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Emergency Preparedness Part 2: All the basics for emergencies
In Emergency Preparedness Part 1: Choosing the right radios, we focused on various types of radios you should consider having on hand in times of disaster. This section focuses on other aspects of emergency preparedness. Beyond radios Of course, there’s more … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Emergency Preparedness, Preparedness, Slightly Off Topic
Tagged crank radio, disaster preparedness, Emergency Radios, Etón, Eton FR160, Eton FR160 Review, FR160, Grundig, Hand Crank Radios, How to be prepared, Items for being prepared, National Preparedness Month, NOAA, NOAA weather radio, Preparedness, Preparedness Radios, Radios for Emergencies, Self-Powered Radios, Solar Radio, What supplies you need in natural disaster, wind radio, wind-up radio
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Emergency Preparedness Part 1: Choosing the right radios
Today is the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks here in the US; also, here in the US, September is National Preparedness Month. These two facts, coming as they do on the heels of several recent natural disasters in the US … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Emergency Preparedness, Preparedness, Slightly Off Topic
Tagged crank radio, disaster preparedness, Emergency Radios, Etón, Eton FR160, Eton FR160 Review, FR160, Grundig, Hand Crank Radios, How to be prepared, Items for being prepared, National Preparedness Month, NOAA, NOAA weather radio, Preparedness, Preparedness Radios, Radios for Emergencies, Self-Powered Radios, Solar Radio, What supplies you need in natural disaster, wind radio, wind-up radio
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C.Crane Observer on sale this week for $29.95
I just received an electronic sales ad from C.Crane announcing that they’re selling off their stock of the C. Crane Observer for $29.95. Though this is not a shortwave radio, I do think this is a superb value. I’ve used … Continue reading
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Tagged C.Crane Company, C.Crane Observer, CC Observer, NOAA, Weather Radios
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WWV to keep Geo-Alert
Great news for those of you who listen to space weather forecasts on WWV, from Fort Collins, Colorado or WWVH from Hawaii. It appears that NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center is going to continue announcing Geo-Alert products for the foreseeable … Continue reading
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Tagged NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center, WWV, WWVH
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