.10 - 15.60 Mhz
16 Meter Bands 17.55 - 18.30 Mhz

SENSITIVITY
FM < 10 microV
MW-AM < 1 microV/Meter
SW-AM < 30 micro V

POWER REQUIREMENTS
3-4.5 Volts DC via side jack (no adapter included)
2 each "AA" batteries

DIMENSIONS: 3.4" X 2.55" X .83"

WEIGHT: 85 Grams not including batteries

SPEAKER: 40 mm in diameter, 4 Ohms, .25 watt

EARPHONE JACK: 3.5 MM, Earphones Included

CLOCK: 12 Hour Format with Wake Up to Radio Alarm

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Use this as a letter of testimonial if you wish or just our thanks!

Miles,

I just received my survival radio and am very excited about it. It is cool! Just like you described it. So much function in such a small package.

We live in the hills of a mountain range and radio reception has always been an issue. This little radio pulls in stations better than the desktop radio I have that was twice the price and twenty times larger and takes 6 "C" cell batteries to operate.

In just ten minutes of "playing" with the short wave bands I was able to pull in two Latin American stations, two Asian stations and one station that sounded like a Mass being performed in Rome. The only thing I wish it did that it doesn't is scan frequencies. But then I am being greedy as the manual frequency selector works easily and it's already half what it should cost.

Brian