Hi Bill,
Mine retains the programming, and continues to warn on battery power during
power outages.
It has 4 AA batteries inside.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
To: "'Olympus Camera Discussion'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] US weather radio advice needed
> Yeah, got one of those, but it forgets programming when the power goes
> off.
>
>
>
> From: Jim Nichols [mailto:jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 1:16 PM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] US weather radio advice needed
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>
> 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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