Reddit reviews Midland HH50 Pocket Weather Radio
We found 6 Reddit comments about Midland HH50 Pocket Weather Radio. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Receives NOAA broadcasts for around-the-clock severe weather informationAutomatic alert system turns on in event of dangerous weather or civil emergenciesTest button confirms alert function is working properly at all timesConstructed to be water resistant, with a 6-inch telescoping antenna for crystal-clear receptionRuns on 3 AAA batteries, and is backed by a manufacturer's 1-year warranty
There are some very small radios that use 2xAAA. Hand crank doesn't save you anything.
The FM radio built into your phone is handy in a pinch but can't pick up weatherband and that is what you really want. Coincidentally I have been looking into radios lately.
The Retekess PR15 is the lightest option I could find at 68 grams.
Everything else comes in around 115 grams but there are some more trustworthy big names here:
Some of the more expensive models have automatic alerts. This will be a constant drain on the battery but could be pretty important if you are in an area with a flash flood risk.
I have a tiny portable weather radio.
It only cost 15 bucks, weighs almost nothing, gets reception in a lot of places that cell phones don't, and has saved me on more than one occasion from nasty weather on the trail.
I have a weather radio in my get home bag. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P708NM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I just googled the UVR-5 and see it is about the same price as my weather radio and does a lot more. Looks like upgrade time.
If you live in Canada or the US, try this.
Jensen and a few others made head units that received the NOAA Radio channels but a quick look shows that they have been discontinued. I carry a small Midland Pocket Weather Radio in my backpack. It can monitor the radio transmissions allowing you to listen, or be set to alert with a "wail" tone that sounds until you slide the button to the speaker position to listen. It works well and has alerted me to Tornado Warnings several times while staying in hotels and sound asleep. In those cases, there were no tornado sirens where I was located, so without the radio I may not have known about the warning. This was before Tornado Warnings were transmitted through WEA to cell phones.
I used to drive thousands of miles each year through the Midwest and Southern US for work, and also have an older CB unit installed in my vehicle. I rarely used the CB function, but it was the first unit I found that would receive weather alerts in the vehicle. It looks similar to the GMRS radio posted, so one of those probably isn't an option for mounting in your vehicle based on your earlier comment.