A couple of days ago I posted a question in Severe Weather forum about an issue I am having with my Reecom R1650 alert radio. I tried to post the same question here, but being new, it was reviewed, and for some reason, not posted. Well, my issue could be related to Indy NWS and the signals they send out, so hopefully this message will post to this forum. My R1650 has an "Effective time" clock, which counts down until the alert expires. This information is said to come within the signal from NWS. This function is billed as "With Event Effective Time Display (Auto-count down function) !" My issue is I believe this function isn't working correctly, but I need some central Indiana folks with other weather radios to help me out.
Today was a great day to show what is happening:
NWS issues a tornado watch at 3:30PM Indy time. I come home and end up going into the room where the radio is. I notice the LED light is flashing, and "Tornado Watch" is displayed. At this time, the effective time is at 1:24, and is counting down correctly. This tells me that the tornado watch alert has only one hour, 24 mins before it is over. Once this clock hits 0:00, my LED will turn off, and the display will revert back to normal (Day/Time).
So I log onto NWS because I have been hearing news reports we could have nasty weather all through the evening hours till early Saturday. I find Tornado Watch #143, that shows it was issued at 3:30PM. I deduct that the original effective time the radio showed was likely 1:30ish given when I checked the radio, etc.. Either way, the radio will shut off the alert features (LED and message display) a little after 5PM. The kicker is: The watch is good until 11PM! This means that anyone who were to check my radio after 5PM won't know anything about a tornado watch that lasts till 11PM. The only way they would know what was going on is if they were to look at past alerts, or tune into radio/TV.
So, what I need to know is this: For those with other brand SAME weather alert radios, will your LED lights and message displays turn off prior to the 11PM expiration of today's tornado watch? Or, will they stay on till a signal is sent out by Indy NWS?
I am also keeping my Pro-95 in WX stand-by, to see if NWS sends out additional alerts and if my R1650 is picking those up. Thanks for any helps anyone can provide!
Today was a great day to show what is happening:
NWS issues a tornado watch at 3:30PM Indy time. I come home and end up going into the room where the radio is. I notice the LED light is flashing, and "Tornado Watch" is displayed. At this time, the effective time is at 1:24, and is counting down correctly. This tells me that the tornado watch alert has only one hour, 24 mins before it is over. Once this clock hits 0:00, my LED will turn off, and the display will revert back to normal (Day/Time).
So I log onto NWS because I have been hearing news reports we could have nasty weather all through the evening hours till early Saturday. I find Tornado Watch #143, that shows it was issued at 3:30PM. I deduct that the original effective time the radio showed was likely 1:30ish given when I checked the radio, etc.. Either way, the radio will shut off the alert features (LED and message display) a little after 5PM. The kicker is: The watch is good until 11PM! This means that anyone who were to check my radio after 5PM won't know anything about a tornado watch that lasts till 11PM. The only way they would know what was going on is if they were to look at past alerts, or tune into radio/TV.
So, what I need to know is this: For those with other brand SAME weather alert radios, will your LED lights and message displays turn off prior to the 11PM expiration of today's tornado watch? Or, will they stay on till a signal is sent out by Indy NWS?
I am also keeping my Pro-95 in WX stand-by, to see if NWS sends out additional alerts and if my R1650 is picking those up. Thanks for any helps anyone can provide!
