Midland 74-109 Weather Radio
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- Type: Portable
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Great weather radio.
Pros
Inexpensive, simple operation, 9 volt battery backup, 12 volt AC adapter provided, alert tone capable.
Cons
Lacks S.A.M.E. programming or technology, external antenna input included but no instructions provided for usage.
Recommended it?
Yes
Midland's Weather Monitor Radio, Model 74-109, is a great, inexpensive weather alert. It is sadly discontinued by Midland, as it lacks S.A.M.E. technology. This little radio has served me faithfully in Florida, and Colorado for the past 10 years or so, and has many times awakened me in the middle of the night to alert me of severe weather approaching. Battery life has been good, as long as you remember to change it every 6 months or so, or after extended power outages.
Note to the previous reviewer: this radio only receives National Weather Service broadcasts and not other VHF radio signals. I suspect the previously mentioned user lives close to the jail and/or their transmitter, or that the jail's transmit/receive frequency is close to the harmonic frequency of the local NWS broadcast frequency. See http://www.radioing.com/eengineer/rfi.html
Note to the previous reviewer: this radio only receives National Weather Service broadcasts and not other VHF radio signals. I suspect the previously mentioned user lives close to the jail and/or their transmitter, or that the jail's transmit/receive frequency is close to the harmonic frequency of the local NWS broadcast frequency. See http://www.radioing.com/eengineer/rfi.html
