NOAA Weather Radio-S.A.M.E. Localized Programming,Weather Alert Radio with 80+ Emergency Alerts,Alarm Clock,NOAA Weather Radio with Battery Backup,External Warning Light for Emergency

​I’ve owned weather radios before, and while they're fantastic for giving advance notice of weather events, my past experience was frustrating. My older units would broadcast every single weather warning for a huge geographical area. This resulted in a tremendous amount of alerts—for thunderstorms, floods, and snow—most of which were far away and irrelevant to me. The deluge of notifications caused classic "warning fatigue", and like many others, I ended up ignoring the radio completely, eventually turning it off. ​ However, after watching the news coverage of the Texas floods, I realized just how vital these warnings are, especially for major, life-threatening events. That’s when I ran across this specific weather radio featuring S.A.M.E. (Specific Area Message Encoding) technology on Amazon, and after doing my homework, I knew this was the solution I needed. ​ What I truly love about this radio is its ability to provide localized warnings and, most importantly, allow me to filter events. As soon as it arrived, I set it up with my closest broadcast station and immediately filtered out everything except the major, critical events like tornadoes and localized flooding. The ability to customize exactly what you want to be warned about is a huge feature. ​Since setting it up, the experience has been night and day. In three months, I've only received two alerts, both related to localized flooding. This proves the system works exactly as intended! The alerts themselves are robust: the alarm function is incredibly loud—loud enough to wake me up—and even if I'm not home, a large, blinking red light lets me know immediately that an important warning was issued. ​ This is a quality radio that is easy to set up. Yes, you need to dedicate a few minutes to reading the instructions to properly activate S.A.M.E. and set your event filters, but that small investment of time is completely worth the peace of mind. If you're tired of false alarms, this radio is a must-have upgrade for serious weather preparedness.

I knew by the brand name this would be a quality weather radio but I am over the moon about it. Easy to use with no assembly to speak of... This thing can be silent or wake up the heavy sleeper. It's a quality build and functions beautifully. The red flashing strobe is the masterstroke. Clean, crisp, clear sounds and easy tuning at a very reasonable price. What's not to love?

Why did you pick this product vs others?: So far we have been satisfied with this radio and its operation and ease of operation and use!!! We recommend this radio for anyone who wants to be notified of any bad weather conditions!

Perfect radio! This radio has an adjustable alert tone, with a strobe light as well! It decodes alerts very well even in low signal situations and is worth the money. It’s easy to use even and if it’s running on battery its life lasts for a long time, and it’s even light weight. This is one of the easiest radios to use.

is as stated in description. clear instructions to set up. Easy to use. Like how you can select area you want warnings from. no false warning from outside your area. good product

I bought 2 of these about 3 months ago. I made sure they both worked and put them back in the boxes. Today I gave one as a gift, and it doesn't work. The flashlight will not change the setting or turn off, and the radio does not work, even though the flashlight is on. The other one is still working fine, and I like it, but I am disappointed in the faulty radio, as it is too late to return for a refund. Very disappointed.

Nifty weather radio. Works good. Won't lie, when there's a weather bulletin to announce, the alarm goes off and scares me every time! It works good

Needed a weather radio down in the shelter. For the price and the external warning light + external antenna included, figured this was worth a try over another Midland. The radio arrived with a crack in the directional buttons, and the external light does not work when testing the alert. The second issue was mentioned by another reviewer already - I took a gamble since the external light would have been a "nice to have", not a deal-breaker. The cracked buttons still works: just looks like garbage is all. Otherwise, the external antenna works like a charm, got a good signal, and I expect the unit will sound on next test day. If you want a radio with the external antenna thrown in, and don't care about that external light not working, get this while it's on sale. Otherwise, stick with a Midland WR120B. This one will be sitting in the shelter.