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#180423 - 08/25/09 11:27 PM Emergency Weather Alert Radio...need advice
Hookpunch Offline
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Registered: 06/11/07
Posts: 128

Last week we had a couple of tornadoes touch down close to where I live. Fortunately it was around 6:00pm so I was ready and watching the skies.

Still though it occurred to me that if it had been the middle of the night and we had all been asleep it could have been a disaster.

So I am looking at weather alert radios.

Any opinions on this one? Oregon Scientific Weather Alert



Or any other suggestions would be good.

Thanks

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#180427 - 08/26/09 12:32 AM Re: Emergency Weather Alert Radio...need advice [Re: Hookpunch]
Grouch Offline
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Registered: 07/02/08
Posts: 395
Loc: Ohio
I made a recommendation in this thread. If you have questions regarding the Midland WR-300, I'll be glad to try to answer them.

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#180441 - 08/26/09 01:40 AM Re: Emergency Weather Alert Radio...need advice [Re: Grouch]
GoatRider Offline
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Registered: 08/28/04
Posts: 835
Loc: Maple Grove, MN
You probably want one with SAME, which can block messages that don't pertain to your county. The broadcast stations are much bigger than a county, and can wake you up in the middle of the night for a thunderstorm over 100 miles away. Won't be much good to you after you turn it off.

I've got this oregon scientific model now. It sucks less than the Midland I had before, I don't have to read the manual every time I pick it up.
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#180513 - 08/26/09 05:03 PM Re: Emergency Weather Alert Radio...need advice [Re: GoatRider]
TeacherRO Offline
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Registered: 03/11/05
Posts: 2574
Oh, and get one with battery back-up , too.

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#180559 - 08/27/09 12:43 AM Re: Emergency Weather Alert Radio...need advice [Re: ]
Famdoc Offline
Member

Registered: 04/29/09
Posts: 155
Loc: PA
T.J. Maxx stores have been selling a $30 Weather Channel brand weather radio with an LED light, hand-crank generator, for $9.99. I've bought 3, so far, one for the office, one for home, one for a gift.

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#180583 - 08/27/09 01:32 PM Re: Emergency Weather Alert Radio...need advice [Re: Famdoc]
KenK Offline
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Registered: 06/26/04
Posts: 2208
Loc: NE Wisconsin
My advice:

If you want a radio that you can sit on a desk or countertop most of the time, but grab and go if needed, then I recommend the Oregon Scientific WR601.

The WR602 is similar, but has a NiMH rechargeable battery.

If you want a tiny handheld weather alert radio, the Midland HH50 is about as small as you can get right now and works quite well, though it doesn't have digital display and it only runs on batteries (no AC connection).

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