Weatherband Radio for 97 OBW

Why? I was happy when I pulled that radio and replaced it with Kenwood head unit. I listened to the weather band total 3 times

Why? I was happy when I pulled that radio and replaced it with Kenwood head unit. I listened to the weather band total 3 times

for what it is worth: next time you are 500 miles from home...pop into a Radio Shack store and ask for a demo. of a weather radio...if u under stand, after listening for 5 min. what they are talking about, then u need a weather radio...Last Dec. drove to Montana, turned the radio on many times...thru Salt Lake, much info about the storms in the region...but who knows the region they are driving thru ? Gene

I use my portable weather radio all the time while sailing and sometimes while hiking. I do think I can understand the information :-)

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We listen to ours when camp in Michigan's U.P.

Victor Roberts wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Any police scanner will pick up the weather band. Some have the channels pre-programmed, others require that you program in the frequencies. Note that using a scannew will require an antenna on the car for best (or any) reception.

I could use any of my portable weather band radios, but again the antenna is the issue. The advantage of having weather band built into the main radio is that it will use the same antenna.

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But it might not work all that well. The amplifiers used with the in-glass antennas are often bandwidth-limited to the AM and FM broadcast bands.

The Forester X Premium I test drove had a in-glass antenna and the radio seemed to have no problem with the weather band. On the other hand, my 97 OBW has a standard roof-mounted whip antenna.

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The weather band on my 99 OBW works fine even with the whip antenna retracted.

Victor Roberts wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Obviously, if the car comes with a radio that gets weather band, they are going to make sure it's antenna works in the 162 MHz range. If you are putting in an aftermarket radio in a car who's antenna was not originally designed for those frequencies, then there could be a problem.

That said, my original comments were really meant to apply to the in-glass amplified antennas. The whip antennas are broad enough that there should be no worry in getting the weather band.

Now, what we really would like is a car radio that gets TV audio.

Those are available from a number of vendors - I have yet to find a replacement with weather band.

-- Vic Roberts Replace xxx with vdr in e-mail address.