How does the Weather Band work? I am in FL and can't find anything. when I press the WB button, it just says channel 1, 2, 3, etc. Help?
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This may be one feature that unfortunately doesn't work very, or, like the previous person said, it may be available only during a weather emergency. I tried the same steps as you but got the same results. I also thought the small WB/FM button on the side under the headphone jack would make a difference (it is supposed to be in the "up" position), but it didn't.
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I suppose it depends on the frequency of your local NWS. I've had a couple of these, and one of the weather channels does pick up the NWS broadcast in Phoenix.
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Aloha Florida -- Out here in Kauai, Hawaii we don't get any stations either... Maybe they only transmit during weather emergencies??? We'll try again during hurricane season... Aloha...
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Yes, if you turn it to "On", it'll play out the normal NWS broadcast. The "Alarm" button puts it in a mode where the NOAA alert broadcast will activate it and it'll start broadcasting. Or the weekly test will go off and terrify your wife. YMMV.
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Amazon sells a companion external antenna (Sangean ANT-100), but perhaps the reason the alerts are not sounding is that you haven't activated the weather broadcast: after selecting the appropriate Weather band Channel for your area, you must switch the Weather Alert ON/OFF button underneath the screen to the ON position. Then on the upper right-hand corner of the LCD Display (screen) you will see WX plus the channel number. Hence, if your channel is 7, you will see WX7. (The manual is poorly written and doesn't make this step clear.)
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Just make sure you go into your tv settings and select antenna as the input, and then make it scan for channels. We use two of these as weather-back-ups here in FL when the cable goes out. I usually get around 20-25 channels
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This is a great radio, but it does not serve as a weather alert radio where you can program in your county or region to receive alerts when severe weather is in the area. As with most radios, you have to manually dial in the AM or FM stations you want to hear. We've used this radio while taking cover from a tornado in our underground storm shelter, and it worked great!
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Jason I have not checked to see if it has a dedicated button for the weather channel but I would think if you dial in the frequency you should be able to hear it I some times listen to the weather on my Icom R6 receiver and it is just a matter of dialing in the frequency The frequency used for NOA here in Seattle is 162.550 MHz you can google NOA and find the frequency for your area. Hope this helps. Terry
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No, it has the 7 preset national weather channels. Dial to the one for your area and it gives continuous weather reports.
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A follow on update to my post from yesterday: we found that the monitor worked again this morning! It appears that the interference may have been weather related. We had a storm blow through, and humidity levels were very high the day before. Once it passed, the monitor was perfectly normal. Although it's rather inconvenient that we cannot monitor our child when the weather is the worst (the time we need it the most), we 're glad to know it still works fine. Just wanted to update everyone, as I was wrong.
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You need an outside antenna or a good window for the regular antenna that comes with the unit. It must have a southern view. I needed to do that at 2 locations in on my property. As long as you have the antennas set up with a good southern view of the sky, you should be able to get a good signal.
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That's so easy. Click the Weather and touch Menu button (left side of home button looks like 3 horizon lines), and then you can see the setting menu. Touch the setting then you can choose "Unit", touch unit menu then you can change C to F. It's so easy, right? Love to use "Menu" Button~! Have fun~!
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Dorothy, I saw your post while Christmas shopping and was wondering if you had any luck finding a weather system. My husband would love one but I got so lost in the search last Christmas I just put off buying one. Can you tell me what's worked best for you? Thanks, Rhonda
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I'm not sure how well it picks up weather band. But any CB antenna will work for any CB unless it's a piece of crap, but Firestiks are great.
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Jup. Works like a charm. All you have to do is to program the channels according to the band plan. You can pick up Airband as well. You need to do the mod though. I need CB, HAM and Airband for Hang Gliding. It's great to have all in one so that you don't have mess with 3 different radios while flying.
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I also have the 885T and thought that weather radar would be a really nice feature. But the 30 - 40 minute lag makes it useless! It's like reading yesterdays weather report.When you see a storm on the radar, it has already hit and passed you by in real time.
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es, you can manually switch to WB from AM/FM. But you only get tuning when there is an emergency.
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I normally goto tvfool.com and use actual address, and it will tell me what channels to expect, with different types of antenna, either indoor or roof or ... It's prediction is very accurate. I will try different location with mohu, and have the tv re-scan and "re-save" the frequency every time. Took 1 hour to find the sweet spot, but well worth it.
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These were purchased for my wife's preschool and she believes they can be programmed to a weather channel only. You may be able to find a cheaper alternative though, something that broadcasts weather channels only.