- Weather station with NOAA storm warnings for up to 9 local US counties
- Monitors all US hazards and Emergency Alert System bulletins, warnings, watches
- Receives all NOAA reports, on severe weather, emergencies, hazards, evacuation details
- Audible and visual alert signals indicate advisories, watches, and warnings
- LCD display with backlight displays weather forecast 12 to 24 hours
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Stay safe and be in the know when it comes to dangerous weather conditions and other emergencies with this weather forecaster and emergency alert desktop radio from Oregon Scientific. The device receives all NOAA reports, on severe weather, emergencies, hazards, and evacuation details. The unit continuously monitors emergency broadcasts related to weather or civil incidents in your area. With SAME alert programming capabilities, the weather station gives county-specific information in the US, and be alerted when severe weather or other alerts occur in up to 9 different nearby counties. The weather station also displays temperature, humidity, weather forecast icons, and barometric pressure data, all illuminated by a LED backlight for easy reading at night. The station monitors all US Hazards and Emergency Alert System (EAS) bulletins, warnings and watches, and receives all NOAA reports, which include advisories on severe weather conditions, civil emergencies, hazards, and evacuation details. Audible and visual alert signals notify you of all levels of messages (advisories, watches, and warnings). The station displays 12- and to 24-hour forecasts, so you’ll be ready if there’s weather ahead.
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The WR606 can continuously monitor emergency broadcasts related to weather or civil incidents in your area. With SAME alert programming capabilities, you can specify which counties you want to hear information for, and be alerted when severe weather or other alerts occur in up to 9 different local counties. You’ll also get temperature, humidity, weather forecast and barometric pressure data, each illuminated by a LED backlight with an included AC adapter.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing Product and even more Disappointing Company,
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This review is from: Oregon Scientific WR606 NOAA Desktop Weather Station (Kitchen)
I purchased this radio to replace a different brand radio that we lost in a flood last summer. The radio we had before worked perfectly but didn't have some of the features this radio had. When I hooked it up everything worked well except it wouldn't receive emergency weather alerts. I sent Oregon Scientific an e-mail asking if I needed an external antenna I never received a response. A month or two later sent them another email and they finally responded and said I probably had a defective radio and to send it in and they would replace it.
I sent thea radio back as they specified and now over a month later I still haven't heard back from them nor received a functional radio. I actually tracked the shipment and have a delivery confirmation so I know they received it. I sent two more emails this week trying to follow up and nothing.... I have many other Oregon Scientific products and I respected their products and company before this experience. But I have to admit I spent three times what the Midland radio cost(really four if you include the cost of the antenna I purchased to try to get it to work since I didn't hear back from them) for what I thought was a better quality unit. What I have now is a cool radio that doesn''t work and no response from the company. Actully, I HAD a radio but I sent it back to be replaced and now I have nothing. Disappointing. UPDATE - Even though the radio was a dud I am sure glad I purchased it from Amazon. I contacted Amazon customer service and unlike Oregon Scientific they actually employ customer service reps who monitor and answer e-mails. Within an hour of my e-mail to them they responded and wanted me to try giving Oregon Scientific one more chance to respond. I tried and again nothing...so two days later I followed up with Amazon and within 10 minutes they responded and gave me a full refund. Great customer service! Now I'll buy a Midland radio like I should have in the first place....
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Oh, How I Wanted this Product to Work,
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This review is from: Oregon Scientific WR606 NOAA Desktop Weather Station (Kitchen)
The most important function of a NOAA weather radio is that it must reliably activate upon receipt of National Weather Service alert or emergency broadcast messages; it does not. The radio is intended to monitor NOAA weather radio stations and make an audible noise when a coded emergency message is broadcast (tornado watch, severe thunderstorm warning, etc.) The radio looks great and has all the described functions I was looking for. It receives the continuous NOAA broadcasts very well, has a built-in antenna that seems to function well, and has an additional external antenna connection that can be used if your reception is poor. However, despite crystal-clear reception of the NOAA radio signal, the radio does not activate reliably when NOAA alert messages are transmitted. It has activated for the weekly tests (giving a false sense of security) and it has activated for one severe thunderstorm warning, but it has never activated for any "watch" message (such as a "severe storm watch"), while another radio I own - of a different brand, set to the same channel, using the same S.A.M.E. codes, in the same room of my house - has activated for numerous watches while the WR606 remained silent and unchanged. I have repeatedly checked my settings and reception. I am absolutely positive that the settings are correct and the reception is always clear. I feel obliged to point out that Oregon Scientific has a history of selling weather radios that are defective in this way and has had to place a recall on some of their product lines because they did not activate properly. I suspect the WR606 has a similar defect. It's unfortunate because it would be a great radio design if it worked.
The radio comes with a separate transmitter module that can be placed outside. The module transmits temperature and humidity information to the radio for a convenient display of outdoor temperature and humidity conditions. The display itself is attractive and is momentarily backlit with orange illumination when the radio is pressed down (two spring-loaded push buttons on the bottom of the radio sense this). While there is a placard on the top of the radio that implies a button to press for lighting the display, the idea is that you press the whole radio down and depress the buttons on the bottom of the housing. While this may seem clever, this function interferes with the programming of the radio as there is a tendency to press these buttons unintentionally while pressing other buttons on the radio and the lighting of the radio interrupts the sequence. On the display there is an icon that indicates the receive signal strength (strong, weak, or non-existent). When set to a proper channel, mine always indicates a strong signal. One nice feature of the emergency alert broadcast is that the radio silences itself at the end of the emergency message, while many other brand radios will just play for 5 minutes before silencing and going back to monitor mode. Programming the location specific S.A.M.E. codes is typical in comparison to other units and S.A.M.E. codes can be programmed by paging through state and counties names if you prefer not to look up the 6-digit code. As mentioned above, it's too bad that the emergency alert function is not reliable in this unit. Bottom line: Because of the unreliable NOAA alert function, the radio is not usable. It is also expensive. I'll return it and get two highly reliable radios for the same price.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
No Weather Alert,
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This review is from: Oregon Scientific WR606 NOAA Desktop Weather Station (Kitchen)
My first WR606 radio would not alert (I have another weather radio that did, so it wasn't a reception issue). I contacted Oregorn Scientific to request a replacement radio. They replaced the radio and I have the same issue. I am trying on more time with Oregon Scientific as I like the radio design. I have other Oregon wehater radios and they work great. Design problem or quality control??
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