Yes, there are a few solar powered portable weather radios that are available for sale. One manufacturer of this product is Eton Corporation. You can find the radio for sale on this website. for $59.99 - http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/eton-eton-scorpion-solar-powered-digital-weather-radio-nsp100gr-green-nsp100gr/10144006.aspx
Portable weather radios are very beneficial to have. There is no warning sometimes when bad weather strikes. You may be susceptible to losing power and the a portable battery powered weather radio can be very useful.
Motorola offers some of the leading portable radios on the market today. Many of Motorola's portable radios are used by emergency personnel in the most extreme environments. High quality Motorola portable radios range in price from around $100 to more than $1300 for some of the highest quality portable radios.
You can find ratings for the best portable radios and the largest selection at bestbuy.com in the section Portable Radios and Pocket Radios, listen to your favorite stations.
There are many portable radios out on the market and they should be sufficient for your needs. The best brands are the Sangean DT200V AM/FM/TV Radio and the Sony SRF-H4 AM/FM/Weather/TV Radio.
Most of portable radios are water proof. Before purchasing a radio, I would suggest that you read the fine print and make sure that the radio your buying is water proof. The outdoor radios are the ones are mostly water proof.
Most people rate Sony portable radios with 4 to 4.5 stars. This concludes that Sony portable radios are well liked and preferred. You can read reviews of the portable radios on most sites where you can purchase one, including amazon.com.
Some popular radios for bicycles include the Avantree Portable FM Radio, the Sangean DT-180 AM/FM Pocket Radio, and the Sony SRF-M37W Walkman Digital Tuning Weather/FM/AM Stereo Radio. These radios are compact, durable, and offer good sound quality for cyclists on the go.
Yes portable radios pick up the same stations as a regular radio there just portable instead of having to be plugged into a wall outlet.
Kenwood portable radios are radios which allow you to speak with people up to 5 miles away. They are very durable but can also be a little bit pricey.
Portable radios that are small in size and that offer both AM and FM radio which charge by usb are available. You can find them online by visiting http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/usb-charge-portable-speaker.html which offers some selection on these sorts of portable radios. Some retail stores could possibly also help you find the types of portable radios you are looking for.
From my experience, most portable radios take either quite a few AA's, or a few 9V's. Also you can get radios that need C and D batteries.
The transistor!