Customer Reviews

Emerson Radio CKW2000 Dual Alarm Clock Radio with NOAA/Same Weather Alert System (Black)

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I'm not sure if the previous reviewer set up the SAME technology (weather reporting) settings correctly. You have to call in and get YOUR specific codes for your counties to set it up. You will also need to enter what "weather emergencies" you want the alarms to go off for - flash flooding, blizzard warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings, etc.

Anyway, we LOVE our All-Alert clock radio. With the severe weather we've had this summer in Iowa, we wanted to be sure that something would wake us up in a tornado warning to take the kids downstairs. This has done that - twice... which is well worth the money I spent. Once, I was watching our local weather newscast (severe weather was in counties west of us and was headed our way) and the meteorologist's weather alert "buzzer" in his weather room went off at the EXACT same time as this All-Alert radio, so I know that we are getting severe weather alerts when the meteorologists are.

This is a great device and potential life-saver. It's constantly out of stock at our local Super Target and it's a high-reorder item there. I like that it is a combined alarm clock - it simply replaced our existing bedroom alarm clock without adding another electronic device/cords to the bedroom. I'd definitely buy it again!!

This radio arrived poorly packaged, which probably had something to do with the fact that the LCD display did not function properly. Some of the fields did not display at all, and the ones that did were not that easy to view. Viewing angle is critical for this display, and if you are looking at the display on the same level, the display is not clear. If you are looking downward at the display, you can see it much better. Unfortunately, if you put this on your nightstand, you're probably looking straight at the clock which means a poor display. I returned this clock radio and got the MIDLAND WR300 Weather Radio for $45 and I was very pleased with the upgrade. I am glad I didn't get stuck with this radio, and for a few dollars more the Midland is a much better value.

Received my radio a promised. Takes about 5 min to set up, and that includes the call to NOAA to get your local area weather code. Very easy and intuitive set up. Very well thought out design, user friendly. I was suprised that it has an extendable antenea (but it also comes with a small wire antenea for those who prefer). AM reception is decent, FM is OK. Sound quality is well...kinda what you'd expect from a clock radio.. Then again, I realized I wasn't buying a stereo.. I think this will serve it early warning purpose well and I am happy with the product. I recommend and am considering buying several of these for Holiday gifts for my loved ones...

I bought this radio from Target for under $30! Easy to program and the alerts are timely indeed! Only problem...can't find replacement power cord. My cat chewed the original one and the batteries don't last long. Othewise, the radio's a valuable asset.

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There's currently a Tornado Watch issued in my county (019163), but the WATCH indicator light on my radio display is not working. I changed the setting from SINGLE COUNTY to ALL COUNTIES, and still nothing. Everything else works fine. Not sure if my unit is defective, or if I'm doing something wrong. Sent a note to Emerson's online 'help' page. Giving them 2 days to advise before I take the unit back to the store (Target).

I bought one of these for myself. A lot of functionality and it's good to have the weather alerts. However the digital clock isn't easy to read and the clock alarm setting is cumbersome, required multiple button pressing to simply set the alarm. That said, I have gotten used to it and it does provide a lot of functionality in one unit.

We had bought another one of these to give as a gift (given as a gift months after the purchase). The recipient told us the numbers on the clock weren't displaying completely so you couldn't tell the time. Sure enough, she was right. When I called Emerson to see about fixing it, they were no help and told me to go to a local electronics repair store. I'm sure that will cost more than the purchase price!!

Just what I had been looking for. A weather alert radio built into my alarm clock. Can be set for multiple counties. You can pick which types of alerts you receive. Great features. Great radio.

All I wanted was something that would wake me up if there was a tornado warning (not tornado watch) in my county or the next one over. Done. It does take some programming, but I'd recommend it for anyone. You can adjust what hazards will alarm, which counties it will pay attention to, and how loud the alarm will be.

I loved this radio...until 3 weeks later, the reception was terrible. I then noticed that there was a space on each of the sides of the radio. I then realized that 3 of the 4 tiny screws that hold it together had fallen off....I located them on the floor. I only moved it twice from one outlet to another in my bedroom. I would have put the screws back on; however, when I was trying to do that, I noticed that on the inside of the radio, the wires were NOT correctly souldered to the inside board. I have owned MANY weather radios over the years, but what a piece of crap this one is. I may have just gotten one that was screwed up to begin with, but NEVER AGAIN with this brand and weather radio!

I never got to us this item The first item came poorly package,however there was no damage to the interior of the box. The deisplay on the first unit did not work. Although I was disappointed with the way the unit was shipped, amazon was very responsive and sent a second item immediately. The return process was easy adn I got the second unit soon after I emailed my problem.

Unfortunately the second clock also had a malfuntioning display. The shipping box for this clock was set up much better. After 2 clocks with exact same problem I decided not to get another one thinking that there was a display issue. The amazon representative I talked to on the phone also agreed and made this recommendation.

Amazon - 4.5 stars, Emerson - 0 stars - need a better QA Department