Posted by: Bingley
Weather radio - 10/17/17 11:42 PM
I was thinking of upgrading my weather radio. I have a ten-year old Radio Shack 12-259, and I thought perhaps technology has advanced in the last decade. After a brief search, I discovered that not much has changed. Am I wrong in thinking this?
If you want S.A.M.E. technology, there aren't that many choices. For a portable weather radio, you basically get the Midland HH54VP2, which actually looks a lot like the Radio Shack -- same appearance, operation, and even problem (short battery life). Desktop radio weathers with S.A.M.E. include the Midland WR-300 and the Sangean CL-100. It looks like there is also a Reecom. So my questions are:
1. Why don't we have more choices?
2. Why are the dekstop radios more expensive than the portable? Are they better?
If you want S.A.M.E. technology, there aren't that many choices. For a portable weather radio, you basically get the Midland HH54VP2, which actually looks a lot like the Radio Shack -- same appearance, operation, and even problem (short battery life). Desktop radio weathers with S.A.M.E. include the Midland WR-300 and the Sangean CL-100. It looks like there is also a Reecom. So my questions are:
1. Why don't we have more choices?
2. Why are the dekstop radios more expensive than the portable? Are they better?