RE: Ham Radios & Weather Radios

From: david.dupre@gmail.com
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Just bought this one, was in stock at Walmart.

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Very good Weather radio with power and battery backup.

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David DuPre=E2=80=99

Lookout Mountain, GA

Phone 423-503-3799

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From: Stephen Haywood =20
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 10:05 PM
To: david@dupresystems.com
Subject: Re: [chugalug] Ham Radios & Weather Radios

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I can't speak to Ham radios but the Weather Radio App is great for the =
iPhone and will give you alerts based on your location.


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Stephen Haywood
CISSP, OSCP, OSCE
423.305.3700

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On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 6:45 AM David White  wrote:

I know that we have some HAM enthusiasts on the list.

I've wanted to get a HAM radio for a while, although I don't have a =
license or anything (maybe some day).

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I'm looking for radio model and brand recommendations.

Weather Alert (NOAA) is a must.

HAM Radio capabilities would be cool.

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Given the experience on Easter Sunday night, I've decided that I need to =
get a weather radio - Hamilton County didn't send any alerts over the =
cellular network, and the only reason I found out about the tornado was =
because my Google Pixel non-Verizon phone alerted me and woke me up. =
Neither my work phone, nor my wife's phone (both iPhone and Verizon) =
alerted us.

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(We lost 2 trees in our yard, and were probably only about 3-5 miles =
away from the actual tornado. It was pretty intense, but besides the =
gutter on 1 side of my garage, my dog's fence, and those 2 trees, we got =
off lucky)

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Given my eventual desire to get a HAM radio, I got to thinking....
Can a HAM radio double as a Weather Alert radio? I'm sure that a HAM =
would double as a weather monitoring radio (just listen to the weather =
bands whenever I want), but wasn't sure about actual alerting.=20

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I also don't want to be woken up in the middle of the night over a mere =
thunderstorm warning, or even a flood warning (since I live near the top =
of a hill away from any creeks and such... we basically have no flood =
danger here).

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David White