EtonAmerican Red Cross ZoneGuard Weather Radio, White, Siren/Buzzer (90dB), 3 Color LED Alert Light Bar, LCD Display, Detachable Stand, AC Power Adapter, AA Battery Operated

Nice weather radioI read some negative reviews here and almost did not order this radio. I am glad I decided to ignore the negative reviews and trust my instincts instead. I am delighted with this radio.I took it out of the box and read the "ZoneGuard Quick Start Guide." There also was a much thicker Owner's Manual in the box but, so far, I haven't opened it. I set up everything in about five minutes by using the "ZoneGuard Quick Start Guide" alone. The setup was quick and intuitive.In short, the ZoneGuard Weather Radio is small, cheaper than most other weather radios, and seems to work well. It sits silently until an alert is issued. I have never had any "false alerts" when it went off at a time other than a real weather alert.It also serves as an AM/FM radio. I especially like the push buttons to select different AM/FM stations, just like a typical car radio.The only downside I can think of is it doesn't seem to be as sensitive as the old weather radio I used to have before it died. The old radio, made by a different manufacturer, would pick up three or four different weather stations, although some had static. (That old radio died so I purchased the ZoneGuard Weather Radio as a replacement.) The ZoneGuard Weather Radio only picks up one weather station where I live. Luckily, it is a local station and sounds crystal clear on the ZoneGuard Weather Radio.The ZoneGuard Weather Radio only cost about half of what my old weather radio cost so I am not complaining. If you live in an area where the nearest weather station is some distance away, you may want to purchase a more expensive weather radio in hopes it is more sensitive.

I bought this a few years ago. Works reliably every time. No complaints.

Antennae broke off easily somehow, but it still works. My only real complaint is I can't figure out how to turn off really loud weather alerts- I know that's the point, but I leave this on when I'm not home for the dog and it stresses her out. I can tell when I come home, the radio has switched to the weather alert band and I know what that thing sounds like when an alert goes of. It's a VERY loud annoying series of beeps and then the normal emergency alert noise you hear on tv or radio. Read the instructions, not sure if you can turn it off since the point is to be an alert system. I just want it to be an alert system during a hurricane.

Adding this as a 3rd weather alert radio into the house. My current 2 radios have no problem keeping lock-step in with actual NOAA/NWS advisories. This radio? It mis-classified a watch as an advisory. And then later when a storm warning was issued, it was silent. But my other 2 radios were dead accurate.I had no problems setting up the SAME code or programming in my weather band, and I did figure out how to get it to "listen" for alerts. This is *after* I did the "proper" set up -- problems of wrong and missed alerts are still there. I was hopeful that the reviews stating that there aren't any problems were just wrong, because I do really like the lightbar, and the slim design. If this had worked properly I would have been happy to mount it by my kitchen door.Maybe the positive reviewers don't have anything to compare it against. I should have trusted the negative reviews.Folks, don't buy this one.Still want a weather radio? Midland WR400 & WR120B, and the Sangean CL-100 (my favorite of the bunch) are all top picks. The CL-100 is the most expensive of the three, but if you are fortunate to live by a radio station that broadcasts time signal, it can keep the clock in perfect sync and that is :chef's kiss:. It also has the best speaker IMO. We have it as both a weather radio AND a backup clock alarm in case something with the cell phone alarm goes wonky.The Midland hand crank radios get well reviewed as well, but I don't have personal experience with them.