WR-100B Midland WR100B, Alarms not selective
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Alarms not selective
This unit sets up in about 10 minutes, has excellent reception, and works exactly as advertised. The good thing is, you can put it in your bedroom and be assured of getting woken up in time to get to shelter during tornado alerts and warnings (serious stuff here in the midwest). The bad thing is, you get the same shrieking alert for severe thunderstorm warnings, something I’d just as soon sleep through. It’s worth the hassle to keep your family safe, but just be aware that while you can select what SAME areas you’re getting alerts for, you can’t select which types of alerts you’ll get.
Update (5/20/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.
The featured review for this product, Midland WR100B Weather Radio Electronics, was written by Timothy J. Mccarthy.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Posted on: April 2, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (3)
Timothy J. Mccarthy
February 20th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Alarms not selective
Rated 5 stars.
jr_Tech
February 26th, 2010 at 7:21 am
This Radio Can Save Your Bacon
I live in Oregon, which is not noted for severe storms, but I was really caught “off guard” last week when a severe thunderstorm with a large amount of hail blew through. Severe weather can occur almost anywhere! Shortly after the storm, I ordered one of these weather alert radios to keep me more aware of any local hazard that could pose a threat.
The radio itself is quite sensitive, and provides reception of several more distant weather stations that can not be picked up by less sensitive receivers such as the general purpose (AM/FM/TV/Wx) Sony 410 (see my review of the Sony).
The big deal here is the weather alert function… The radio can be set to be silent until it receives a specially coded message from the NOAA weather station. The radio can be programmed to respond to “codes” from one area or several, so you can adjust your “zone of protection” to suit your needs. When a warning that affects the area that you have programmed in (by setting specific SAME codes) is detected, a loud alarm or flashing light or voice alert will sound (your choice).
If it is desired to hear a weather report, just push the “weather” button on the unit and listen… very much like those old Radio Shack “weather cubes” that were very popular 20 years ago, but with better reception.
Everyone should have one (or more) of these!
D. Oost
March 14th, 2010 at 12:10 am
GREAT WEATHER RADIO !!!!
This Midland WR-100B is a must for every homeowner to have as a safety warning device.
I purchased mine in January after a tornado hit a town in indiana at 3:00 AM and caught many who were sleeping off guard and since then it has given us piece of mind at night and while we are sleeping. on most occasions the warnings are always 7 to 10 minutes ahead of the tv and radio alerts.
The LEDS advise you if theres a warning or a watch and it also scrolls along the screen along with a very loud auduble alarm, it also has the S.A.M.E. programming so you can pinpoint the correct NOAA weather station for your town or county eliminating false alarms that may alarm you from another area or town.
After having this radio I would not be without one and this radio performs great. There is also a red strobe light that you can purchase optional that also inhances the warnings at night to catch your attention should you be sleeping this also has performed well.
Overall this radio has performed great and has alerted us of a couple of tornado warnings and has given us ample time to react and prepare.
I hope this reveiw may help you this weather radio is a bargain for the price.
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