#weatherradio — Public Fediverse posts

Yay! I finally got my weather radio back up after the move to my new apartment.

#wx #WeatherRadio #radio

Read our DreamSky DS6227 Weather Alert Radio review covering NOAA alerts, FM radio, alarm clock, features, price, pros, cons, and overall value.

#mymobprice #DreamSky #WeatherRadio #NOAA #EmergencyPreparedness #RadioReview

https://mymobprice.com/dreamsky-ds6227-weather-alert-radio-review/

shout out to @emilylowan.bsky.social!

Please consider signing and sharing this important federal petition e-7465 at “ourcommons.ca” to restore Environment and Climate Change Canada!

Thank you!

#e7465 #CarneyRestoreECCC #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Petitions #ECCC #Weather #WeatherRadio #SevereWeather #BCStorm #Climate #ClimateChange

cc: Federal NDP leader @avilewis
and leadership candidate
@votetanille and BC Greens @emilylowan and @mlabotterell

Would love your support and reach on this important topic!

#e7465
#CarneyRestoreECCC #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Petitions #ECCC #Weather #WeatherRadio #SevereWeather #BCStorm #Climate #ClimateChange

Already 78 signers of the #e7465 petition to get #CarneyRestoreECCC ! Only need 500 to get it presented in Parliament with a response from Government but let's go for 1000!

I won't link it directly as it tends to crash the Parliament "www.ourcommons.ca” website which is counter productive :+)

So instead I'll encourage you to type that address in yourself and follow the directions in the pictures attached to sign the petition and restore Environment and Climate Change Canada!

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Petitions #ECCC #Weather #WeatherRadio #SevereWeather #BCStorm #Climate #ClimateChange

From Ham Radio 24-7 (fb page)

🇨🇦📡 WHEN GOVERNMENTS PULL THE PLUG — HAM RADIO PICKS UP THE MIC.
On March 16th, 2026, Canada permanently shut down Weatheradio Canada. 186 transmitter sites. 50 years of service. Gone overnight. Their replacement? A smartphone app.
But here’s the hard truth that no government app can fix.
When a tornado touches down in rural Manitoba — cell towers fail. When floodwaters sweep through Saskatchewan — power grids collapse. When wildfires cut off northern communities — the internet disappears. And in that exact moment of crisis, the WeatherCAN app becomes a useless black screen.
This is precisely where amateur radio operators step in.
Canadian hams are already organizing severe weather watching networks using IRLP — linking repeaters and stations across entire provinces to relay real-time storm information when every commercial system goes dark. No towers needed. No internet required. No subscription. No outage.
Just trained operators, reliable equipment, and an unwavering commitment to keeping communities informed and alive.
Radio Amateurs of Canada called this closure a serious public safety concern. We agree. Because history proves it every single time — hurricanes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes — ham radio operators are ALWAYS the last ones standing when infrastructure collapses.
When the grid fails — we don’t.
HamRadio 24-7 📡
#HamRadio #AmateurRadio #EMCOMM #WeatherRadio #HamRadio247 #Canada #PublicSafety #ARES #IRLP #WhenTheGridFails #EmergencyComms #GetLicensed #HamLife #RadioAmateur #StormSpotter

How to Set Up Your Weather Radio in LESS Than 1 Minute #weather #weatherradio #severeweather www.youtube.com/shorts/pk8-o...

As Canada’s Weather Radio Shuts Down, U.S. Lawmakers Push to Modernize NOAA VHF Network

https://swling.com/blog/2026/03/as-canadas-weather-radio-shuts-down-u-s-lawmakers-push-to-modernize-noaa-vhf-network/

#NOAAWeatherRadio #RadioWorld #RichardCuff #WeatherRadio

Just sent an email to my local MP asking him to speak to the Minister about keeping #weatherradio on the air here in Canada. Current plan is to sunset the service in a couple weeks, which, in an area expected to be subject to a devastating earthquake (eventually) seems to be short-sighted. #hamradio #amateurradio #bcwx

Closure of the Weatherradio Service in Canada

https://www.rac.ca/rac-responds-to-the-closure-of-the-weatherradio-service-in-canada/

#HackerNews #Weatherradio #Canada #Closure #Weather #Service #Public #Safety #Communication

https://youtube.com/shorts/gYegnx2np1M

You can send a letter here:

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/keep-weatheradio-alive-protect-canadians-safety-and-alerts

#canada #Ottawa #news #Emergency #weatherradio #storms #extremeweather

Environment and Climate Change Canada is permanently turning off Weatheradio broadcasts across Canada on March 16. 😩

Maybe I'm just sadder than I should be about this (every night I get my forecasts, including AQI reports, from this service), but it also seems short sighted.

Climate collapse is causing more and more extreme weather events that require emergency alerts. The Internet (and their continued reliance on X) becomes a single-point-of-failure for disseminating timely national weather forecasts and weather emergency alerts. This is problematic for all kinds of reasons.

ECCC's site doesn't provide any other information about it but I'm assuming this is part of Carney's broad cuts to public services and infrastructure in Canada. Sad.

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/weatheradio.html

#Weather #WeatherRadio #Canada #CanPoli

Breaking News: Environment Canada to permanently shut down VHF Weatheradio (and Hello Weather) on March 16, 2026

https://swling.com/blog/2026/02/breaking-news-environment-canada-to-permanently-shut-down-vhf-weatheradio-and-hello-weather-on-march-16-2026/

#EnvironmentCanadaWeatherRadio #WeatherRadio

Looks like on 2026-03-16 Weatheradio and Hello Weather services will be discontinued in Canada.

This currently provides, "Continuous broadcasts of weather information and instant updates when bad weather threatens."

