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
>