Weather radio that follows the EOM data

[mfn002]

I think some manufacturers don't mention that feature. They assume the customer already expects the radio to have this feature, and they don't bother to mention it (I've had several weather radios-they have all muted after the EOM signal, even though the package did not point this out as a feature).

 

[N0ZQR]

How did you get the 1650 to mute after the EOM. Mine goes on for about three minutes after the EOM. I have looked in the programing and see nothing about how to set this.

Thanks in advance!

Ron

 

[Thunderbolt]

Reecom, Inc. does state on their Web site, that their receivers do have EOM detection capabilities. I really like this feature a lot. I used to have an earlier Midland model that did not offer this function, and the audio would stay on for at least 15 minutes until the radio reset itself, or I got up and pressed a button on the front of the unit. Any future weather radio I purchase, MUST have EOM detection built-in.

Reecom

73s

Ron

 

[keithb]

We have several Reecom 1630's and they all mute immediatly after the first EOM. Also I know the Radio Shack 12-262 mutes upon receiving the EOM. The older Radio Shack models muted after five minutes.

 

[Bote]

How did you get the 1650 to mute after the EOM. Mine goes on for about three minutes after the EOM. I have looked in the programing and see nothing about how to set this.

Is it receiving a crappy weather signal? Maybe it can't decode it because of a poor quality signal?

 

[N0ZQR]

I hear the three busts with full quieting. No noise in the signal when the message is given.

Have a e-mail request into Reecom. Have not heard anything from them yet.

Ron

 

[K8TEK]

I still don't understand why the manufacturers can't adhere to federal standards.
The following don't mute voice after receiving EOM data.
Radio Shack 12-259
Midland WR-30
Some piece of junk First Alert model.

All 3 I have programed for others don't adhere to this standard.

 

[K8TEK]

Found another one. This is taken directly from the users manual.

The alert tone is a high low alternating sound. The speed of the
tones depends on if the WR-300 received a watch or warning.
The alert pattern has two options available through the program
button, VOICE and SIREN. If VOICE is chosen, the alert will
sound for about 8 seconds then the voice weather broadcast will
be heard for about 5 minutes when an alert message is received. If
you desire to listen to the broadcast longer, press the
“WEATHER/HAZARD” bar on the front the WR-300.
If SIREN is chosen, alert tones will sound for five minutes or
until the ALERT ON/OFF button is pressed.

 

[Tsch6373]

Found another one. This is taken directly from the users manual.

Which radio's users manual?

 

[K8TEK]

Which radio's users manual?

Midland WR-300

 

[dwh367]

I hear the three busts with full quieting. No noise in the signal when the message is given.

Have a e-mail request into Reecom. Have not heard anything from them yet.

Ron

See here: http://forums.radioreference.com/severe-weather-storm-chasing/177928-reecom-r1650-firmware-bug.html The one I have is my first and last Reecom. They know about the problem, hence this footnote on another website: "NOTE: ALL SALES FINAL. The manufacturer has established that this item is not returnable. Contact the manufacturer directly for defective item repair or replacement." Then they'll deny that anything could possibly be wrong with it and laugh all the way to the bank.

 

[AK9R]

FWIW, the Recom 1630 apparently does not have this bug. At least, mine doesn't.

 

[K8TEK]

Does anybody know it the Oregon Scientific WR606 will mute the receiver after it receives the EOM?

 

[K8TEK]

The Radio Shack 12-521, as well as the 12-519 mutes after receiving the EOM, according to videos seen on Youtube, but the manual says it plays for 5 minutes after receiving the alert as well.

 

[UPMan]

I'm pretty sure the 5 minutes is a time-out spec. IOW, if the unit fails to detect the EOM, it will still shut down audio after 5 minutes. If it detect EOM, it will shut down audio immediately.

 

[K8TEK]

I'm pretty sure the 5 minutes is a time-out spec. IOW, if the unit fails to detect the EOM, it will still shut down audio after 5 minutes. If it detect EOM, it will shut down audio immediately.

Well, they should specify that, because the Midland units do NOT work that way, they stay on for 5 minutes regardless.

 

[4phun]

Sangean CL-100 is EOM aware

I have bought a few weather radios, and I am a bit bothered that I cannot find one manufacturer that follows S.A.M.E. protocol and mutes the receiver after the EOM is played.

EOM, or end of message is used to tell the receivers to mute their audio and go into standby mode. Every single radio I have had the displeasure of using will totally ignore the EOM and leave the audio on for 5 minutes after activation. Why is this? It is able to decode the initial header with duration, fips codes and event codes but it isn't able to mute when the message is over? Instead, they use a timer. This is completely unacceptable. They can't say that there is a possibility it doesn't hear it, because it is played 3 times.

One of the reasons I want the new technology Sanean CL-100 is that follows the S.A.M.E. EOM and shuts off after playing the alert message so you do not have to drag out of bed to shut it off.

There are many nice features and technology included in this S.A.M.E. plus AM/FM radio with DSP and RBDS with RT, CT, and PS. It looks like you get a fairly big bang for your buck in a CL-100.

Another feature some may miss is that the CL-100 includes an external antenna with a strong magnetic base for use in setting up a directional antenna system in a building. Another idea that occurs to me is that you could drop that external antenna on a car hood/roof and have an instant mobile ALERTING RADIO during a storm.

You would not even need to plug it into the vehicle power as it will run for some time off of the backup AA BATTERIES.

 

[Thunderbolt]

The new Midland WR-120, which replaces the older WR-100, does detect the EOM and goes silent. From a reliable source that I know, she said that the replacement for the WR-300 will also have EOM detection. However, it will be several months to a year before that receiver hits the marketplace.

One very nice feature about the WR-120 from Midland, is that it is tri-lingual, and lets you set the display for English, French, or Spanish. This is a really nice feature that will make these radios more marketable in Canada and the U.S., even Mexico in the future.

73s

Ron