Weather radios

[springer02]

I know I've read about this somewhere but a search came up empty -- what type of weather radios do you all use?  I seem to remember something about plug in ones being better than battery operated but I can't be sure?

This came to mind after a rainy Sunday and popping-down in drizzle.....

Thanks in advance,

Tena

[SpeakEasy]

I bought the Oregon Scientific, model WR103N. It's an all-hazards radio that tunes in to the S.A.M.E.S. broadcasts, including the NOAA weather bands. Mine is a battery operated/AC adaptor model, which means it can operate on either power source. The only problem with operating it by battery-only is that when you tune it to listen for alerts it eats up the battery pretty quickly. The model I have is hand-held, but it comes with a little stand that you can use to make it a table-top  model. I really like my radio! It warned us of some severe thunderstorms during our travels this summer.

S.E.

[AZPopper]

I know I've read about this somewhere but a search came up empty -- what type of weather radios do you all use? I seem to remember something about plug in ones being better than battery operated but I can't be sure?
 
This came to mind after a rainy Sunday and popping-down in drizzle.....
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Tena

Hi Tena,
 
Just wanted to say hello from a former Virginian. :W  I lived in northern VA (Fairfax Co.) my enitire life until last summer when I moved to AZ. In VA my favorite camping place was Skyline Drive. It's so beautiful I never got tired of it. I always tent camped back there, but bought my first pop-up here in AZ a couple of months ago. (Wasn't sure I wanted to sleep on the ground with the assortment of critters out here...)
 
Re the radio, I just have a cheapie radio/weather radio combo that works with plug or batteries. I don't know a whole lot about them so will be interested in reading the responses here.

[kine]

This might sound like a dumb question, but can you listen to it while on the road, and if so will it pick up the local weather?

[monstertrap]

We bought a Midland Weather Radio (WR-300).  It does weather alerts, broadcast, AM/FM, alarm, etc.  Uses battery or AC.  We leave it in the PU, not portable.  We did not want to be sleeping and have bad storm come up with no warning.

All Weather/Hazards alert radio
Digital PLL tuning
S.A.M.E. localized reception
23 programmable county codes
Date, Time & Alarm clock
Built in AM/FM Digital Radio
Auto Switch from AM/FM to All Hazard Alerts
10 memory alert
Uses 4 AA Batteries (not included)
AC Wall Adapter included

http://www.ambientweather.com/miwrwealra.html

John K.

[SpeakEasy]

This might sound like a dumb question, but can you listen to it while on the road, and if so will it pick up the local weather?

Ours works while we're on the road, as long as there is a NOAA broadcasting station within range. It picks up on the nearest ones. It has several different channels that you can tune it to, so if one channel isn't finding a nearby station, just try another one.