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ABSOLUTELY NOT. This weather radio didn't. 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. Difficult to get to the weather radio.
June 10, 2008: The National Weather Service issues a Tornado Watch for the entire state of Vermont. What I would reccomend is the Midland WR-100 model. Would I reccomend it. 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.
VERY POOR RECEPTION. Midland WR-100B SAME Weather and All Hazards Alert Monitor with Alarm Clock Nope. Other things I don't like about it: Difficult to set up.
bad. 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. Like others say, battery life is short. I dunno) 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. I don't know where to get a wall power supply, but it would be nice. Here in the midwest, storms seems to be more numerous and stronger at night so that's when a person really needs the alerts.
To seal the deal, the display has gone funny on it so the screen is barely readable now. However, this radio had me beat. The only thing she brought to work on was this weather radio, so in three hours with no distractions she got it. I tried a few times and gave up in frustration.
You would think a weather radio would be pretty simple to use, but this one takes counterintuitive to a new level. 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. But even then, we still are never entirely sure we have it set to the correct county. First of all, while I'm not a tech genius, I am competent.
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. I'm looking for its replacement now. 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. The interface is not at all intuitive, and the instructions are poorly organized.
The nain push switch (on / off / speaker on/off / monitor) takes some getting used to. The set up was easy and the directions were easy to follow. I bought the Midland to replace an Oregon Scientific that would not trigger on SAME alerts. I keep it next to the bed at night and changing modes requires both hands. I am thinking about getting the base unit for my Ham radio room. 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.
Battery life not great, should look for AC adapter soon. Functions perfectly but operating system is very unintuitive, must consult owner's manual often, and even that is poorly written.
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