Radio for Weather?

[landonjensen]

hi Guys

Does anyone have a radio they can recommend to me?
My troop does alot of camping, and has always wanted a WX radio just incase severe weather etc is ahead. I am trying to find one under $80.00

 

[N4JNW]

Go check out RadioShack.com.

They've got a couple handheld portable units that would be perfect for camping trips and hiking adventures. Just cram it in your back pocket or in a backpack and go!

I think they're also SAME programmable... They run around $50 bucks I think..

 

[CommShrek]

hi Guys

Does anyone have a radio they can recommend to me?
My troop does alot of camping, and has always wanted a WX radio just incase severe weather etc is ahead. I am trying to find one under $80.00

You could study for the test and try to get a ham radio license. If you had one, then you could buy a ham radio that had a weather alert feature built into it for just a few dollars more.

If your troop does a lot of camping, it could be useful for someone (or multiple) people in the group to have a two-way radio. You could also make a merit badge project out of it couldn't you?

 

[Quickcall]

www.weather.com :roll:

 

[NeFire242]

then you could buy a ham radio that had a weather alert feature built into it for just a few dollars more.

Yeah about as useful as having Wx Alert on a scanner. You have to dedicate it to that cause, and if you're going to do that, just tune to the freq.

 

[scannerpro]

Go to Lowes or Home Depot in my area they have them. Check their possiably.

 

[wvd1979]

Why not just get it programmed into your HT1000?

 

[iMONITOR]

Why not just get it programmed into your HT1000?

I think his HT1000 is UHF.

 

[wvd1979]

I think his HT1000 is UHF.

Oh ok. Eh, it's easier to just get a little handheld weather radio for $50 than monkey around with radio modifications. (Unless you monkey around with radios as a hobby)

 

[iMONITOR]

Oh ok. Eh, it's easier to just get a little handheld weather radio for $50 than monkey around with radio modifications. (Unless you monkey around with radios as a hobby)

No amount of monkeying around is going to receive VHF on a UHF HT-1000. Unless you replace the entire RF board, and he's not about to do that. :roll:

 

[JoeyC]

Why doesnt he just program a weather freq into his Pro 95??

 

[philkoz]

My 2 cents...

Here is 1 of many companies that sell Wx radios. I've ordered many times from here & they are pretty good. Prices range from $35-$100 for the handheld radios.`

http://ambientweather.com/radiosnoaa.html

-Phil

 

[elk2370bruce]

Amazing what a google search can reveal.

 

[landonjensen]

Correct

I think his HT1000 is UHF.

 

[Signal3and2]

www.google.com

Try using that every once in awhile.

 

[code3cowboy]

fleabay and radio shack both have them.
Radio merit badge class for the troop anytime soon?

 

[landonjensen]

Radio merit badge class for the troop anytime soon?

yeah, haha

 

[paperclip-kc]

A OREGON SCIENTIFIC ALL HAZARDS WR103NX is great small weather radio. look at the link below or on ebay search under (OREGON SCIENTIFIC ALL HAZARDS) lyou should get it cheaper.
This portable Public Alert Radio provides emergency alerts anywhere in the U.S. When traveling, boating, hiking or working outdoors, use the WR103NX to receive weather information and emergency broadcasts from the National Weather Service. With the non-volatile memory built-in, no need to reprogram your SAME codes when the batteries run out!
http://www2.oregonscientific.com/shop/product.asp?cid=2&scid=6&pid=643

 

[reedeb]

I have a Radio Shack portable WX/All Hazards monitor it woks very well you can set what SAME codes you desire and what alerts you want and shut off what you don't want to here Catalog # 12-259 get it you wont be sorry comes with a belt clip and a hole for a lanyard