Weather Radios

[MW98GT]

I just realized my old sony FM/AM/TV/WX radio no longer works. What for weather radio does anyone recommend, should I get one with SAME? Are there any with SAME that also has FM/AM bands? Any recommendations appreciated.

[Spinner]

I have the Reecom R-1650. It has SAME and AM/FM. I love it.

[weatherFrEaK]

Definitely get SAME or the radio goes off for every county warning in your forecast area, and that can get old in a hurry. SAME allows you to program only the counties you want.

[MW98GT]

Thank you for the recommendation. I didnt really look closely at that one but it does look very nice. I will probably get that. How much you pay. I only checked on website, has it for $80.

[Spinner]

I got it for 65 dollars at a sporting goods shop near my home in New Jersey. Best online price I have seen is 70 or so.

It also has an alarm on it that goes off when a warning is issued. You can shut it off but it is fun to be awakened by a loud ass alarm at 3 AM when a thunderstorm warning is issued.

It's a great radio.

[MW98GT]

I see it also can be used as a dual alarm clock, that is great. Again, thank you for pointing me in the what I am sure is the right direction.

[clearwater]

I know nothing about SAME or radios, but Amazon has "Midland 7 Channel NOAA Weather Radio with SAME Technology" for $39.99

[NFLnut]

I got mine at Radio Shack after the killer tornadoes came through central Florida about 6-7 years ago. It is a SAME type. It has been going off every thirty minutes or so, and in fact two nights ago gave me a Hurricane warning for "Sat and Sun."

The only problem I have with it is that it will go off (or ON) for an alert, then it will stay on for about five minutes. I wish it would give the (usually) :30 alert then turn the audio off.