MIDLAND WR300 Weather Radio by Midland
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Digital camera reviews of MIDLAND WR300 Weather Radio
Digital camera Review: A weather radio saved our lives.
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased 2 of these to replace the Midlands I lost in a tornado on July 13, 2004. The old radio saved the lives of myself, our 5 yr old and 3 of our grandchildren. If the radio had not been gone off, we would likely be dead. I never would have looked out the back door in time to get us all in the basement before an F4 hit our home. We live in the country and I have always had a weather radio. I tell everyone I know to get weather radio .
This is a nice model and I like the AM/FM feature. The problem I continually have had with every radio is that we live in the middle of the coverage areas and don't get the best signal at times. I have solved this by putting a Chore Boy stainless steel scrub pad on the antenna. It definitely improves the reception and seems to do better that foil. Other than that I think this is the best one I have had.
Digital camera Review: APPRECIATE RADIO and the reviews which helped me choose it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I gave these radios to husband and 3 of 4 children for Christmas, and copied parts of several reviews,which I printed out on a sheet added to the SAME codes for IL. These gave helpful insight into its usefulness. We are all set up for the coming storm season. Midland is small, very attractive; easy to set up.
It was a great gift! Now I want to order two more, for daughter in Hawaii and brother in central IN. It gives a great feeling of security. I had a portable Radio Shack before. It's been a relief not to be awakened for warnings not applicable (high waves, etc) takes up no more space, plugs in......what a difference!
Digital camera Review: AWESOME RADIO! EVERY HOUSE SHOULD HAVE ONE!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this radio shortly after tornados ravished our town. The radio is not complicated to program as other have claimed. If you can read, you can program this. I love the single county feature so that I am only alerted for alerts in my area. If there is a tornado in your area, this will alert you and wake you up, even for the deepest of sleepers!!
DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU NEED IT!!
Digital camera Review: AWFUL
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm REALLY surprised by all the positive feedback. This thing is so awkward to use and just bad on so many levels. BOTTOMLINE: I don't have confidence that this product is solid enough to warn my family when a storm approaches in the middle of the night.
First and foremost: the battery drain. If you are in a storm, and your power goes out, plan on needing extra batteries. If for some reason the giant AC adapter falls out of the wall or the power goes out during a brown out and it runs on battery backup for a day, then your batts are toast. Not a good thing from a safety device.
I think the problem lies in trying to combine with a clock radio.
Second: navigation through the menus is awful. this thing took me an hour to figure out how to program for my area, and I'm a tech savvy guy in my 40s.
Don't be fooled by the stylish silver facade. It's not very user friendly or intuitive in the way that we have come to expect our electronics to be. I wanted to buy American, but now I'm going to try something else.
Digital camera Review: Alarm on/off is confusing, but other functions are great!
Summary: 4 Stars
My son enjoys very much the opportunity to listen to weather and climate data and forecasts at his leisure. The voice, sound and light indicators provide excellent prompts regarding weather watches and warnings. I cannot figure out easily how to turn off the alarm, however.