No. NWR requires a special radio receiver or scanner capable of picking up the signal. Broadcasts are found in the VHF public service band at these seven frequencies (MHz): 162.400 162.425 162.450 162.475 162.500 162.525 162.550 Although, you can buy a wind-up weather radio receiver for $20 that doesn't require batteries or a charger (really helpful when you have an actual emergency and can't rely on an iDevice, or a congested network, for your information). On 07/26/2018 11:09 AM, valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:54:10 -0700, Seth Mattinen said:
People in tornado areas seem to be the most aware that alert radios already exist. No internet access required.
Do those use a frequency band that's suitable for cellphones to monitor (antenna size, power, etc)? Because your best chance of getting my attention in an emergency is to make my phone start shrieking.
(For what it's worth, I actually did get an Amber Alert on my phone last night, and a phone-based weather alert as well)
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