Joe Pylka wrote: > > >I also have a Radio Shack weather radio of similar price/description and > >found two limitations with it; 1) it only picks up three NOAA stations and > >2) its range is somewhat limited. Not much can be done about 1) > > Nor should there be. There ARE only three frequencies that NOAA > broadcasts on. SInce it's mostly regional info, range is also short -- > they're low powered. So no matter where you are, at least one of those > three should have a station on it, and you don't have to carry a listing of > what station is where. > I wouldn't mind more sensitivity in the receiver, though.... Some of the Canadian weather info is on other freqs in the WX part of the VHF band. These other freqs are available on almost any VHF sold in this country, IIRC. Another reason to buy the VHF in lieu of the weather radio -- it may not have the staion you need in Canada. The VHF will, and with (most likely) a much more sensitive (and selective?) receiver. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR sea kayaker chemist *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 09 2000 - 16:18:59 PST
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