Weather radio woes

[mcooke]

A little over a year ago I purchased a Jensen SRWS-1000 weather radio which has the SAME alert feature. I programmed it with my county code and other nearby county codes (Portland, OR metro area) and set it in my den. I was able to receive the local weather service broadcast without a problem. Much to my surprise I did not receive the Wednesday test. When I went to look at the unit for the test message I found that it read "power off". I reset it and later that day it was back to "power off". The batteries were good so I knew it wasn't a power issue. Long story short... I was never able to get the thing to work and decided to just keep it as my AM/FM emergency radio. Then within the last week my county was hit with a rare Pacific Northwest tornado that caused considerable property damage but no injuries. Today I purchased a Midland WR100C weather alert radio and set it up in my den next to the Jensen. We'll see what happens on Wednesday with the test.

My questions.... Does anyone have any experience with the Jensen unit that might be able to shed some light on my problem? Also, anyone else here use a weather alert radio in the Portland, Oregon area who can comment on how often the Portland NWS sends out alerts and for what type of events?

 

[TheZach]

Idea: Try Google!

Google is your friend:

Also, anyone else here use a weather alert radio in the Portland, Oregon area who can comment on how often the Portland NWS sends out alerts and for what type of events?

Only the most imminent life- and property-threatening hazards are broadcasted with the SAME signal and 1050 Hertz warning alarm tone, where the public has to take immediate action to protect themselves and their property. An operational guideline is that messages are alerted only for hazards urgent enough to warrant waking people up in the "middle of the night" or otherwise interrupting someone's activities at any time.

The following messages are always alerted on a NWR Transmitter if they apply to any part of its coverage area:

MESSAGE EVENT CODE

Tornado Warning: TOR
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: SVR
Flash Flood Warning: FFW
Tornado Watch: TOA
Severe Thunderstorm: Watch SVA
Hurricane Watch: HUA
Hurricane Warning: HUW
National Emergency: EAN 2.
The following messages are sometimes alerted if they apply to the coverage area of the transmitter, depending on the circumstances and the area of the country. Check with the National Weather Service programming office of the NWR transmitter:

MESSAGE EVENT CODE

Flash Flood Watch: FFA
Winter Storm Warning: WSW
High Wind Warning: HWW
Tsunami Watch: TSA
Tsunami Warning: TSW
River Flood Watch: FLA
River Flood Warning: FLW
Special Marine Warnings: --none-- Local non-weather emergencies CEM

http://www.weather.gov/nwr/nwrwarn.htm#B

 

[mcooke]

Thanks for the reply. I also found that on Google but was looking more for someone in the area who has experience with local alerts. Often times what is posted on a website differs from actual practice.

 

[HH-65]

Jensen WX Radio

first stay out of Wal Mart,,,,,, Jensen is Junk. Your life depends on criticle communications during severe wx, you have to spend more than $10 for a decent radio. for as Little as $ 59 you can get what the EMA recommends , look on line for a "Sharecom" top of the line made in Palatine,IL, not china. They have several models to choose from, the one I have and that most FD's use is the WRP-500. Remember you get what you pay for. How much is life worth

 

[n9msh]

funny couldn't find one,

 

[Twister_2]

it took me twenty minutes///but i found the manual. it has a screen on it with a map