NOAA Weather Radio

The NOAA Weather Radio is an "All Hazards" system that is integrated with the FCC's Emergency Alert System. You can be sure that in a nationwide activation of th e EAS, that every single NOAA transmitter will be transmitting the same information.

Using the SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding), you can receive messages for your specific area.

It should be noted, at least in Florida, there is a dual-path redundant system for activating the EAS system at all levels (2 incoming paths for nationwide alerts, two paths for statewide alerts, and two paths for county-wide alerts).

If you want to know what is "officially" going on in your area, with possibly censored information, panic avoiding and possibly confirmed information, go with NOAA.

If you want to know what is "unofficially" going on in your area, with the possibility of uncensored, panic inducing, unconfirmed information, go with HF.

In fact, it's better to get both. Then you get to make the decision on what you are going to do.

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