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Reviews For: Oregon Scientific WRS-101

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Review Summary For : Oregon Scientific WRS-101
Reviews: 2MSRP: 69.99
Description:
Weather Alert receiver with S.A.M.E technology
Product is in production
More Info: http://www2.oregonscientific.com/noaa/wrs101.html
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K4VO Rating: 2011-07-04
Avoid this unit Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Unit does not decode SAME alerts reliably.
Seems to alert using the ALL AREAS setting but that is old technology.
Do yourself a favor and buy something else.
N0NRZ Rating: 2006-12-16
Not Recommended Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Unit definitely not recommended. I have owned this unit approximately 2.5 years and have used it in a variety of locations. In doing so, I have encountered the following problems:

- Poor ergonomics: It is virtually impossible to handle to unit without inadvertently activating a control.

- Poor sensitivity: I own several scanners and Ham HT�s. This unit has by far the lowest weather band sensitivity.

- Unreliable weather alert: Even in areas with relatively strong NWS signal strength, this unit does not reliably activate during either real-world warnings or the weekly test.

- Poor battery life: A set of batteries typically lasts less than 24 hrs.