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I'm looking to buy a weather alert radio that has the local
restrictions. I can't remember what they are called, but it
doesn't blast you out of bed for a river valley flood warning
that is 50 miles away.

Do you guys have any recommendations?

Thx.

Steveo wrote:
I'm looking to buy a weather alert radio that has the local
restrictions. I can't remember what they are called, but it
doesn't blast you out of bed for a river valley flood warning
that is 50 miles away.

Do you guys have any recommendations?

Thx.

Any opinions on the Midland 74-200?

http://www.bills2way.com/equip/weather.html

Steveo wrote:
Steveo wrote:
I'm looking to buy a weather alert radio that has the local
restrictions. I can't remember what they are called, but it
doesn't blast you out of bed for a river valley flood warning
that is 50 miles away.

Do you guys have any recommendations?

Thx.

Any opinions on the Midland 74-200?

When I need to know the weather, I prefer www.weatherbug.com



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"Opus Penguin" wrote:
Steveo wrote:
Steveo wrote:
I'm looking to buy a weather alert radio that has the local
restrictions. I can't remember what they are called, but it
doesn't blast you out of bed for a river valley flood warning
that is 50 miles away.

Do you guys have any recommendations?

Thx.

Any opinions on the Midland 74-200?

When I need to know the weather, I prefer www.weatherbug.com

I like the tornado alerts. These radios set off an alarm tone
if bad weather is in your area.

Steveo wrote:
When I need to know the weather, I prefer www.weatherbug.com

I like the tornado alerts. These radios set off an alarm tone
if bad weather is in your area.

Here is a thought - there are never tornados in the Caribbean. :-)

I lived what, about 20 miles from you when I lived in Stow? I don't think
I ever saw a tornado the entire time I lived there.


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"Opus Penguin" wrote:
Steveo wrote:
When I need to know the weather, I prefer www.weatherbug.com

I like the tornado alerts. These radios set off an alarm tone
if bad weather is in your area.

Here is a thought - there are never tornados in the Caribbean. :-)

I lived what, about 20 miles from you when I lived in Stow? I don't
think I ever saw a tornado the entire time I lived there.

Yea just like insurance, you hope you never need it.

On 05 Mar 2004 22:59:45 GMT, Steveo
wrote:

I'm looking to buy a weather alert radio that has the local
restrictions. I can't remember what they are called, but it
doesn't blast you out of bed for a river valley flood warning
that is 50 miles away.

Do you guys have any recommendations?

Thx.


Look for any weather radio that has S.A.M.E. in order for it to be
programmed properly you'll need to know your county FIPS code but that
can be found online.

try this link

www.weatherradiostore.com


You can also get regular scanners that have this feature.


73 de Keith
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ARRL Member - ARES
SKYWARN

Keith Hosman wrote:
On 05 Mar 2004 22:59:45 GMT, Steveo
wrote:

I'm looking to buy a weather alert radio that has the local
restrictions. I can't remember what they are called, but it
doesn't blast you out of bed for a river valley flood warning
that is 50 miles away.

Do you guys have any recommendations?

Thx.

Look for any weather radio that has S.A.M.E. in order for it to be
programmed properly you'll need to know your county FIPS code but that
can be found online.

try this link

www.weatherradiostore.com

You can also get regular scanners that have this feature.

73 de Keith

Thanks for the link, Keith.

On 06 Mar 2004 18:44:15 GMT, Steveo
wrote:

Keith Hosman wrote:
On 05 Mar 2004 22:59:45 GMT, Steveo
wrote:

I'm looking to buy a weather alert radio that has the local
restrictions. I can't remember what they are called, but it
doesn't blast you out of bed for a river valley flood warning
that is 50 miles away.

Do you guys have any recommendations?

Thx.

Look for any weather radio that has S.A.M.E. in order for it to be
programmed properly you'll need to know your county FIPS code but that
can be found online.

try this link

www.weatherradiostore.com

You can also get regular scanners that have this feature.

73 de Keith

Thanks for the link, Keith.
hey no problem, I just remembered I have a CD that has the FIPS code
for every state and every county state code is 39 and your county code
is 103, Also some weather radios will allow you to enter several
codes, in other words if you want to hear alerts for neighboring
areas, like the ones that would get hit before you would so you have
advance warning.

73 de keith
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KC8TCQ
ARRL Member - ARES
SKYWARN

On 06 Mar 2004 18:44:15 GMT, Steveo
wrote:

Keith Hosman wrote:
On 05 Mar 2004 22:59:45 GMT, Steveo
wrote:

I'm looking to buy a weather alert radio that has the local
restrictions. I can't remember what they are called, but it
doesn't blast you out of bed for a river valley flood warning
that is 50 miles away.

Do you guys have any recommendations?

Thx.

Look for any weather radio that has S.A.M.E. in order for it to be
programmed properly you'll need to know your county FIPS code but that
can be found online.

try this link

www.weatherradiostore.com

You can also get regular scanners that have this feature.

73 de Keith

Thanks for the link, Keith.

I forgot to mention that this site will give you ideas as to which
freq to set your radio on.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/cle/nwr/nwr.html
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KC8TCQ
ARRL Member - ARES
SKYWARN