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Very Good Portable Weather Radio Aug 29, 2010
This is a very good weather radio which, in all but one feature, improves on previous Oregon Scientific weather radios.
The improvements are that it is easier to program this radio for local conditions even if you do not know the SAME code for your location. This makes the radio far more functional as a true portable weather radio than prior versions. It also provides a scrolling display of the various warnings that are in effect in your location. Finally, it can run on both rechargeable and standard batteries, so you can save by not using batteries at home and use them when traveling.
The bad part? There is a display light which flashes either green or red depending on whether any warnings are current in your locale. The light is woefully dim and nearly impossible to notice in daylight. This diminishes from being able to make one quick glance at the radio and know if a warning was received by the radio while you may have been away from the radio. To me that is a glaring fault because the purpose of the radio is to warn and including a poorly designed function does not help its basic purpose.
The good features outweigh the bad feature. Were it not for the inadequate warning light this radio would get 5 stars.
good product! Aug 09, 2010
This is probably one of the best NOAA weather radios. What I really liked about it is that all of the counties in the US and other US islands are already programed into it so that you dont have to enter a S.A.M.E code. This is a pretty good product overall!
 Oregon Scientific WR602 Jul 31, 2010
Good looking, compact and portable. Works very well and does the job. Like the rechargeable battery function.
 Questionable Quality Jul 27, 2010
I love gadgets and quickly opened and started the setup for this weather radio. My excitement quickly turned to disappointment when I placed it upon the charger and found that the red charging light did not illuminate ... after some basic trouble shooting (trying different outlets, checking to make sure the plug was in securely, checking to see if the device was actually charging despite no light, confirming that the battery connection was secure), I ultimately determined that the radio was not coming in contact with the metal components of the charging cradle. Not wanting to send it back and incur additional expense, I cautiously attempted to pry the connections in the base up slightly so they would come in contact with the radio when placed in the cradle. I was successful in getting the charging cradle to work, but I have to wonder what the longevity is of this device if something this obvious isn't working at delivery. What ever happened to quality control?
That said, the radio was pretty easy to set up and seems to be working as expected.
Very clear reception Jul 21, 2010
This radio has very clear reception even though I am in a grounded Aluminum sided house. This radio beats my cheap NOAA radio hands down. I would buy again.
A point to make: I leave my radio on alert mode which will remain silent until a NOAA alert is comming across the radio. This will take some getting use to as many of the NOAA alerts happen at night after bed time but I personally feel better about being woken up for safety then otherwise. Remember to program your SAME codes. This radio makes it easy to do.
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