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(More customer reviews)Bought the Oregon Scientific Weather Radio on their reputation as being a top notch innovative company. I have owned an older version of a weather radio 8 years ago and wanted to get a newer model that had better reception. Radio also came with AC adapter which is a selling point.
The Good: Ordered it from Amazon and got it in three days. Super fast.
Radio's yellow color is easy to locate in a hurry. Radio sensitivity was good.
The Bad: Radio is below par for Oregon Scientific. As read on other reviews of the WR103 (similar to WR113) on the net, the temperature reading is way off. Was reading 75 degrees when my digital thermostat read 68. Believe me, it was not 75 degrees.
Other problem right out of the box was that the received station cut out every ten seconds just as if it was programmed to do that. You could set your clock to the every ten seconds the audio cut out all you heard was hiss. Thought it was the station so I turned on the old radio and the signal was there all the time just as always. Called Oregon Scientific and could not get through in three days. Sent them an email and received a note that they would contact me within four(4) days. How many bad products could they now be selling that it takes customer service four days to return a call. They never got back to me. I returned it to Amazon and got a refund.
Oregon Scientific - Do away with that annoying beep every time you press a button. In the middle of the night, I don't want to be waking others with that obnoxious beeping. My older radio did not have that annoying function and it's temperature reading was accurate.
Don't know what to say about our American companies sending their products overseas for manufacturing and they have no quality control over them.
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Stay informed and safe when you head outdoors for work and play with this weather radio from Oregon Scientific. Equipped with a temperature display and freeze alarm, this portable unit receives weather information and emergency broadcasts from the NOAA National Weather Service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And, it not only displays current temperatures, it alerts when the temperature is approaching freezing levels with an easy-to-see blinking LED.
The radio displays local weather data from all NOAA channels, EAS and NWS weather warnings. Three levels of warnings: advisory, watch, warning are shown.The radio provides both audio and visual alerts (100B audio and visual alert). There's also a clock with dual alarm and snooze, was well as a handy calendar. A memory function saves settings during power failure. The unit also features flexible programming, letting you add up to six S.A.M.E broadcasts with ease. A blue backlight makes data easy to read at night. The radio comes equipped with a desktop stand, belt clip, hand strap and AC adapter. Three 3 AA batteries (not included) are required.
