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Default Weather Radios Recalled by Oregon Scientific Due to Failure to Receive National Weather Service Alerts

On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:14:33 +1000, Barry OGrady
sayd the following:

On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:58:39 GMT, Mark S. wrote:

From
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07292.html
Pictures of these radios are available at the above website.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Oregon Scientific Weather Radios

Units: About 66,000

Manufacturer: Oregon Scientific Inc., of Tualatin, Ore.

Hazard: The radios could fail to receive National Weather Service alert
signals in certain areas of the country. In the event of severe weather,
this failure could put a consumer=3Fs life and property at risk.


What is a consumerequals3Fs?

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves the following Weather Radios and
Weather Stations:

NAME MODEL
All Hazards Portable Weather Alert Radio WR103NX
Portable Public Alert Radio WR108
Public Alert Weather Station WRB308
John Deere Public Alert Weather Station WRB308J

No other models are included in this recall.


Barry
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http://www.midlandradio.com/comersus...idProduct=3104

I see nothing there which states it was made BY or FOR oregon
scientific radios.

I wrote an e-mail anyway to ask.

Anyone else heard the word or know the deal-e-o??