First Alert Public Alert Radio with S.A.M.E

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First Alert Public Alert Radio with S.A.M.E

Customer Rating: Rating 4.5 out of 5

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Product information Brand: First Alert
Publisher: First Alert
Category: Consumer Electronics
Model: WX-150

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Features

Automatically alerts you to a wide variety of severe weather and civil emergencies in your area
Monitors NOAA weather band day and night, receiving a total of 79 emergency civil and severe weather messages
Utilizes S.A.M.E. to help you avoid non-local alerts, and is programmable to receive warnings for emergencies specific to your area
Easy-to-read digital LCD screen shows you time and date, and scrolls through message information during emergencies
Wall mountable, with a battery back-up for power outages, and a manufacturer's 90-day warranty

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Amazon.com Product Description: The First Alert WX-150 NOAA Public Alert Radio with S.A.M.E. is the next step in the evolution of the all-hazards radio warning system in the United States. The life-saving WX-150 automatically alerts you to a wide variety of severe weather and civil emergencies in your area, and is an absolute must in any and every emergency preparedness kit.

In addition to monitoring NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) weather band radio day and night, the First Alert WX-150 includes civil emergency messages as well. Now you will be made of vital situations such as terrorist attacks, problems at nuclear plants, civil danger, immediate evacuations, AMBER alerts and more. The state-of-the-art EX-150 receives a total of 79 emergency civil and severe weather messages, and automatically sounds a loud alert siren when emergency conditions occur.

The WX-150 alert radio meets all the standards for certified Public Alert radios, and itself is full of features that make it easier than ever to use. Utilizing S.A.M.E. (Specific Area Message Encoding), this unit not only helps you avoid non-local alerts, but is fully programmable to receive warnings for emergencies specific to your area. The WX-150 also features an easy-to-read digital LCD screen that normally shows you the time and date, but during emergencies has a scrolling display of pertinent message information. The First Alert WX-150 is wall mountable so it never gets misplaced, has battery back-up protection in case of power outages, and is backed by a manufacturer's 90-day warranty.

What's in the Box
First Alert WX-150 NOAA Public Alert radio with S.A.M.E., user's guide and warranty information.

Product Description: Superior reception and sensitivity. For use in schools, hospitals and public buildings. Equipped with external
trigger for handicapped accessories.

Customer Reviews

Perfect for the job

by Mary 2008-08-01, 7 people found this review helpful

This is a great weather/alert radio. The directions were clear and easy to follow. It does everything the Midland WR-100B radio does, plus much more for only a few dollars extra.

On this radio you can delete watches that you do not need or wish to hear. Another big plus is that the volume can be changed. This is a biggy if you are going to place it beside your bed. It has individual lights for watches, warnings, and advisories if you should miss an alert while you are out. It has a big enough screen that missed messages can be read easily.

I also own the Midland WR-100B radio, which is a dependable, but very basic radio. The First Alert seems to have more quality built in and is easier to use. This radio would be my first choice.

Very Well Designed

by Charles F. Myers 2008-03-03, 37 people found this review helpful

This radio can be programmed not to sound alerts which are unimportant to me. For example, I don't want to hear flash flood warnings as I am not in an area prone to flooding. Basically, what I really want are tornado warnings when issued for three specific counties in Tennessee and one county in Kentucky. This radio can do that. (There are some alerts which cannot be blocked, but these are rare, for example a chemical hazard warning.)

The radio is fairly easy to program. It took me about 30 minutes to get everything the way I wanted it. It runs on AC power and has backup power provided by 4 AA batteries (not included). Overall, I rate this as a very effective, well-designed product, and I have just purchased some additional units for friends.

works well, great price

by JW 2008-03-10, 10 people found this review helpful

I purchased this weather alert radio after the tornados that hit Kentucky several weeks ago. I wanted a radio that let me set which alerts you want it to notify you about and which counties you want to monitor. This is really helpful so it's not going off all the time. The only thing I don't like about it is the LED light that is always lit - it's bright enough that we can't keep it in the bedroom so we put it in the hallway outside the room and it actually works as a nice night light.

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