Customer Reviews for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
Weather the day with confidence with your own up-to-date weather information and national weather alerts. Tune in to emergency alerts, storm alerts, tornadoes, floods, disasters, amber alerts and public announcements with the AcuRite Emergency Weather Alert NOAA Radio. This handy radio is digitally tuned to NOAA Weather Radio (NWR), providing continuous weather information including warnings, watches, forecasts and all hazards 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Sounds a loud alert siren when emergency conditions occur. Specific Area Message Encoding (S.A.M.E.) ensures you will only receive advisories, watches and warnings that are intended for your specific location. Warnings relevant to your local area scroll across the backlit LCD display and color-coded LED's indicate alert type. AC powered with automatic battery-powered backup during power outages. Setup is simple. Power on the radio and you are ready to receive emergency alerts - there are no subscription fees or other costs. It's more than accurate, it's AcuRite.
Features:
Emergency weather radio with NOAA National
Weather Service alerts for your location
Automatic notification: emergency, weather & public announcements
Responds to all hazards and warnings for NOAA / NWS / Dept. of Defense & Weatheradio Canada
Sounds a loud alert siren when emergency conditions occur
Listen button - hear local weather report at any time
Backlit LCD displays scrolling messages
Color-coded LED's indicate alert type
Multilingual display: English / Spanish / French
50 mile signal scan receives 7 digitally tuned NOAA channels
S.A.M.E. technology ensures local info
Phase Lock Loop (PLL) digital tuning
Time & date with automatic Daylight Saving Time (DST) adjustment
Backlit display
Headphone / accessory jack
Volume controls
Low battery indicator
Battery operated or AC adapter powered
Specifications:
NOAA RF (wireless) Range: Up to 50 Miles
Power: 4.5V DC adapter (included), 3 AA batteries (not included)
Dimensions: 2"H x 5"W x 6"D
What’s included:
Weather alert radio,
AC power adapter,
Instruction manual
Warranty:
Manufacturer's Limited Warranty - 1 Year
Model: 08510
Average Customer Rating:
(26 Reviews) 26
(out of 26 reviews)
Rating Snapshot (26 reviews)
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25 of 26(96%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
Review 1 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
Rating:
John98103
Location:Seattle
Date:April 4, 2013
Works pretty well -
Pros: works fine
Cons: too big
"This unit works fine - just seems much bigger than it needs to be - takes up a lot of space on the counter."
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Review 2 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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Soupy299
Location:Selmer Tn.
Date:February 15, 2013
Great weather alert.
Pros: 24 7 watch.
Cons: none
"We have peace of mind when we go to sleep great alert system We live in Tn. a must."
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Review 3 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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xyz1234
Location:Cranberry twp pa
Date:May 4, 2012
Weather Radio
Pros: it tells time
Cons: turn on your tv
Model Number: 08510
"It tells you the weather everywhere but where you are. We had a real bad storm last night with a lot of lighting and it didn't alert me of anything. Two days ago ther were tonados 100 miles south on me and the radio alerted me of that. Its set correctly
for my area."
for my area."
3 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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Momnelmo
Location:Minnesota
Date:May 2, 2012
Easy to set up
Pros: easy to set
Model Number: 08514
"The set up is simple you just have to get a code online. The back lighting makes it much easier to read. It has battery backup in case you lose power and is a nice looking unit to keep your family safe."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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sewinglady
Location:Gresham,Oregon
Date:May 2, 2012
Wonderful
Pros: not to big
Cons: not any yet
"It's a neat radio to have and follow the weather, of which is ever changing in Oregon. It runs on battery back up so do not have to worry if we loose electic power."
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Review 6 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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conch
Location:Islamorada, FLorida
Date:May 2, 2012
Excellent Insurance
Pros: silent operation until needed, warnings override the silencing feature.
Cons: none that we can determine
"We purchased the weather-system radio because we live in a hurricane-prone area on the Florida Keys. Here, tornadoes can occasionally form in storms and the storms themselves can range from mild to fierce. Alerts and warnings keep us aware of what is going on around us so that we may take protective action.
Shortly after we purchased the radio, we were hit by heavy rains and flood warnings - before and during which the radio performed admirably and gave us the knowledge and advanced warnings that we needed to protect ourselves and our property.
We would recommend it to anyone who lives in an area where weather can turn violent."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
Rating:
DanD
Location:Stevensville, Montana
Date:May 1, 2012
reliable product
Pros: easy to use
Cons: could use better speaker
"Acurite makes great weather products....
speaker good be a bit better..."
speaker good be a bit better..."
