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| Reviews Summary for Oregon Scientific WR102 S.A.M.E. Weather Radio |
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Reviews: 6
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Average rating: 3.3/5
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MSRP: $69.95
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Description: When traveling, boating, hiking, or working outdoors, Oregon Scientific's portable S.A.M.E. Weather Radio helps make sure you have the information you need to stay safe. Broadcasts tornado and storm alerts, forecasts, and warnings that could save your life. It can also be programmed to broadcast information pertinent to your local area only-- or other areas you're interested in (up to six specific areas of your choice). Water resistant construction and superior Oregon Scientific technology make this the rugged choice for staying informed in outdoor conditions.
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More info: http://www2.oregonscientific.com/noaa/wr102.html
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KC9JMX
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Rating: 4/5
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Aug 9, 2006 22:03
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Very Good
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I've had mine for about a year. I think its a great product, easy to program and use. I can recieve about 4 channels on it.
Only downfall is that it does like to eat batteries. Get the AC adapter.
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N9ESH
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Rating: 2/5
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Mar 3, 2004 02:39
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Died in 5 months
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Well, it worked for about 5 months. Now only the AM and FM sections work. No weather band at all. An autopsy revealed that one of the RF pre-amp transistors went south. There are two of them and they are both SMD's. This unit was located upstairs away from the shack. So RF was not the culprit.
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KA2AYR
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Rating: 1/5
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Nov 29, 2003 03:46
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Definitely NOT 6-Sigma Manufacturing
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought 6 of these receivers from a large ham distributor for emergency management professional staff several years ago. I thought it was a good idea to give staff small Minitor-like SAME receivers as a means of knowing when watches and warnings were issued in the surrounding counties. The receivers were difficult and time consuming to set up various parameters, such as channel and FIPS code. They periodically lost the config (or people pressed the wrong buttons and wiped them clean... either way this is a big problem) and had to be redone. Then, three of the units failed to receive or drew down batteries very rapidly. With already more time invested trying to get and keep things working than the material cost of the units, the program was scrapped in favor of another means of hazardous weather notification and these things are in a box under my desk.
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N9ESH
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Rating: 4/5
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Oct 5, 2003 23:04
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Works for me!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Personally, I find programming this radio a real pain. Don’t loose the instruction sheet. Even though it is not very well written, you will be lost without it. (I have mine taped to the back of the radio.) The clock with dual alarms and snooze function and AM-FM radio are things I can do without. The back-up batteries don’t last too long without AC power.
Good points? This weather radio is very sensitive. Using a 7” wire plugged into the ANT jack, I can pick up at least 3 different NOAA stations. Two of which are full quieting. All are 20+ miles away.
The alert function activates reliably. (Once NOAA made a mistake and sent out the test signal at 5:10AM!!) Its audio can be set loud enough to wake most sleepers up.
I do like the built-in temperature display and the flashing red/green warning led bar.
All in all, it is a nice, handy radio.
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KD5ZEQ
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Rating: 4/5
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Oct 5, 2003 18:55
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Works great but eats batteries
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have owned this unit for about two years. I realized early on that it would go through batteries in about two days if left on. Since leaving it on at home was my goal I purchased an after-market power supply. This is a great portable sized unit.
The S.A.M.E. codes are readily available on the National Weather Service Site. If I travel, I get the codes for where I'll be and program them in.
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KG4WBM
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 27, 2003 19:53
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Small and easy to program radio.
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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This radio is an excellent choice for someone that is on the run a lot or likes to carry a weather radio with them. It is very easy to program and set up. Would definitely recommend this to anyone. I have no trouble with it and the directions are easy to understand.
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