Jmac00
.475 A&M Magnum
what do consider to be the BEST, most reliable emergency radio on the market. I'd rather go with reliability over cost
what's the best emergency weather radio
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fnfalguy
.308 Win
Sounds strange perhaps, but I like my yaesu ft-60r for the easy access to the weather channels and weather alert scans
Jmac00
.475 A&M Magnum
i should get my HAM license, is there a test??
fnfalguy
.308 Win
There are tests, to purchase the radio nothing is needed. The ft60r is a vhf/uhf hand held and transmitting on it is covered under the technician license. Nothing needed to listen though.
I have looking as well. Read a bunch of positive reviews on one site about a product, go to another site and the reviews seem to be all negative
I have been told this was is rather nice. May not be the best, but this is what I am leaning towards.
fnfalguy
.308 Win
FWIW, in my mind there isn't a reason not to get a tech license. Cost of taking exam is $10 I believe. Different ways to study for it, but none are taxing. He'll, I did it.
byron
.308 Win
I have one of those works great love it
That's pretty similar to the 1 we keep down here, just in case!! It works great.
Almost 7,900 reviews, rating it at 4.6 stars. Yea, I imagine it'll do.
crunchberry
.40 S&W
Crazy, I was wondering the same thing after reading some of the Texas threads. I did a search and a lot of them look pretty cool. Some even have built in solar panels but they look pretty small I wonder how effective they can be. I have no experience with any.
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
i used to listen to NOAA when i lived in SC .. but now live in a Valley in NY .. so if your in a hole even the best radio will not pick up . the signal is just not there .. something to keep in mind ..
also used to tune into WWV on the short wave radio for this info ..
www.nist.gov
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the local small airport give weather info here .. i cant recall the frequency .. repeating weather info ..
brb ..
found it and a bunch more .. 118.325 mhz ..
for surface weather ..
www.faa.gov
also used to tune into WWV on the short wave radio for this info ..
WWV and WWVH Digital Time Code and Broadcast Format
the local small airport give weather info here .. i cant recall the frequency .. repeating weather info ..
brb ..
found it and a bunch more .. 118.325 mhz ..
for surface weather ..
Surface Weather Observation Stations – ASOS/AWOS
www.faa.gov
speedkills27
6.5 Creedmoor
I have one of these. Its a pretty cool little radio. Hand crank and solar will power it enough to pull in radio frequencies from all bands. The flashlight on it works well with batteries installed. TBH I never tried to use the USB portion of it so I cant speak to that feature but for the money its a nice little SHTF/emergency weather radio
I have one made by Grundig. Grundig is a German company and was considered the best in transistor radios. I bought it in 1990's from Sportsman's Guide. It still runs perfectly and outlasted all of the transistor radios I ever had. It has the manual power generator which will give you about 10 minutes or continues listening if you crank the handle periodically. It also has built in flashlight. I actually used it during power failures about 4 times in the last few decades. If Grundig still makes them definitely get that brand. Normally it runs on AA batteries. I used to listen to it every day for years, when I was into conservative talk radio. Still works great.
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Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Yep, they still make them.
www.etsy.com
Robin
Grundig Model Red FR-200 Am/fm/sw World Band Emergency Crank - Etsy
Grundig Model Red FR-200 AM/FM/SW World Band Emergency Crank Radio Looks New JB. Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. D5
www.etsy.com
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
not a emergency radio per say .. just came across this on utube .. its like having a spectrum analyzer .. not sure what the RF band range is ..
if you have a laptop or a spare one to dedicate to.
if you have a laptop or a spare one to dedicate to.