MIDLAND NOAA WEATHER RADIO MANUAL I FOUND

CHANNEL NUMBER Changes from 142 on GMRS/FRS band (110 on WX band). NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND ICON Indicates when the radio is in Weather Band mode. Digital Weather/Hazard Alert.Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jock Elliott, who shares the following guest post:5.

10.The P25 radios that BearCom offers are commonly used by public safety departments. SOS SIREN ICON Indicates the SOS Siren is on. VIBRATE ALERT ICON Indicates when the Vibrate-Alert feature is on.

The alert mode can be set for: LED only, alarm & LED or voice modes. A special alarm circuit activates when the National Weather Service issues a weather emergency alert. The Midland 74-109 receives seven NOAA channels. Weather Receivers Specifications. Weather Receiver Discontinued.

I tried stepping through the weather radio channels on my Icom V80 and found that it received channels 1, 2, and 3, but with just a wee bit of static in the background. So I grab the Uniden 125AT, activate the weather scan function, and found that it received NOAA weather radio channels 1, 2, and 3, and the audio sounded great through my headphones. Snow was expected overnight. All receive the NOAA weather channels.In the early morning, I checked for weather in the Sodus area. I had with me the following: an Icom V80 2-meter handy-talkie with a sharply tuned commercial antenna that works great on my home repeater (146.94) in Troy, NY a Uniden BC125AT scanner with a Diamond 77 antenna, and a CCrane Skywave SSB. Stay prepared and keep your family safe with the Midland NOAA Handheld Weather Alert Radio.Perhaps I am the only guy on planet earth with a вЂњkindaвЂќ interest in DXing NOAA weather radio, but there you have it, and this led me down an interesting rabbit hole in the world of radio.Earlier this year, I found myself in Sodus, NY, in the western part of the state, near the shores of Lake Ontario.

To be clear, I was able to hear that forecast that I needed to hear вЂ” for Wayne County, NY вЂ” on all three radios. And the other two radios were not receiving channels 4 and 7 at all.Frankly, I didnвЂ™t know what to make of this. Weather radio channel 3 was not audible at all, but channel 4 was coming in well, and so was channel 7. I succeeded only in nulling it out. But channel 2 was way down in the soup, a hair above вЂњbarely audible.вЂќ I tried waving the Skywave around, point the whip antenna in different directions and orientations to see if I could improve the signal.

Since 1871, CanadaвЂ™s Meteorological Service has continuously adapted to and taken advantage of the latest science and technology to maximize services to Canadians, including those living in remote or Northern areas, or areas without cellular service.The Weatheradio network, introduced in the 70вЂ™s, is made up of 230 transmitting stations. HereвЂ™s the response I received from their Media Relations representative:As CanadaвЂ™s official source for weather forecasts and alerts, Canadians rely on getting the latest current weather conditions from Environment and Climate Change CanadaвЂ™s (ECCC) Meteorological Service. I canвЂ™t tell you how many times IвЂ™ve been camping or travelling outside of mobile phone network coverage in the US and Canada and relied on weather radio for my forecast.I decided to reach out to Environment and Climate Change Canada and get their official word. Both Weatheradio Canada and NOAA Weather Radio use seven fixed frequencies of 162.400, 162.425, 162.450, 162.475, 162.500, 162.525, and 162.550 MHz.I found it difficult to believe that Canada would close their entire network of Weatheradio FM transmitters because, like the US, there are vast rural and remote areas that are well-served by the radio network. Dennis Dura recently shared this link from the Weatheradio Newsletter which is essentially a call to action to save the Weatheradio service.For those of you not familiar, Weatheradio Canada is very much like NOAA Weather Radio service in the US: essentially, a vast network of transmitters which provide local forecasts and weather warnings. The CCrane Skywave SSB appeared to be the anomaly, receiving channels 1, 2 (barely), and 4 and 7, which the V80 and 125AT did not receive.Many thanks to a number of SWLing Post readers whoвЂ™ve recently contacted me regarding announced closures at Weatheradio Canada.

Midland Noaa Weather Radio Manual I Found

The ability to internally recharge NiMH AA batteries So I promptly began investigating the new product, and checked out the manual I found it has a few features that really intrigue me, namely: Of these 48, 12 in Ontario, three are in BC, three in AB, five in SK, four in MB, five in QC, five in NB, three in NS, one in PEI and seven in NL.In other words, Environment and Climate Change Canada is considering decommissioning about 21% of their Weatheradio transmitters, targeting ones located in urban areas.Two months ago, SWLing Post reader Paul Adler wrote to ask:вЂњAny reviews and comparisons of the Sangean DT-800?вЂќThe Sangean DT-800? This caught my attention, as I wasnвЂ™t, at the time, familiar with this recent addition to the Sangean product family. ECCC has identified 48 Weatheradio transmitters across Canada for potential decommissioning. Internet, mobile apps, radio, television.

Inside, youвЂ™ll find the radio, a full-length multi-language ownerвЂ™s manual, a warranty card, an AC adapter (with in-line RF chokes, nice touch), in-ear headphones, an external wire antenna, and a belt clip.The DT-800 fits nicely in the hand, and the matte finish on the sides and bottom of the radio make gripping it quite easy, lessening the chance of dropping or losing the unit.The front panel is simple: five multi-function preset buttons and a Page/Menu button. I chose yellow, which makes it easier to spot should this handheld be lost or dropped in an outdoor setting.Giveaway! By the way: since this is a product sample and was sent to me free of charge, IвЂ™m going to give it away to a lucky SWLing Post Coffee Fund or Patreon supporter next week, just to say thanks!Now, letвЂ™s get on with the reviewвЂ¦ Initial impressionsAs with almost all Sangean products, the DT-800 arrives as a complete package, with all accessories. It comes in two chassis colors: standard black and and a bright fire yellow. And with the ability to defeat the soft mute, I wondered if it could make for a formidable Ultralight DX radio?I contacted Sangean, and they kindly sent me a review sample of the DT-800.

Really, it couldnвЂ™t be easier.To change the volume on this radio, you use rocker buttons on the left side of the radio to increase or decrease volume up to 25 levels. Saving a station to memory is truly a breeze: simply select the page youвЂ™d like to save it to, then press and hold the preset button to save it to one of the numbered presets. If you press the rocker switch, it will initiate an auto-scan in the direction youвЂ™re tuning.While the DT-800 lacks a keypad for frequency input (in truth, I would not expect such a thing on a walkman-style receiver) it does make tuning to your favorite stations quite easy with 20 FM, 20 AM, and 5 WX presets. While the DT-800 does mute between frequencies, itвЂ™s not annoyingвЂ“вЂ“in fact, muting is brief and audio recovery is rapid so you can actually carry out meaningful band-scanning, actually hearing stations between the steps.

Others are accessed by pressing and holding the Page/Menu button, then selecting one of the five buttons on the front panel (note that each menu function is listed below the numbered button). Some are accessed by pressing and holding the Page/Menu button and then cycling through and selecting items with the tuning up/down switch. I mention this because, in the past, I have reviewed radios that had coarse volume steps, and the lowest setting is louder than I prefer: not so with this little rig.Entering menu items on the DT-800 is quite easy, too.