Thanks Bob.At 04:11 PM 9/3/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Pat,
>
>I got My Maxon wx80 radios yesterday and they are pretty accessible..  There
>are menus that you might need help with, but the manual is pretty good about
>explaining them.  I got the radios from
>HandsFreeDirect.com phone (800)966-2270
>
>The radios list for $69.00 and most stores are selling them for $49.00.
>I've seen them on EBay for $36.00 but when I bought five of them at once, I
>got them for $30.00 each.
>
>The keypad is like a telephone keypad with the exception of the keys on
>either side of the zero key.  The star key on the left of the zero is the
>YES key and the pound key is the NO key.  To the left of the YES key is the
>power on/off switch which is on when the switch is to the left.  To the left
>of that switch is the volume up/down button.
>
>The three large keys above the keypad are from left to right
>off-programming
>weather
>alert on/off
>
>I have scanned the manual and will upload it to Icanworkthisthing.com as
>soon as I clean it up a little.
>Bob Tinney, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Patrick Byrne
>To: Bob Tinney
>Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 11:14 AM
>Subject: Re: weather
>
>
>I heard my first Amber alert on the weather channel yesterday evening.
>
>bob, how much are the radios you mention?  Would make nice Christmas
>presents.
>
>Thanks.
>Pat, K9JAU
>At 10:36 AM 9/2/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >The Maxon WX80 is strictly a weather radio and it only receives the seven
> >NOAA weather radio channels.  The SAME technology allows you to select
> >which
> >counties and sub areas that you want your radio to respond to.  With the
> >new
> >"all hazard" radios, you can also disable categories of messages that you
> >don't want to receive.  Some time around the beginning of this year the
> >National weather service and the Department of Homeland Security signed an
> >agreement so that all kinds of emergency info can be broadcast over the
> >weather radio system.  In some states, even Amber alerts are broadcast.
> >
> >Hope that helps,
> >
> >Bob, K8LR