Midland 74210 All Hazard Radio with S.A.M.E. Technology , FM Radio and Clock

by Midland

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005AK7C
• Item model number: 74210
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #409,109 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Get round-the-clock, up-to-the-minute weather and hazardous-conditions information with Midland's 74210 weather/hazard Radio. It comes with NOAA's new digital SAME technology along with a clock and an FM radio with five presets.

With other conventional weather radios, warnings can often be received by persons who are 20 to 30 miles from the warning area. SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) technology allows you to receive only those warnings that are meant for your area.

With its seven channels, this radio will receive all warnings of severe weather or other hazardous conditions. The Midland radio features an "alert" mode that monitors NOAA signals for any alert and automatically sounds a warning or flashes one of its three color alert indicators. Other features include an external antenna jack for better reception, a test button that enables the user to test the alert monitoring system, an AC adapter, and optional battery backup using four AA cells.

The Midland 74210 is compact and was designed to accommodate most spaces. It can be plugged into any standard 120-volt AC outlet (power adapter included), and a built-in jack permits the unit to be powered from any 12-volt DC vehicle or boat (with an optional 12-volt cord). With its 9-volt battery backup system (optional 9-volt battery), it will operate even during a power outage.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great technology, but it doesn't work, June 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Midland 74210 All Hazard Radio with S.A.M.E. Technology , FM Radio and Clock (Electronics)

In setting up the Midland 74210 weather radio, I visited the national weather service web site to find the county code for my home. This would allow the weather radio to be activated only for weather watches and warnings in my area. At the national weather service web site, I found a statement that several users had reported trouble with the Midland 74210 weather radio.

I, too, experienced trouble with this product. It is not responding to SAME broadcasts in my area.

I also found the user manual to be confusing and unclear. There are several sections of the user manual that have been modified by having printed changes pasted onto the orignal pages. Apparently, the user guide is a work in progress.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mine Doesn't Work Either, October 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Midland 74210 All Hazard Radio with S.A.M.E. Technology , FM Radio and Clock (Electronics)

This seemed like a niffty device, but it has never sounded an alert. I thought I may have programmed it wrong (the instructions are written in "chinese english,") but worked very carefully with it last night and am certain I've got it set properly. Any way, tons of weather warnings from the NWS last night and this thing didn't make a single peep. I think the Consumer Prodcut Safety Commission should investigate these things. I wouldn't buy any product from Marine Midland until they fess up to this life threatening defect.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Radio-New ones being sold have the flaw fixed!, June 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Midland 74210 All Hazard Radio with S.A.M.E. Technology , FM Radio and Clock (Electronics)

The original ones of these being marketed had a flaw in the system and did not always alert as they were supposed to! However, the newer ones have had that fixed. We bought one and contacted the manufacturer to be sure and they said that the ones available on the shelves now have been updated and work fine!

We deal with lots of severe weather in the Spring and Summer and ours is working just great! Its great to be able to program it to only alert for your county, so you are not awakened for another county getting a warning!