Midland - WR120B - NOAA Emergency Weather Alert Radio - Localized Programming, Trilingual Display, 60+ Emergency Alerts, Alarm, Selectable Alert Tone

Was watching TV and heard it from across the house for flash flood warning. It was supposed to be just rain showers today but knew it’s always worse than what the weather channels predict, so had antenna up just in case for NOAA radio to play. So I unplugged it (has batteries) and now listening to it in living room . I definitely recommend this product for emergencies! Better than other radios because it alarms loud for warnings/watches. We can sleep at night in peace and know we’ll get warning and not depend on our phones for warnings (our phones don’t receive warnings since in rural area). Minutes later received severe thunderstorm warning too. Programming took a few minutes and was not difficult

If there is one thing which we hope for is Dependability when we order an item. This radio started out fine. I do recommend reading the user guide and then programing is a breeze. At first I did not keep the radio on continuously (which I will do now) and it worked fine. Then one day I turned it on and nothing. I reprogrammed it - still nothing (I repeated the steps three times). I truly figured I was out of luck and then I thought, maybe I should check the warranty status. Come to find out, I was within the time period. So I sent an email to Midland support (with details of every step I took) and NEXT DAY a very nice person replied. The first thing she wrote was "Oh course we will honor the warranty." All she needed was a receipt. I sent it immediately. The next day after my first email, I received a shipping order receipt for a replacement. I truly have not gotten such quick, positive, no-nonsense (like check the power cord, shake it, etc...like other companies) I was honest on what happened and Midland took care of the rest. As you can guess I am very happy. I can't recommended Midland enough, I give them 10 stars. You should know before I brought this I DID research and everything said Midland Emergency Radio was the Best. Even though the radio stopped working, these things happens. But when it comes to Dependability, Midland Support, your in good hands and this is what we all hope for.

First of all, the set up was VERY easy, took about 25 minutes, including getting the "code" for my county. Had an issue with getting through on the NOAA web site, which wasn't connecting. I had to go through a few "hoops" but finally got the information. It gave me 4 frequency options for my county. Input each one until I found the one with the clearest reception. Reception is UNBELIEVABLE!! I took it into my tornado shelter, which is in my garage. It is made of 1/4" plate steel on all 4 sides and the roof. It is tightly bolted to the concrete floor. I closed the door to pretty much "seal" it, turned the radio on for a local forecast, and it didn't miss a beat. I could hear everything just like I could if it was in the backyard. By comparison, my cell phone has NO reception in this same area. I recommend extending the 22" antenna fully up. I found a major difference in the reception with it fully extended, compared to just leaving it down and clamped to the radio itself. I left the factory defaults for the many assorted warnings that it is capable of, even if the vast majority will NEVER be used, (not too many earthquakes in Dallas). In the last 3 months or so, since i got it, has gone off several times so far when we had severe weather/tornado watches. Radio will wake you up. The speaker was more than good enough for the purpose. To be honest, the speaker may be excellent, but the quality of the actual NOAA radio broadcast is "functional", when you hear the message, your aren't listening to music, you just want the facts. The electric cord is long, maybe 6 feet or so, more than long enough for most people. The battery bak-up works, but don't know for how long, the most I have had it disconnected from electricity is about 15 minutes. I like that I can press down a button and get the immediate weather forecast for my area...SWEET! Don't have to go online, just hit the button on the radio, that is next to the bed. Overall, this is a great improvement from the 10 year old unit that it replaced and a price that is much less.

Radio works and receives the S.A.M.E. Broadcasts as well as providing the NOAA weather found on all seven stations. Tune to the one that comes in the best and that is probably the one covering your area. Check on Weather.gov. Programming the SAME Broadcasts is somewhat difficult and may take several attempts to get it right. If it is wrong then it appears that the radio does not work correctly so this operation is critical. The SAME codes can be found on weather.gov/nwr/counties (see page 3 of manual). Several comments have mentioned this and most likely that is the problem. I only gave it 4 stars because of the programming issue. Other than that this is a great radio for weather hazard conditions. And it has battery backup in case of loss of power.

I remember watching a lot of people's vids that have these radios playing alerts during severe storms, winter weather, fire dangers, and all other kinds of threats as a kid Living in Minnesota this thing is a god send for the storms (getting progressively worse each year): its compact & the backlight is not blinding, its easy to set up, and you can control how loud & how quiet it should be I have this at the place I work (which is a very old basement building), and to my surprise the reception on this thing is amazing (the wall is 3-6 feet of concrete) I have only had advisories happen on this radio, I imagine a lot of others had real weather emergencies happen & they broadcasted them with the warning & watch labels being used

The best weather radio. Easy to program, clear sound quality with great reception, display is easy to read, colored advisory, watch & warning lights are a nice option. The low profile size of the unit does not take up much counter space. I have bought this brand twice for myself and have gifted to loved ones as well. Trustworthy brand, highly recommend.

Works good and easy to set up even for me! Also gets a good signal and you can set it to your county.

Okay, first time through the programming I misconfigured the channel. But after connecting that it works great. Great notification through sound, display, and voice. Wakes me up at night and tells me exactly what the problem is and where. Everyone should have one of these.

Seems to work fine and do it's job. Haven't had any alerts yet but in test mode the alarm is plenty loud enough. Simple enough to set up if you are used to working with appliance menus,. Even simpler to operate. Single button operation turns weather forecast on or off.

Excelente producto en el valle de Mexico funciona bien sono en el simulacro solo hay que colocarlo donde la estación transmisora se escuche clara hay varios tutoriales en yuotube para hacerlo.

i paid for this thinking since it has the S.A.M.E. feature it could be programmed to any country but no just within USA or Canada. Worked fine for a couple seconds with batteries in but had to find an adapter and keep it plugged into the wall; if I didn't have an adapter as it comes with the 2 pronged USA charger. The material feels fairly cheap particularly the charging cord and it feels could snap at any moment; the device itself 1. it reminds me of an early 00s CD player you carry around with you, which isn't bad but it doesn't last with the 3x double AA batteries (i tried a couple different ones, brand new) and so i can't really carry around with me and doesn't pick up any of the stations as I am on the other side of the atlantic so if I decided to go to USA to visit my friends or visit my family in Canada I can't even check for potential storms and so on, as even with the antenna doesn't pick up anything, just static and i can't even program with the feature to the region and place I am in 2.when you turn towards you you can't see anything on the display; it has 2 little collapsible legs so it's at an angle but if for example you tried mounting it to the wall you can't see anything. Can't pick up any stations or program it to where I am unfortunately. Tried to see if i could and reading the instructions and watching videos of the same product so I could have a reason to keep it but unfortunately will have to return it.

Funciona perfecto con la señal de alerta sísmica en la CDMX (igual EDOMEX), en general agarra la señal de radio de la alerta muy bien, no tiene el sonido "clásico" de la alerta sísmica pero el tono de alerta (es muy parecido al de un reloj despertador) es fuerte y claro incluso en su volumen bajo. No importa si se va la luz, con el respaldo de las baterías sigue funcionado a la perfección, tiene una salida de audio a amplificador o altavoz, salida de antena (RCA) externa para aumentar señal, salida a estrobo o dispositivo de alertamiento lumínico. Recordar que se debe estar en un estado con cobertura de SASMEX. Mucho mejor precio y función que el "radio oficial de sasmex" (precios exagerados de robo y hace exactamente los mismo, no se deje timar).

My younger son really loves this radio and it shipped quickly. The channels are clear and highly recommend it and gives many different types of alerts!!