Does anyone know if the THF6 can be set up for weather alerting?  Also, do
most of the NOAA stations around the country test around 12:00 on
Wednesdays?  That is what happens here  Detroit.





On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, Tom Behler wrote:

>     Eric:
>
> I just got a First Alert WX167 public alert radio that is programmed to
> receive all of the typical weather alerts, plus alerts for other kinds of
> hazards and the like.
>
> You can program the radio to either display the alerts visually, or sound a
> warning siren when the alerts occur.
>
> I am very happy with the First Alert radio.  The price is around $79, but
> it's well worth it in my opinion.
>
> Programming the various counties into the radio is also quite easy, since
> you enter the county name, and it automatically puts the county code in for
> you.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Patterson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 12:21 AM
> Subject: weather alerts on newer radios?
>
>
> > Hi all, I was wondering if any of you were familiar with the weather
> alerts
> > on newer radios.  I have read about this feature online and was interested
> > in knowing if any on this list had used it.  How do you know if you have
> > received a weather alert?  Does the radio make a sound or are the weather
> > alerts completely visual?  Thanks.
> >
> > Eric
> >
>