I am also a SKYWARN spotter and an admitted weather radio junkie.
When I found this little radio I was very interested,so I went to the Ambient Weather web site to give it a look see.
You not only get weather radio,but AM/FM as well.
It is easy to control and the reception is very good in my area.
I was impressed with the volume on this little radio.
You get a little USB cable which powers the WR090 off of your computer and saves your batty power which is supplied by three AAA batteries.
You can set the time on the clock and place the weather radio in standby mode.
It comes with a flashlight on top which is very bright and a weather alert light and siren when the national weather service sends out alerts.
Some may find the reception a bit lac king,but I found it sufficient.
My score on this radio is 5 stars.I got this package with Prime shipping in two days.. This Weather Radio with FM/AM is amazing Combo. I saw the review by others saying that there is no option to save all our Radio stations. Yes it is. But like any other FM devices we need to press one button to change the stations. All we need to do is hold a button for a second and it will tune to next station. Voice is Perfectly fine. Also it has a extended antenna. We can use that whenever voice is not clear. I tuned to Seattle Weather station and it is working perfectly fine.. It is best product when you go for hiking/biking, getting weather alerts and also you can listen to FM. I am giving 5 stars for this..I like to listen to NPR when I walk in the greenspace with the hound. I've been searching for hand held battery powered radios just for this. I decided to give this one a try. The fact that it has weather channels and a flasshlight is a side benefit I'm not sure I'll use. I'm focused upon sound quality here.
This item looks great it the photo but know in advance that it is smallish. Not comically small, but its smaller than a deck of cards small. A photo of it should be posted next to a U.S. quarter, so potential customers can have an idea. You might not care about this, in fact, to someone else it might be a benny.
The BIG ISSUE with this radio is the sound quality. Yes, that antenna you see is extendable. But this radio is like a puppy, it wants to be held. If you put it down, the sound degrades, and the ouput suffers from a lot of static. I'm not an electrician, but I think it has something to do with grounding. Also, it like to be positioned in a sometimes finicky way to bring in a station well. My favorite channel, 89.1 FM, can come in good when all of the above is taken into account. Just know if you're mobile with it, you'll be constantly moving it "into position" to keep the sound quality constant.
If you're going to buy a radio for backup a la "Doomsday Preppers", I'd say skip this choice and get something a little more robust. If you want a cheapo to walk around with your pooch and have something to listen to, this could be it. Just remember, while it looks good in the photo, tone down your expectations and you may be happy with it.I bought this radio as a backup battery run weather radio, as I have one which operates on ac current. I have listened to it a few times and it produces acceptable sound, is understandable, and seems easy to use. I think it is good for this purpose.This little radio surprised me with it's capabilities. It is light, yet not as cheaply made as so much is these days. It is not a home stereo system, nor a $120 weather radio but it performs admirably for it's size. I have bought two to keep in our vehicles in our GHB's (Get Home Bag) just in case we get caught somewhere and need a good weather radio.
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