The Kaito KA600L is an emergency radio that receives AM, FM, shortwave and NOAA weather bands. It is an updated version of the KA600 with a larger battery, a solar panel twice the size, and a better speaker for softer, more comfortable sound.
It has five ways to power it: a rechargeable lithium battery, a hand crank dynamo, a solar panel, a USB port connected to any USB charger, and an optional AC adapter. It can also work as a power bank to charge a cell phone or other device that charges over USB.
The radio has RDS, which shows the station and brief information about it. RDS (Radio Data System) embeds digital information in FM broadcasts, including time, station identification and program information. A thermometer and humidity indicator are also built in.
- Bands
- FM, AM (MW), LW (longwave), SW (shortwave), NOAA Weather
- FM range
- 88-108 MHz
- AM (MW) range
- 520-1710 kHz
- LW range
- 150-521 kHz
- SW range
- 2,300-23,000 kHz
- NOAA Weather
- Channels 1-7
- Sensitivity
- FM <10 µV, MW <1 mV/m, SW <30 µV
- Battery
- 18650 lithium, 2000 mAh (up from 600 mAh Ni-MH in the KA600, lasts 3 times longer)
- Power sources
- Rechargeable battery, dynamo crank, solar panel, USB charger, optional AC adapter
- Speaker
- 66 mm diameter internal speaker
- Headphone jack
- 3.5 mm
- Display
- RDS station info, thermometer, humidity indicator