is there any places that you can get a cheap or discounted weather radio?

All Star Number of posts : 2245 Location : Hays Registration date : 2008-03-26

Like through the county or gov't??

How much are they, out there?

All Star Number of posts : 2245 Location : Hays Registration date : 2008-03-26

I just bought one at Dillons for 35 or 39 cant remember,but I don't like it(I cant figure it out) Very Happy

thought maybe the city or county may have a cheaper one

They go for about $29.00 out here. The local news stations have been programming them for people, at different locations in the city. Maybe if you took it to the TV station there, someone could show you how to work it.

Quote :: Maybe if you took it to the TV station there, someone could show you how to work it.

lol

Is there no one working there anymore? confused

It is staffed, but nobody "works".

You might be able to get better help at Dillons or where ever you bought it.

Pardon my lack of faith in local media. Although I give them more credit than the paper.

what kind of problems are you having wilky

Major Leaguer Number of posts : 1170 Registration date : 2008-04-01

Actually you should be able to let the machine self tune itself into the right frequency I think.

Major Leaguer Number of posts : 1289 Age : 67 Registration date : 2008-06-27

You need to program it for what counties you want it to cover. I used to have one that I had set up to start the warnings if weather was within the nine county box surrounding Ellis County. Call the Ellis County Emergency Management Office, they can give you the frequency to recieve the warnings for the Ellis County area.

162.400mHz I think is the right freq

Major Leaguer Number of posts : 1170 Registration date : 2008-04-01

Well thats kind of a bummer. Ours here at the house just scanned itself in. Crying or Very sad

All Star Number of posts : 1936 Age : 64 Registration date : 2008-03-26

The actual frequency you will need is 162.450, it may be channel 3 or C depeding on the radio brand you get. Walmart has some Midland units for 29.00. Bought one for a friend on saturday. To program it for the counties you want, the following website has the info you need

NOAA S.A.M.E for Kansas

All Star Number of posts : 6902 Registration date : 2008-03-27

Not knocking weather radios, but if you really want current local info an 800Mhz capable scanner tuned to local PD, SO, and fire depts would give you every detail of what a storm is doing. You'd hear what the weather service says, and what spotters see as it happens without delays.

All Star Number of posts : 2245 Location : Hays Registration date : 2008-03-26

LukeTHr wrote:: The actual frequency you will need is 162.450, it may be channel 3 or C depeding on the radio brand you get. Walmart has some Midland units for 29.00. Bought one for a friend on saturday. To program it for the counties you want, the following website has the info you need

NOAA S.A.M.E for Kansas

this may help.............it's a oregon scientific w/ same

All Star Number of posts : 2245 Location : Hays Registration date : 2008-03-26

I don't like it-I'm returning it.I had 2 cobra rechargeable walkie talkies but I cant find 'em-they had NOAA on them scratch

i may look into po-po scanners Very Happy

where do I get them Radio shack??how much?

I use a weather rock. It was free and very accurate. No programming needed.

All Star Number of posts : 1936 Age : 64 Registration date : 2008-03-26

I think this one would do the trick for what you need. However, Ellis county has gone to a digital system so if they make any changes to their system and take it full digital, it may not work down the road. I currently have an older analog scanner and a digital scanner and they both work with the current ellis county system

scanner link

All Star Number of posts : 2245 Location : Hays Registration date : 2008-03-26

200.00 my ass!!!!Wow,I had no idea,are there cheaper adequate ones?

wilkykav2 wrote:: 200.00 my ass!!!!Wow,I had no idea,are there cheaper adequate ones?

not if you want to hear the 800mHz that all of ellis county works on

All Star Number of posts : 2245 Location : Hays Registration date : 2008-03-26

wow,I had no idea Evil or Very Mad

All Star Number of posts : 6902 Registration date : 2008-03-27

It's out of stock at the moment, but this one is 800Mhz capable at $129.99

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3070525

Or you could just join one of the emergency services and get an 800Mhz radio for free.
Very Happy

All Star Number of posts : 1936 Age : 64 Registration date : 2008-03-26

wilkykav2 wrote:: 200.00 my ass!!!!Wow,I had no idea,are there cheaper adequate ones?

you could maybe get one from ebay, but with electronics that can be a chancy proposition. If you do look on ebay, the Radio Shack model Pro-95 is a great scanner. I have one and it still gets all the county stuff i need it to for weather watchers

All Star Number of posts : 6902 Registration date : 2008-03-27

Yeah, make sure the seller has a damn good approval rating and offers a guarantee on defective goods if you do ebay.

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