Midland 74250 All Hazard Radio with S.A.M.E. Technology

by Midland

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• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005AK7D
• Item model number: 74250
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,881 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 1, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Get round-the-clock, up-to-the-minute weather and hazardous-conditions information with Midland's compact handheld weather/hazard radio. It comes with SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) technology, which gives you the option of hearing only those warnings directed at your local area.

With its seven channels and nine memory settings, this small, compact 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 includes rechargeable batteries and a wall charger. It also has a built-in Fahrenheit/Celcius thermometer with freeze warning alert, is waterproof for outside use, and includes a dual alarm clock with date and snooze.

Product Description

7 Noaa Weather/all-hazard Channels. S.a.m.e. Encoder Helps Eliminate False Alarms By. Specifying Alert Area Wanted Down To A Single County & By. Blocking Selected Repetitive Watches & Statements. Alarm Clock With Date, Dual Alarms & Snooze. 9-county Memory. Instant Access To 24-hour-a-day Weather Information. 2.375"w X 4"h X 1.25"d. Built-in Thermometer Shows The Temperature At Your Location (f/c). Jacks For Charging Accessory, Rechargeable Batteries & External Earphone. Requires 2 Aa Batteries.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works as advertized, June 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Midland 74250 All Hazard Radio with S.A.M.E. Technology (Electronics)

This radio receives my local weather station very clearly after proper channel tunning. The display is very large and easy to read, and it backlits automatically for a while after a botton is pressed, so the display can be read easily at night. It also has a digital time, date, and temperature display, and two alarm clocks. It also comes with rechargeable batteries and a charger, so there's no hidden battery cost.

This radio is strictly a weather radio, which means it can't receive any other radio stations. It can't tell you the current weather or forcast up front: you have to keep listening to the local weather station broadcast until it got to the desired topic, which might take a few minutes. Also the button functions are not very intuitive, and it took me quite a while to get familiar with it.

Overall, a must-have for outdoor people.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good for picking up signals and being local.a very good item, March 19, 2003

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Jamie (NYC metro area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Midland 74250 All Hazard Radio with S.A.M.E. Technology (Electronics)

I just Got this Weatheradio from Amazon and its a really great deal, especially for the price that Amazon is selling it at. it seems to pick up the broadcast recption very well compared to my old all area alert Portable weatheradio that couldnt wher this one can. with this weatheradio I can set the weatheradio only to pick up an alert if its for the county I am in Instead of receiving an alert that isn't for my area. for instance, severe weather that could be 50 mles away which my old portable would alert me for. There was no need for me to have to hear severe weather broadcasts that weren't for my area . I am really glad I got this weatheradio. I know now that it will only go off if there is severe weather for my area....
Lastly they say weatheradios should be as common in homes as smoke detectors

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Midland 74-250 Great Radio For A Great Price, May 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Midland 74250 All Hazard Radio with S.A.M.E. Technology (Electronics)

This little radio is well worth the money for all the features it has. It has good reception, it is compact and lightweight, audio and visual alerts (text or red flashing LED) & you can listen to NWS radio alerts and broadcasts also. 2 alarms w/snooze, digital thermometer w/alarm, date & time and S.A.M.E. technology w/battery saver features that can be set so it will cause it turn on only during an alert. For all the features it has, no other radio can beat the price. The only negatives are that it has no DC adapter capability and that it does take some time and practice to program. I would definitely recommend this radio to anyone that needs a weather radio that they can take anywhere with them.