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Which Weather Radio?
I've looked at a few different ones, including a Brundig and an Oregon
Scientific model, but neither seemed all that great. The local REI only carries these, and the local Galyan's carries none. The ideal candidate will be small, lightweight (I do a lot of backpacking, as well), at least water-resistant, have SAME capability, an alarm clock, and while not as important as the other qualifications, not cost two arms and one leg. Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks for the ideas. |
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Which Weather Radio?
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 00:27:34 GMT, "Daniel-San"
wrote: I've looked at a few different ones, including a Brundig and an Oregon Scientific model, but neither seemed all that great. The local REI only carries these, and the local Galyan's carries none. The ideal candidate will be small, lightweight (I do a lot of backpacking, as well), at least water-resistant, have SAME capability, an alarm clock, and while not as important as the other qualifications, not cost two arms and one leg. The SAME feature on a weather radio will push up the price a good bit. Make sure you need it. An alarm clock would seem to be more of a frill than a needed feature, and may also limit your choices. If you do choose other than those features, consider a marine VHF radio which will do the weather channels as well as two way talking. On land, a ham license and a 2 meter rig would do the same. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) ------------------------------------------------ at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
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Which Weather Radio?
Daniel-San wrote: I've looked at a few different ones, including a Brundig and an Oregon Scientific model, but neither seemed all that great. I agree with this assessment. They really don't work very well. The ideal candidate will be small, lightweight (I do a lot of backpacking, as well), at least water-resistant, have SAME capability, an alarm clock, and while not as important as the other qualifications, not cost two arms and one leg. Good luck. You're not likely to find anything that fill your wish list. Thoughts? Suggestions? For kayaking, nothing beats a marine VHF. It provides better weather channel reception, but more importantly, it puts assistance from the Coast Guard and other boaters a mere push of a button away. You can get a basic model for as little as $80. Good submersible models start at ~$150. This may be more than you want to spend, but if you do a lot of paddling on CG patrolled waters, you should have a VHF anyway, plus you get the weather capability you want. -- Regards Brian |
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Which Weather Radio?
"Brian Nystrom" wrote in message ... Daniel-San wrote: I've looked at a few different ones, including a Brundig and an Oregon Scientific model, but neither seemed all that great. I agree with this assessment. They really don't work very well. The ideal candidate will be small, lightweight (I do a lot of backpacking, as well), at least water-resistant, have SAME capability, an alarm clock, and while not as important as the other qualifications, not cost two arms and one leg. Good luck. You're not likely to find anything that fill your wish list. They do exist, the only reason I didn't buy the OS model is that the salesman told me they'd had quite a few returns due to weak seals. This is the one I looked at http://www.rei.com/online/store/Prod...ory_rn=4500615 Thoughts? Suggestions? For kayaking, nothing beats a marine VHF. It provides better weather channel reception, but more importantly, it puts assistance from the Coast Guard and other boaters a mere push of a button away. You can get a basic model for as little as $80. Good submersible models start at ~$150. This may be more than you want to spend, but if you do a lot of paddling on CG patrolled waters, you should have a VHF anyway, plus you get the weather capability you want. I do appreciate the advice, but I'm looking to use this for both water and land based trips, so for now, I think I'll stick to just weather. Thanks! -- Regards Brian |
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Which Weather Radio?
This is from my website:
I have a Standard Horizon marine 2-way radio, model HX260S. It is submersible and has two battery packs: one rechargeable and the other takes ordinary AA's. I carry it in one of the four pockets on my PFD. Not only can I listen to all the emergency and fishing traffic, I can call up the police, Coast Guard, lifeguards or any other boat, and make telephone calls using the marine operator. This gives me great peace of mind, and some entertainment. It weighs about a pound and a half. I paid less than $200 for this great piece of equipment. Jon Hartz Kayaking San Diego http://www.sdaccess.com/~jonhartz/ "Daniel-San" wrote in message .com... I've looked at a few different ones, including a Brundig and an Oregon Scientific model, but neither seemed all that great. The local REI only carries these, and the local Galyan's carries none. The ideal candidate will be small, lightweight (I do a lot of backpacking, as well), at least water-resistant, have SAME capability, an alarm clock, and while not as important as the other qualifications, not cost two arms and one leg. Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks for the ideas. |
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Which Weather Radio?
Jon Hartz wrote: This is from my website: I have a Standard Horizon marine 2-way radio, model HX260S. It is submersible and has two battery packs: one rechargeable and the other takes ordinary AA's. Keep in mind that none of the "submersible" radios on the market are submersible when using their AA battery packs. The submersible rating applies only with the rechargeable battery. -- Regards Brian |
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