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Summary: does not alert you to emergencies
Comment: June 10, 2008: The National Weather Service issues a Tornado Watch for the entire state of Vermont. You would think this weather radio, turned on and with fresh batteries, would go crazy and sound an alarm, or at the very least display that there has been a tornado watch issued. Nope. This weather radio didn't. Other things I don't like about it: Difficult to set up. Difficult to get to the weather radio. VERY POOR RECEPTION!!!! I had to leave it in one specific spot in my house to get reception, and if I moved it a millimeter, it would lose it's signal. Would I reccomend it? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! What I would reccomend is the Midland WR-100 model. Midland WR-100B SAME Weather and All Hazards Alert Monitor with Alarm Clock
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Summary: Works OK if you know its limitations
Comment: Like others say, battery life is short. I don't know where to get a wall power supply, but it would be nice. What we have found that works is to put it on alert at night when you need it to wake you, otherwise turn off the alert during the daytime. Here in the midwest, storms seems to be more numerous and stronger at night so that's when a person really needs the alerts. When the battery does run down, you have to re-set all the settings, except the location codes. After a while, you learn how to re-set it without the book (good? bad? I dunno)
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Summary: surprizingly difficult to use
Comment: You would think a weather radio would be pretty simple to use, but this one takes counterintuitive to a new level. First of all, while I'm not a tech genius, I am competent. I've built a PC recently, so its not like I'm an old man driving down the freeway with my turn signal on wondering what that ticking sound is. However, this radio had me beat. The interface is not at all intuitive, and the instructions are poorly organized. I tried a few times and gave up in frustration. My wife finally figured it out when, during her last pregnancy, she had to take a glucose test, which required her to sit and wait in a clinic for three hours. The only thing she brought to work on was this weather radio, so in three hours with no distractions she got it. But even then, we still are never entirely sure we have it set to the correct county. To seal the deal, the display has gone funny on it so the screen is barely readable now. I gave it two stars because we have been able to get alerts from it, but its just too difficult to get to work, and there's always the uncertaintly about whether or not it is set correctly. I'm looking for its replacement now.
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Summary: Weather Radio
Comment: I bought the Midland to replace an Oregon Scientific that would not trigger on SAME alerts. As a member of SkyWarn, I need to get alerts when they happen.
I like the radio. It has a good feel and the weight is right. The nain push switch (on / off / speaker on/off / monitor) takes some getting used to. I keep it next to the bed at night and changing modes requires both hands. The set up was easy and the directions were easy to follow. I am thinking about getting the base unit for my Ham radio room.
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Summary: Midland 74-250C SAME Handheld Weather Alert Radio
Comment: Functions perfectly but operating system is very unintuitive, must consult owner's manual often, and even that is poorly written. Battery life not great, should look for AC adapter soon.
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