The WR-10 Weather Max gives you two products in one. You have a combination AM/FM broadcast radio. You also have a 24-hour a day National Weather Service monitor. A complete information system in the palm of your hands. The Weather Max has a full tone alert signaling system built in. When the National Weather Service issues an emergency report, they transmit a special tone. This tone is picked up by your WR-10 to provide you instant emergency weather information.
WR-10 will advise you of special weather warnings even if you are listening to standard AM or FM broadcasts. The WR-10 has an emergency battery backup system for use if you lose power. It will provide up to six hours of operation if power fails. It also allows the WR-10 to be used as a temporary portable to take on trips, picnics to the beach, etc. The WR-10 provides a new concept in high performance Weather Monitors combined with the information and entertainment of an AM-FM radio.
Features :
- VHF weather monitor with seven different national weather service channels in the 162 MHz fm band: provides 24-hour-a-day national weather service information from seven different channels for maximum reception possible (in areas where available)
- AM-FM reception: receives standard am and fm commercial broadcast stations. special system interrupts broadcast reception for emergency weather warnings.
- Alert monitor system receives special tones transmitted by national weather service stations warning of dangerous weather conditions: when the alert feature is activated, the receiver remains in a standby mode.
- User-selectable warning system: your choice of led only, led & alarm or voice only
- Weather button: large touch-bar turns unit from alert mode to full time monitoring.
- High performance chassis: receives weather broadcasts up to 50 miles from transmitter.
- Test button: permits testing of alert system.
- Large top-firing speaker: directs alerts and audio toward listener.
- Emergency powered: uses a single 9-volt battery (optional).:makes unit completely portable.
- Telescopic antenna: provides maximum range reception-up to 50 miles-folds down for easy transport.
