The Midland WR300 Weather Radio
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Midland WR300 has been called the true weatherman's radio.
At only 7" x 5.5" x 2.2" and weighing one pound it fits nicely on
a nightstand or a dresser. This weather radio doesn't only alarm
for tornadoes and thunderstorms. It offers flood, blizzard,
earthquake, biological hazard and tsunami warnings among others,
as well as Amber Alerts.
This radio uses the same technology that local radio and
television stations use. It will sound an alert at the same time
it sounds for those public broadcasting stations, so you will know
about weather alerts before they can break in to regular
programming with a warning.
Because no one wants to be wakened for a blizzard warning if they
live in the tropics, and during some seasons there will almost
always be a tornado somewhere, this radio gives you the option of
opting out of any warnings you might not be interested in. You can
program for weather alerts in your geographic area only, so you
won't be warned about a tornado three counties away unless you
want to know about events in as many as 30 counties.
Should you want it, the Midland WR300 also incorporates an
automatic weekly test mode, so you can be assured that your radio
is working properly.
Although designed primarily as a weather alert radio, the WR300
also incorporates an alarm clock and AM/FM receiver. Because this
radio is intended to be first and foremost a weather alert radio,
some users have commented that it's AM/FM quality leaves something
to be desired. However, if being able to sleep well during storm
season is your reason for owning one, then you would probably be
wise to use another radio for quality radio broadcast reception
and use this one primarily for its quality warning capabilities.
Programming all the functions can be somewhat cumbersome and
involves looking up your county codes on a website provided in the
user's manual and using the LCD screen for programming. Set aside
some time to work through the instructions, which are not
difficult but are a little time-consuming.
This is not a weather radio for an elderly or very young person to
attempt to program. Keep your manual in case you want to make
programming changes in the future. |
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