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[ski3pin]

Oh how I miss the days when the Subaru in dash radio had the National Weather Service. I wanted one of those in our truck. Subaru says it was eliminated because everyone gets weather on their cell phones. Not where we go. I miss the days of backcountry ski patrol where my USFS Bendix King radio had National Weather Service programed in and the latest forecast was always available.

 

In the camper we've had various cheaper versions of this -

 

Midland Emergency Radio

 

Reception in the backcountry has been nil and useless. The last one, I had to hold on to the extendable antenna to get reception here at home on the kitchen table.

 

Are there any weather band radios that work? Cell phone and satellite radio are not options.

[craig333]

Most any scanner will get weather. I have it programmed into all my ham radios.

[RicoV]

My old trusty Oregon Scientific unit (Model #WR102N) has unfortunately been discontinued for current sales by the company, but I notice EBay has a few units available if you're interested in that possibility.  A good item to have along out in the deep boonies.

Rico. 

[KK7OQ]

I use a C Crane Pocket Radio.

https://ccrane.com/p...leep-timer.html

This is the best performing small radio that I have found. Instead of a telescoping antenna it uses a wire that plugs into the headphone port. You can also use a set of wired headphones/earbuds as the antenna. It’s small, so easy to throw into a daypack.


Jim

[ckent323]

I agree with KK7OQ

C Crane radios are great.  Good reception and clear sound.  I have one on the boat and my brother has one he uses.  Reasonably priced too.

Also, the higher end GMRS radios have NOAA weather channels if you happen to be considering one.

Edited by ckent323, 01 April 2022 - 12:00 AM.

[fish more]

x3 on the c. crane radios

[Lighthawk]

Why not use your Inreach?

The device itself will give a modest weather report for locations you specify, not always where you happen to be.

With a smarty-pants phone the app is much nicer to work with and has more details.

 

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[Beach]

Still using my 40 yr old Radio Shack radio. Model 12-151a, it gets good reception. Check on Ebay

Edited by Beach, 01 April 2022 - 01:31 PM.

[Mighty Dodge Ram]

C Crane Currently out of stock but I ordered anyway…shipping after 4/22

Edited by Mighty Dodge Ram, 01 April 2022 - 03:28 PM.

[ski3pin]

Thanks all for the good suggestions, we appreciate your help. I found a new - open box - Scientific American radio that Rico recommends for a good price on ebay. It will be here in a few days. We'll test it out in the remote areas we frequent for a real world test. If we have poor results, we'll try the highly recommended C Crane.

 

Again, we really appreciate the helpful suggestions.