Chuck,
We purchased a Midland Model WR-300, because it can be programmed to limit
the received warnings to the local area, so there are fewer false alarms.
The programming takes a little searching for the proper codes, but it need
only be done once.
www.midlandradio.com
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus mail list" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 1:08 PM
Subject: [OM] [OT] US weather radio advice needed
> After two close calls with tornadoes very near (1/2 mile) my daughter's
> house in High Point, North Carolina we have decided a weather radio
> would make a fine Christmas gift. During one of the alerts her husband
> was out of town and she was afraid to go to sleep so something with a
> loud alarm is in order. North Carolina tornadoes aren't generally as
> violent or large as the mid-west kind but still enough to destroy lots
> of houses and pull your trees out by the roots.
>
> I know I could probably just go get something from Radio Shack but I'd
> very much like to hear from those of you who live in "tornado alley" on
> what's considered good, reliable and loud. :-)
>
> Thanks,
> Chuck Norcutt
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