noaa weather alert radio

I've been looking at midland, first alert, radio shack and others and can't seem to make my mind up, wanted to survey folks who are more familiar with the issue than I am.
As to the Midland WX 100, I've heard that it's only partially SAME capable due to not being able to determine what types of warnings / watches you want to be alerted of?

First consider a NOAA Weather Radio that has Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME). This will allow you to select the counties that you want to hear weather watches/warnings for. Ones that do not have SAME will activate for any watch/warning in the local NWS warning area.

I have found the the Midland WR-100 is an excellent radio. I've recommended it to several individuals and businesses. You can purchase the radio at Wal-Mart for around $30. I'm sure there are other stores you can purchase the radio as well.

The WR-100 has SAME technology. The codes can be found by going to: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/nwrsame.htm

2008-06-15 11:51:01 by John S

Tornado Warning......... On March 10, a total of 5 tornadoes were confirmed in the LZK summary.

I am trying to purchase an emergency radio and I want NOAA alerts and but i can only find Weather-Band radios. Will a weather band radio get NOAA alerts?

NOAA is a channel on a Weather Radio

Any Dual Trunking scanner at Radio shack will pick this channel up. Its normally labeled WX on the scanner.

2006-06-15 10:49:48 by Mark M

Price: $39.99

Built-in clock with alarm and snooze; measures 6.0 x 1.5 x 5.0 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty
Trilingual (English Spanish French) Compact alert monitor for weather, civil emergency, and other hazards
SAME alert programming sounds an alert only when specific counties are threatened
Public-alert certified monitor receives 7 NOAA channels with flood, tornado, thunderstorm, and other warnings
25-county memory system; 90 dB siren, voice alert, and flashing LED warning systems

I cant remember how to set my NOAA radio up to pick up alerts for my area. Does anyone know of a website with this info? Help, we have severe storms and tornados heading this way and I'm at work with no television, or any other way to hear the weather.

First you will need the FIPS codes for your area. If you don't have the operating manual for your NOAA weather radio, you might find a copy on-line to download.

From my experience, most are fairly simple to program and would only take a few minutes.

Another source you might try if you are having problems programing the radio is to contact your local Office of Emergency Management. Usually, there will be someone that knows how to program the radio.

2007-03-01 08:04:50 by I know, I know!!!!

Price: $24.99 $13.99

Constructed to be water resistant, with a 6-inch telescoping antenna for crystal-clear reception
Automatic alert system turns on in event of dangerous weather or civil emergencies
Test button confirms alert function is working properly at all times
Broadcasts all hazards alert weather brought to you by NOAA for around-the-clock severe weather information
Runs on 3 AAA batteries, and is backed by a manufacturer's 3-year warranty

Yes, if you local area will be impacted by the nuclear device. This is assuming that the primary and the backup weather stations and all the equipment to produce, transmit, broadcast the warning were not damaged by the nuclear device. That is why NOAA Weather Radio is now called NOAA All Hazards Radio.

2006-10-13 04:47:36 by Chuck Dhue

I cant find one that gets NOAA Alerts and is also a shortwave radio. Why?

NOAA All Hazard Radio, the new name for NOAA Weather Radio, is designed for local area warnings only. Therefore, a shortwave frequency is not used.

There are two main reasons for this:

1. Warnings are best handled by the local NOAA National Weather Service office which is responsible for most local warnings, advisories, and forecast. This lower power broadcast will make it less likely to interfere with another distanced NOAA weather radio station that is broadcasting at the same frequency for their local area.

2. When a warning is issued through the radio, a special code is sent out to activate only the area that matches this frequency code. Because there are a limited combination of codes it can use and a limited distance this code can be heard, the low power NOAA broacast same code can be reused again.

Since a shortwave radio broadcast frequency can be heard well passed the distance of the local office area of responsibility. The short wave radio frequency range is not really suited for this kind of broadcast needs.

2006-09-27 22:23:59 by RAW29