Originally Posted By: Eugene
I would be surprised if AM stations stayed up very long. FM has way more listeners so way more advertisers and therefore way more $ to be lost if they go down. I would bet they have way more fuel for their backup generators.


True, but AM radio works better over longer distances and so you may be more likely to hear the news you need from a station that's outside the area of the emergency.

If this HT had AM and weather radio reception it would be the ideal solution. I own an HT that does all of that (and quite a bit more) but it's a little too spendy to let it bang around in my laptop bag.