I tested a $14 emergency radio with solar and hand-crank power - it's in my survival kit now

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. In an age of 5G, satellite internet, and being able to make calls from your smartwatch, an AM/FM radio might seem old-school and outdated. I mean, they had those things when dinosaurs roamed, right? Today, most people seem to think radio outside of cars is dead. But nothing could be further from the truth (research suggests radio still has an enormous reach, 87% weekly reach, ahead of smartphones/TV, and is still the main source of in-car entertainment). And when it comes to emergencies -- you know, the sort of stuff that's happening all around us, like wildfires, heatwaves, and storms -- FEMA recommends that you have a radio in your kit, alongside your spare water…