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Midland WR-100B SAME Weather and All Hazards Alert Monitor with Alarm Clock | 
 enlarge | Brand: Midland Consumer Radio
Category: CE
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $28.77
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Rating:  221 reviews
Sales Rank: 293
Color: White
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 5.7 x 2.2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: WR-100B
Model: WR-100B
UPC: 046014741010
EAN: 0046014741010
ASIN: B0001OHH0Q
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Compact alert monitor for weather, civil emergency, and other hazards | | • | Receives 7 NOAA channels with flood, tornado, thunderstorm, and other warnings | | • | SAME programming sounds an alert only when specific counties are threatened | | • | 25-county memory system; 90 dB siren, voice alert, and flashing LED warning systems | | • | Built-in clock with alarm and snooze; measures 5.12 x 2 x 6.25 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Stay up to date on all the latest weather, hazard, and civil emergency information with the Midland WR-100B monitor. Capable of receiving seven National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association (NOAA) channels--each of which receives emergency advisories on tornadoes, floods, severe thunderstorms, civil danger warnings, and more--the WR-100B is a must for people who live in high-risk weather areas, such as the Southeast or Midwest. Plus, the seven NOAA channels offer coverage for roughly 93 percent of the U.S., so most people are well covered regardless of where they live. Another valuable function is the monitor's Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) reception. SAME allows users to program the radio to sound an alert only when weather and other emergencies threaten a selected county or counties. The technology eliminates all alerts from other areas, so users won't have to perk up their ears each time the alert sounds only to find the emergency is actually 100 miles up the highway. In addition, the WR-100B's memory system accepts up to 25 counties, so you can monitor a broad swatch of counties at once or restrict it to one. Should an alert occur, users have a choice of three warning systems: a 90 dB siren, a voice alert, or a flashing red LED light. The siren is the best option for people with larger homes or who aren't always near the monitor, while the latter two options work well for smaller homes. Additional features include a clock with an alarm and a snooze button, an emergency power backup that keeps your radio working during power outages or outdoor use, and external antenna and alert jacks. The WR-100B, which works with three AA batteries (not included), measures 5.12 by 2 by 6.25 inches (W x H x D) and is backed by a one-year warranty. What's in the Box
WR-100B monitor, power adapter, user's manual.
Product Description
Midland is a world leader in wireless two-way and weather/hazard alert radios, with an extensive line of land mobile radios, CB, GMRS and FRS radios, MURS radios, weather-monitor alert radios, itinerant radios and a line of quality antennas and accessories.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 216 more reviews...
 Nice Radio, Awful Beeps July 2, 2008
I really like this radio. It works well and lets me receive warnings only for my county here in southwest Indiana. However, like many other reviews state, the beeping noise this thing makes when the buttons are pressed is TOO LOUD!! Not quite a show stopper, but enough to take a star off a product that might have been a 5 star review. I love the radio. Hate the beeps.
 Fast ship, great item July 2, 2008
As someone in a tornado area I felt I needed this to keep my children safe. So far it has not dissappointed. Compact size, great features and a great price. You can't go wrong with this weather radio.
 LOVE IT, NOT! July 1, 2008
This thing is so loud, It can hurt your ears. But it can save your life. RadioShack weather radios are better dan this.
Weather Radio June 30, 2008
We live outside of town and therefore out of the range of the tornado/weather sirens. This radio gives us peace of mind as well as a lot of excellent information. It can be programed for up to five counties or weather areas which is excellent because we live in a very large county.
A quality product with challenging instructions June 29, 2008
If I were rating this project in terms of its performance in providing essential alarms and information, particularly in relationship to its price, I'd give it 5 stars. I do have issues, however, with its instructions and interface.
Performance-wise, this is a quality product. I've had the radio in service for a few weeks; it proved its worth almost immediately. The radio arrived during a period of late spring unsettled weather. A tornado passed to the south of us and the radio woke up to gave me plenty of warning and very good information as to the location and path. I discovered that, during a tornado warning, the Weather Service provides a live, real-time announcer who tracks the storm for you.
During normal weather conditions, you can always listen to the weather service just by punching a button--although what you get is a computer voice reading from a typed script. Once you get past the fun of listening to the computer's pronunciation errors, you'll probably choose to get your weather forecasts from other sources.
The product description doesn't make it completely clear that you can grab the radio and head for shelter without missing a lick--the on-board AA batteries instantly go to work when you unplug the wall power from the unit's back. Similarly, the unit will continue to perform through an electrical outage without any action on your part. I haven't tried to see how long the radio might run on the batteries alone. I suspect that listening full time to the radio (as compared to using it as a weather alarm) probably would shorten battery life.
In addition to its weather warning chores, the radio can also function as an alarm clock, but this does add a layer of complexity in setup and operation with which you may not wish to engage.
I've noticed a reviewer who complained about the frequency of alarms and I admit that receiving them in the middle of the night is a little unsettling. But the point of having the radio is not getting killed in your sleep, so I'm willing to tolerate being catapulted from deep slumber by the alarm. Under normal weather conditions, the radio just sits there, completely silent. You can go for weeks with nary a bleep.
Now to the problems: If you're the kind of person whose VCR used to constantly blink "12:00", you may find the setup instructions somewhat difficult to follow. I suspect they were written by an engineer because of the presence of unwarranted assumptions such as the one that all users will intuitively understand that a panel button can have more than one function. The screen interface isn't much help in this regard either in that it can be hard to know where you are in the setup sequence. If you're willing to be patient, however, rest assured that the radio will do everything its advertising promises to do. For the very reasonable price and quality performance of the unit it would be worth the trouble to find a kid to program it for you.
Bottom line: I didn't find any shortcomings in the radio itself; only the instructions left something to be desired. I'd still buy this radio if I had it to do over again. In fact, I recently did buy an additional unit to give as a gift to a family member (for whom I'll do the setup).
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