|
Am/fm Emergency Alert Clock Radio | 
 enlarge | Brand: First Alert
Category: CE
List Price: $99.95
Buy New: $49.99
You Save: $49.96 (50%)
New (3) from $49.99
Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 40806
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 9 x 2.5
MPN: WX-268
Model: WX-268
UPC: 018359181981
EAN: 0018359181981
ASIN: B0008551DI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Features:
| • | 7 NOAA weather channels with SAME local alerts | | • | Receives 79 messages including Amber Alert and 911 call outage | | • | Automatically sounds a loud alert siren when emergency conditions occur in set area | | • | NIST atomic auto-set clock | | • | AC operation |
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Dual EAS and NWR receivers for round-the-clock emergency coverage. AM/FM/Weather Band clock radio AlwaysSet Radio Controlled Clock Dual alarm setting Includes new messages for 2004 such as AMBER ALERT and 911 Call Outage. Meets new CEA-2009 standard for Public Alert devices. Scrolling LCD text display of message information. Easy to program using full text programming. FIPS codes are no longer needed when programming your location into the WX-268. Program the state and county to set your location. Weather Band Channel and NOAA Location Codes (Specific Area Message Encoding) technology to select the most accurate broadcast for your location. Automatically sounds a loud alert siren when emergency conditions such as chemical spills, tornados, civil emergencies and more occur in your area.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 First Alert Weather/AM/FM Radio WX268 January 9, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Radio works as advertised! Some items to note - If you commit to receive EAS on one band (AM/FM) the other band is locked out; we use the external antenna which improved reception 100%.
 The new radio finally works properly May 22, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a terrible product. Had I seen the reviews now available, I would never have purchased it. The radio does nothing that it says it will do - except broadcast manually. None of the auto features work properly. The radio goes off with false alarms without any reason and in times of real weather warnings, it never goes off. I returned it for repairs 6 weeks ago and was told it would take 4-6 weeks. Today I was told it would take another 4-6 weeks. That means they don't have a clue on how to fix it. Save your money and don't buy First Alert products!
Note****
About the first of August I received what appeared to be a new alert radio from First Alert Products. This replacement radio seems to work as I originally expected. If the original radio had worked this well, I would have been very pleased from the beginning.
First Alert Disappointment April 28, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This was my first weather radio purchase. Having recently moved to the Florida coast I figured it would be a good investment for storm preparedness. When selecting a product I relied on the First Alert name.
Like several of the other reviewers we repeatedly seem to get the "Radio Reception Error-Listen to Broadcast" message. It occurs frequently -- day or night -- with no apparent trigger or cause. The standard alarm feature is difficult to set.
I made the mistake of throwing out all of the original packaging and paperwork or I would have returned this product for a refund. This radio is NOT user friendly. Very disappointing performance from First Alert, a company that usually offers a good product.
Design Flaw - "Radio reception error" February 2, 2006
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This radio should be taken off the market. The other reviewers are absolutely right. It constantly alarms (usually in the middle of the night) with "Radio Reception Error" message yet there is nothing in the manual about this. Not a clue as to what the problem might be or how to reset or disable it. You have to unplug the device and remove the batteries to reset it and it comes back again within hours. The customer service was no help. All they said was that I would have to send the radio in to them to have it repaired. A brand new radio just out of the box? I don't think so. It is being returned to Amazon for a refund. Too bad, if I could have just turned that one alarm off or disabled it everything else about this radio worked great.
 Great Product January 29, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This product is almost everything that I have wanted in a weather radio. It allows to granularly select what type of alarms that you do not want to receive or not. For example, I live on a hill, so I do not care to be woke up in the middle of the night for a flood warning (recently happened and I slept right through it). This unit uses S.A.M.E. technology so I set it for my quadrant of the county and the corresponding quadrant of the surrounding county, which is where I live. Seems to work great.
Only issue that I have found with this unit is that it does not seem to set the time with the atomic clock (saw this issue in another review). It sits right next to a clock radio that receives a signal every night and yet this unit does not get the update. Even still, I would recommend this product.
|
|
|
| |