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Review 8 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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graceie
Date:May 1, 2012
easiest ever to program
Model Number: 08510
"the quick programming was great, took only a few ninutes, and I really like that it can be set to only start alarm if there is an actual warning. during advisorys and watches I can set it to get flashing light instead"
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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RadioPrepper1911
Location:Fishersville, VA
Date:May 1, 2012
Great wx radio
Pros: aa battery backup, lists actual event, lights up when activated or touched, good deal w/ discount
Cons: unable to turn down the warning tone. (noaa req'd)
Model Number: AcuRite desktop
"I really like the AA battery backup as that is a common size that we use. Programming was simple. SAME technology is fantastic. Our old wx radio has sent us to the basement a few times due to late night tornadoes in our county in VA. Otherwise, it just sits there on guard duty to let us know of inclement wx."
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Review 10 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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MasterChief
Location:Fort Myers, FL
Date:May 1, 2012
Excellent purchase
Model Number: AcuRite Desktop NOAA weather aleret radio
"Outstanding radio. Sound is excellent. Set up was easy."
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Review 11 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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mikeazwi
Location:Phoenix, AZ & Oakfield, WI
Date:April 30, 2012
Already sent notice
Pros: easy to set up and program for your area
"I purchased two of the Weather Radios. One for a friend in Wisconsin one for myself in Arizona. I'm not expecting mine in Arizona to get much of a workout, but the one in Wisconsin has already paid for itself by warning of sever thunderstorm in the area and my friend was able to get her dog in and get the car in the garage and close things up before a massive storm blew through. Many cars in the area had hail damage but my friend was able to get her car in the garage before the storm hit because of the warning."
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Review 12 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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Tapanga
Location:Minnesota
Date:April 30, 2012
Very Satisfied
Model Number: 08510
"The AcuRite Weather Alert was easy to program. The instructrions were very easy to follow and all the information was listed. I was amazed with all the embedded warnings, many of which would not be used at my current location. However, it is good to know that I can take it with me and it will have all the alerts for any area."
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Review 13 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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Hornblower
Location:NC
Date:April 30, 2012
Great purchase
"This weather alert radio is compact, simple to use, and works exactly as advertised. I couldn't be more pleased with it. Now, instead of wondering whether or not a dangerous situation is developing during the day or night, I will know."
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Review 14 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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chester2
Location:atlanta, ga
Date:April 28, 2012
works fine
"Easy to set up, seems to work fine--but the real test hasn't come yet. No tornadoes. but the weekly test from NOAA comes through."
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Review 15 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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bobberino
Location:Chicago western 'burbs
Date:April 27, 2012
Potential life saver
Pros: battery backup
"I like this weather radio because you set the level of warning or also watches. The sound and reception are great. It has a clock and the dial is back lit for viewing. Set up was super easy and very exact to the local area."
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Review 16 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
Rating:
1101
Location:Davie , florida
Date:April 25, 2012
Alert Radio
"Easy to setup,It already alerted me of a severe thunder storm.
This is a very good investment.
I approve of this product."
This is a very good investment.
I approve of this product."
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Review 17 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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MoCostcoMember
Location:St. Charles, Missouri
Date:April 20, 2012
AcuRite Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio With SAME
Pros: same technology, scrolling alerts
Cons: none
"I have another weather alert radio but it doesn't have the SAME option. I hated that my other radio alarm was constantly going off when the threat was many counties away. I really like the digital volume controls on this model. So far the radio works as advertised. Very easy to program and the scrolling display is great. I also like that I can turn off the alarm for alerts that are not urgent."
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Review 18 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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Nair
Location:Bloomington, IL
Date:April 12, 2012
Easy Set up
"Easy set up. I started receiving Wednesday test messages. It has battery back up. I'm happy with this so far. Hope this will work in a real emergency."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 19 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
Rating:
8115
Location:Maryland
Date:April 12, 2012
AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
Pros: easy set up
Model Number: AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
"Great Product. Should be in each home.
Bought one for each one our parents homes"
Bought one for each one our parents homes"
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Review 20 for AcuRite® Desktop NOAA Weather Alert Radio
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NCvaluehunter
Location:High Point, NC
Date:April 11, 2012
What a Gem!
Pros: looks good, great value, scrolling alerts
"Finally a weather radio with intelligent design! This unit is easy to program, which is something an exceptionally few units can claim. The price is right, the audio quality is good, and it's easy to operate. I've owned several S.A.M.E. units from other manufacturers and this one is easily the best performing and certainly the best value because it's from Costco."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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