MIDLAND WR300 Weather Radio
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Customer Review: So good, we got two!
Summary: 5 Stars
That's right, we have two of Midland weather monitors. We bought the first one about 2 years ago. Before I bought the first one, I went on-line to research manuals to see if this product is what I needed. The programming of the SAME technology was very simple with step-by-step instructions. It told where to get the frequencies and codes on-line, and how to enter them into the unit. It's cool, because we only get watches and warnings for our county. We have been warned several times of oncoming storms with its audio signal. It went off for the Christmas tornadoes here in Florida, which that morning, we had no idea of the storms, because we were in the middle of Christmas festivities and were not watching TV, then we were able to warn my in-laws who were in the line of fire. Then in February, Florida had a lot of overnight storms, it warn us again of oncoming storms. We heard it, but that is why we got a second unit, one for our bedroom, and one for the other side of the house. We did not think the first one in our office would be loud enough to wake us up. Both units are great, it's easy to program, and now I use the second one as an alarm clock. I use the first one in the office to listen to Talk Radio during work, which it will cut in when a storm is approaching (I know this because it has). This product is perfect.Customer Review: does what it was built to do, and does it well
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had years of experience with Midland's products, and have never been disappointed. I had did quite a lot of research on this unit before purchasing it, and can say that I am pleased with my purchase, in spite of the numerous reviews testifying to difficult programming, etc.
The programming couldn't be any easier. If you can use your TV remote, you can surely use this radio? I have seen posts such as "I am even an electronics engineer, and I cannot figure this programming out!" I find that hard to believe, as the included instructions make it quite clear. I can see how a person trying to jump in without taking the five minutes to read all of the instructions might momentarily confuse themselves, but honestly, this is easy enough to master even without instructions. If you cannot figure it out, any junior high-age kid could do it for you.
Essentially, you press the MENU button, then scroll through the on-screen choices, then press SELECT when you see what you like on the screen. Quite simple. A very sensitive receiver, and a very loud siren/alert tone. The speaker is not 'Bose quality', but is more than sufficient, and I can clearly hear the voice on the weaTHER CHANnel! You know what I mean, when you hear the automated computer lady say "thunnDERstorms".
Great little unit, well worth the money.
Customer Review: Midland WR300 Weather Radio
Summary: 5 Stars
Great Radio!!! I live in the Texas Panhandle. We have all sorts of bad weather. Tornadoes (I live in the dead center of 'Tornado Alley'), hail, blizzards, prairie fires, high winds, flash floods and more. The National Weather Service broadcast 24 hours a day with current weather and gives emergency weather announcements. If you live within range of a NWS station or relay repeaters ( check www.nws.noaa.gov/ for list of stations & repeaters and coverage areas) then this is the radio for you. It has all of the bells and whistles that you could want. The NWS has a large list of emergancy annoucments. You can choose in the program mode of the radio any of the warnings that you might need for your area. We really do not need high tide or tsunami warnings here in the high plains. So I left those and several others off for our area. We use the radio in the emergency mode. It sets silently until we have an emergency announcement for our area. In our area the NWS sends a test warning on wednesdays, if the weather is clear for that day. Nice to know that eveything is working OK. This radio works on AC/DC. Be sure to put batteries in the radio. That way you will get warnings if you lose power or if you grab the radio and head to shelter in the case of a tornado. Oh yeah it also is a AM/FM radio.
Larry
Customer Review: Already saved the day!
Summary: 5 Stars
Although we have had a NOAA radio on the boat, it didn't do us any good when a rash of heavy storms came through our area. So we decided to get one for the house. Not two weeks after getting it, it went off in the middle of the night 3:00am. We got up and closed the windows before the storm hit. (Did exactly what we bought it for).
Two features I really like are the SAME settings that allow you to narrow the counties down to just the ones that concern you, and the ability to run on batteries, as we have lost power too. The SAME feature saves you from hearing the alarm go off all the time when a storm is no where near you.
I like that it is small and travels well. We brought it on vacation and used it on one set of batteries the whole time. It is very easy to reconfigure for a new coverage area when traveling, simply set it to "ALL" counties, it saves your SAME settings for when you return. We live in the far suburbs of the Twin Cities, and no need for an external antenna.
In the event of a tornado it could literally save your life!
It is now a staple in our kitchen, and we use it to listen to AM/FM radio all the time. Well worth the money.
Customer Review: This radio does the job.
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this item mainly for a warning while we were sleeping. It took over an hour to program this radio the way I wanted it to be programmed. I put in two county codes and took off all warnings except for tornado warnings, evacuation notices, and a couple other major events. Within the last week, we had the first tornado warnings for our county since purchasing the radio. It definitely alerted us, and the alert went off slightly before the warning appeared on either the TV or on the NOAA website. Additionally, you can get the other alerts by scrolling through the display on the small screen even though you do not get an audible warning. There are also three different colored lights that alert you that there is an alert, a watch, or a warning. If I notice that a light is on, I usually check the screen to see what the advisory is for. The radio broadcast to the nearest weather radio station (about 50 miles away)is quite clear. Of course you can get other stations as well, but that was not my reason for purchasing this radio. This seems to be a good radio that does what I wanted it to do. The ability to put in county codes and choose the alerts you want is crucial.