how does this radio compare with the midland wr 300 as a weather radio?
1775745
First you should know that I have neither radio. However I do have a First Alert radio similar in operation to the WR300 and Uniden scanners similar to the Uniden 500 channel radio. If you are interested in only the NOAA weather alerts then the WR300 would be a good choice. The Uniden is a scanner radio which can also be set to receive your local public service channels such as police and fire. This particular Uniden radio however is only capable of receiving analog radio transmissions and many public services have switched to digital and/or trunking systems. This Uniden radio will not receive those public service systems. If you are interested in that you should check what is used in your area. Both will receive NOAA but if I was interested in only NOAA weather alerts I would use the WR300 with the S.A.M.E. feature. THat is my opinion. Hope it helps.
883584
I bought this unit a couple of years back. It came with a XM weather receiver. I don't know which model receiver since I don't use the weather services through XM
1861014
Listen to this only for day time talk radio.Not tuned in to weather station so the short answer is "unsure".wn
1254517
Is not made to sit out in the pouring rain, but I have had it in little rain and very moist areas. I really think for 20$ you wont find a better radio, I use my a lot and Its holding up just fine.
2056603
The reception is better than average. The separation between stations will depend on your area. The tuning is a little tricky due to the dial only having only one complete rotation.The sound protection and radio quality is very good especially when I'm mowing.
589036
It has 7 standard NOAA stations programmed into it. You should check with your local NOAA broadcasting to see if it would be effective. You can visit Midland's website for the product manual to view the actual frequencies.
2014242
The PL 660 is a very good radio.. I have had mine around 2 years now and have had no problem with it. I am very perticular about reception on all the bands and this radio does an excellent job.. AM and FM reception is great... Shortwave and Side Band work very well and I also can pick up many airplanes both near and far.. It is more sensitive than my Bearcat Scanner SC 150 and I was suprised about that..It puts me to sleep every night and when I go somewhere I just unplug it and take it with me.. Battery life is fine with the rechargable batteries... Save your money and get a PL 660...It is all the radio you will ever need... The PL 660 is a very good radio.. I have had mine around 2 years now and have had no problem with it. I am very perticular about reception on all the bands and this radio does an excellent job.. AM and FM reception is great... Shortwave and Side Band work very well and I also can pick up many airplanes both near and far.. It is more sensitive than my Bearcat Scanner SC 150 and I was suprised about that..It puts me to sleep every night and when I go somewhere I just unplug it and take it with me.. Battery life is fine with the rechargable batteries... Save your money and get a PL 660...It is... » Read More The PL 660 is a very good radio.. I have had mine around 2 years now and have had no problem with it. I am very perticular about reception on all the bands and this radio does an excellent job.. AM and FM reception is great... Shortwave and Side Band work very well and I also can pick up many airplanes both near and far.. It is more sensitive than my Bearcat Scanner SC 150 and I was suprised about that..It puts me to sleep every night and when I go somewhere I just unplug it and take it with me.. Battery life is fine with the rechargable batteries... Save your money and get a PL 660...It is all the radio you will ever need... « Show Less
2216564
I listen to FM nearly weekly and plays very well. Also has the weather band so if bad weather in the area you can get the most recent weather updates. The radio is very easy to operate and the directions to set the clock and preset your favorite stations is easy to figure out.
1538977
To be truthful i wouldn't recomend this antenna becase it is hard to tune and i had problems with the glue on the outside part of the antenna if fell off after it got wet a number of times the transmit range is not that good .I would recomend a wilson 1000 magnet mount it will hook up to your midland radio miminal tuning with a swR meter to get a good swr and you radio will get out farther..just remember to tune the antenna on channel 21 set for lowest SWR 1.1 may have to cut the bottom of the whip a 1/4 of an inch and put the antenna all the way at bottom of antenna tighten set screw and see what your swr is you will need an swr meter most shops can check it for you good luck To be truthful i wouldn't recomend this antenna becase it is hard to tune and i had problems with the glue on the outside part of the antenna if fell off after it got wet a number of times the transmit range is not that good .I would recomend a wilson 1000 magnet mount it will hook up to your midland radio miminal tuning with a swR meter to get a good swr and you radio will get out farther..just remember to tune the antenna on channel 21 set for lowest SWR 1.1 may have to cut the bottom of the whip a 1/4 of an inch and put the antenna all the way at bottom of antenna tighten set screw and... » Read More To be truthful i wouldn't recomend this antenna becase it is hard to tune and i had problems with the glue on the outside part of the antenna if fell off after it got wet a number of times the transmit range is not that good .I would recomend a wilson 1000 magnet mount it will hook up to your midland radio miminal tuning with a swR meter to get a good swr and you radio will get out farther..just remember to tune the antenna on channel 21 set for lowest SWR 1.1 may have to cut the bottom of the whip a 1/4 of an inch and put the antenna all the way at bottom of antenna tighten set screw and see what your swr is you will need an swr meter most shops can check it for you good luck « Show Less
923038
I am not 100% sure, but I am going to say yes. The only difference between the two models is internal with the satellite radio component and the weather alert.
76326
I went through the online manual (WR120) twice and saw no reference to excluding alerts. I called Midland last year and back then they indicated I would need to buy the W300 if I wanted that feature. Where in the manual do you see this feature?
760438
Try the RadioShack SAME Weather Radio 12-991 it's a compact table top that uses 3 AA's or the included Ac adapter I bought mine for $12.99 on amazon.
1263679
With the stock antenna, I was able to get reasonable voice quality up to about 5 miles. This was flat suburban terrain. There were trees and buildings between the two radios, so you will likely get more range in a desert. This was on a GMRS frequency at full output power. The other radio was a high-end Cobra with a similar factory antenna and transmit power. As the others said, range will vary widely based on terrain, antenna.
2216373
I haven't had any issues with this radio. There is a little bit of a learning curve with it, but that's true of most radios nowadays. It really is a pretty good radio for the money...
1794216
My radio is wonderful and after seeing the larger picture I believe it is the same model. We live in the mountains, rather remote. Our great Wave Radio just didn't pick up stations like this CCRadio does. We use it every day.
1795903
Hi, we have Midland GXT 1000 and it works just fine with those, not sure that helps you but maybe you can compare the two radios...it's just a two prong plug on the side. I would be really surprised if they changed the style that much. One thing I don't like about them though is that there seems to be a delay before it picks up your voice. So you have to wait a second before speaking to make sure it all comes through on the other end.
1871047
I have a Midland 74-200 Weather radio. I plug it into the "external alert" jack.