problem is,  according to the sky warn person over here who I've been
talking to a lot lately about getting involved,  all the ones on the market
now that aren't total rip offs are all made by the same people with
different names on them and radio shack is 1 of those companies. I don't
have one I use my scanner, I put it in that mode at night, during the day I
don't need it I'll find out if something's headed this way, but after
reading what you and some one else, I forget who now say,  I may not even
consider getting a weather radio only, and I actually did think about it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: thoughts needed on new weather radios


>     Wow, John!  And, here I was feeling sorry for myself about the RF hole
I
> live in!  HI!  HI!
>
> At any rate, all of the observations I have been making here about the
NOAA
> weather alert radio from Radio Shack are being made with the use of either
a
> Discone antenna in my attic, or an outside Rango Ranger vertical antenna
on
> my roof.  I just am rather disapointed in the Radio Shack model.
>
> Best 73 from Tom Behler: kB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 3:01 PM
> Subject: Re: thoughts needed on new weather radios
>
>
> > I'm about 20 feet above sea level and all woods around me, each end of
my
> > street is about 10-15 feet higher then where I live so I'm in a real
hole,
> 2
> > meters, 440,  useless with out an outside antenna and even then I'm good
> in
> > some directions but not others,  NWS here is about 6 or 7 miles from me,
> but
> > I can barely hear them, my scanner has an antenna in the attic, that's a
> > good direction for it but I tried using it for 2 meters,  the next town
> over
> > I can't hear or hit anything in 1 direction though it's not real bad
> > everywhere else if I ever need it,  it's tough. I don't have any trouble
> > with HF though.  Not very much trouble anyway.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 2:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: thoughts needed on new weather radios
> >
> >
> > >     Thanks for your thoughts here, John.
> > >
> > > My Radio Shack Weather Alert radio is the one with the seven counties
in
> > it.
> > > I have had it for about 4 years, and the volume control is now giving
me
> > all
> > > kinds of problems.  I also don't think it's nearly as sensitive or
> > selective
> > > as the receiver on my THF6A is.  I'm also looking for the new SAME
codes
> > > that were just implemented.  As EC/RO for my County, I just want to
have
> a
> > > good operating radio of this sort.  And, I may be like you--I'm in
kind
> of
> > > an RF hole out here in West-central Lower Michigan.  The nearest NOAA
> > > weather transmitter is a good 35 miles away.
> > >
> > > Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> > >
>