Kountryguy
Emery,SD
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I have a NOAA weather alert radio in my fifth wheel. Many places I get very poor reception, or none at all. I am wondering if the aluminum frame is causing interference. Anyone else have this problem? What may be a good solution? Thanks
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Corky52
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Weather Radio frequencies are right between TV channels 6 and 7, if you have an external antenna connection on the Weather Radio get an F to RCA adapter and hook the TV antenna from your rig to the Weather Radio. We hooked our Weather Radio to the second TV connection on the antenna box for years till I added a fixed Boomerang antenna to our roof for full time coverage.
Any antenna for TV will work well as an external antenna for the Weather Radio.
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kknowlton
Wisconsin Border Country, IL
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Are you changing channels, or does your radio automatically select the closest one? If not, that may be your problem. NOAA operates on 7 different frequencies, and each station is assigned a specific one of them.
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MNtundraRet
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Karen is right. You need to check all seven frequencies to find the strongest signal. You will normally find a few that are closest to you. If you are way out in the boonies, it may be that the area does not pick up a signal. The system was designed to warn populated areas.
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wa8yxm
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Two things.. Yes, being inside an aluminum "Skin" (not frame as a rule but skin) will make a difference. The aluminum frame MIGHT depending on the location of the radio with respect to the frame member.
However NOAA does not, yet, cover 100% of the country Depending on where I'm sitting and what radio I'm using I have the following options
1: Pocket NOAA radio
2: Ham radio, tuned antenna (Centered a bit low though on 146MHZ) at about six feet,
3: Ham radio (like above) at around 8 feet
3: Ham radio (Like above) at over 20 feet. (Short tower)
And there are places where reception of NOAA weather radio is.. a problem on all of them.. Though the last one USUALLY works.. USUALLY
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
John is Near Kenwood TS-2000 housed in a 2005 Damon Intruder 377
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Corky52
San Diego, CA
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Coverage maps for Weather Radio Stations
This site also has way more than you'll ever want to know about Weather Radio System.
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SCR
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Corky52,
Thanks for the link
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hotpepperkid
Chino Hills CA
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Anyone know what the frequencys are?
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BarneyS
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hotpepperkid wrote:Anyone know what the frequencys are?
Ch# Frequency
1 162.400 MHz
2 162.425 MHz
3 162.450 MHz
4 162.475 MHz
5 162.500 MHz
6 162.525 MHz
7 162.550 MHz
Here is a link that will give you a lot of information.
NOAA Weather radio information
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Kountryguy
Emery,SD
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Thanks for input. I do try to change channels. When I take it outside of the RV it works much better. It has an extendable antenna with no place to plug in an external antenna.
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