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/weatheradio.html

#Radio #Weather #wx #FediWX #Canada #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #hamr #WeatherRadio #HelloWeather #CAWX #WXCA

Surprisingly Capable: Mario Checks Out the Raddy RF750 Plus

https://swling.com/blog/2025/10/surprisingly-capable-mario-checks-out-the-raddy-rf750-plus/

#AMRadio #FMRadio #MarioFilippiN2HUN #RaddyRF750Plus #Radioddity #Reviews #WeatherRadio

Dan Satterfield, AWS Certified meteorologist, reports broadcasters w/ colocated (i.e.,inexpensive) NOAA weather radio transmitters, are told (see letter) to stop maintenance on these life-protecting systems. This is the cost-effective warning system which works where cellphones don't. WHY WHY WHY? #noaa #weather #warning #weatherradio #alerts #Emergency #EmergencyAlerts

Especially after Texas flood disaster,😢 wondering why there aren't at least some #NOAA #NWS weather radios with built-in #GPS auto-location for travelers #WeatherRadio

Turned on the #Austin #WeatherRadio just in time to hear an unusual message:

"Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
117 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025

NOAA WEATHER RADIO OUTAGE DUE TO A SOFTWARE UPDATE NEXT WEEK

The Austin/San Antonio National Weather Service office will be conducting a required, scheduled update to their Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) system from Monday, June 9th
through approximately June 11th."
https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=EWX&issuedby=EWX&product=PNS&format=TXT&version=1&glossary=0

My weather radio is screaming its little ass off, warning me about nearby tornados. Luckily, none of them are passing over me.

😬

#weather #WeatherRadio #tornados

#WeatherRadio Heard in Brentwood, PA on 162.4, 162.425, 162.525 and 162.550, "This NOAA weather radio station is temporarily off the air. Please tune to an alternate weather radio broadcast or visit weather.gov for the latest weather information." I have the weather radio app on my iPhone and Philadelphia's weather radio is broadcasting the same message.
There's a phone number here to catch hourly updates, climate summary and the weather forecast. The last update on this phone number was at 12 noon today.

#Trump is the shortest path from #Republicans to #WeatherRadio.

Those who ignore #FCC ignore #WeatherRadio.

Every morning, I turn on my weather radio for a short bit just to hear the friendly generated voice of the National Weather Service -- and to make sure it hasn't been defunded. Some people might not know it's there, but it serves a great purpose for those who do.

#atxwx #nws #weatherradio #wxk27

Every morning, I check my #NWS #WeatherRadio and my #NIST #AtomicClock signal, y'know, just to make sure they're still funded. 😨

#WXK27

We have created a guide to make it easier to understand what it takes to stream to GWES WeatherRadio! It may actually be easier than you think!

#weather #weatherradio

https://globaleas.org/blog/2024/11/22/streaming-to-weatherradio/

What's it mean when your Midland #WeatherRadio emits a "beep" and all the #alert #lights are #flashing but there's no "#alert" playing on the broadcast? This just happened but when I pressed the button to listen to the broadcast it's just the normal #Albuquerque #weather shit and forecast....

Very strange.......

Edit: Apparently it means your radio hasn't received a signal from the NWS that it was expecting in the past 10 days and you need to unplug it and remove a battery for 15 seconds to reset it. Otherwise it's going to beep at you every 10 minutes.

I'm just thankful it started at 10:20AM in the morning and not 3AM in the morning.

Sweet baby jesus, as if we didn't have enough going on, the #WXK27 #NWS #WeatherRadio transmitter in #AustinTX is out of service. How'd I find out? When my #weather #radio beeped and flashed because it's been a whole week since it picked up any signal.

https://www.weather.gov/nwr/sites?site=WXK27

#WeatherRadio the two NOAA weather radio stations I can receive are not giving temperatures for any locations. I received Johnstown Pennsylvania on 162.4 MHz and Pittsburgh on 162.55 MHz. I wonder if this has anything to do with other Weather services being out.

#WeatherRadio
Hi all, I used to love to weather radio DX in the summer. For over a year now, all stations appear to be much weaker. I assume it's static. From my location in Pittsburgh on a good portable, I'd receive Pittsburgh, Johnstown PA, Bridgeport OH and Parker, PA. This was with no enhanced radio conditions. Now, I receive Pittsburgh and with difficulty, Johnstown.
I thought it might be static in my house, so I took the radio 2 blocks away to a higher elevation and my results were similar.
Does anyone know what might have caused this change? Might it be cell tower related? THX for any thoughts on this.

Yet another reason why you need a weather radio

https://swling.com/blog/2024/02/yet-another-reason-why-you-need-a-weather-radio/

#JockElliottKB2GOM #NOAA #NOAAWeatherRadio #WeatherRadio

(Continued…) I know this is my soapbox issue. But emergency #radios are inexpensive and if you ever find yourself needing one - you’ll be glad to have it. I’ll post some good hand-crank / solar options in the comments below. #ShortwaveRadio #EmergencyRadio #WeatherRadio

In this recording, my local weather radio station, KEC55, experiences some very bad times.

While I was in the car driving home from New Mexico, when I finally got in range of my home station, I noticed some very odd things happening. Luckily, I record my weather radio stream now and was able to catch this strangeness. These new wireless transceiver powered transmitters really are something else.

#WeatherRadio #WeatherRadioGlitch #WX

fuck you, #environment #Canada. You replaced perfectly good Canadian voices on your #weatherradio service with inferior, american, text-to-speech voices from more than two decades ago. Shame on you and yours.

The weather is turning to shit here. I first heard the duck farts on the weather radio. Then I heard thunder. Then someone close by told me they were already under the storms!

#wx #WeatherRadio #DuckFarts #thunder

Instead of this month being April, it feels more like #groundhogday in February with repeated #severeweather possibilities. Have your #weatherradio handy, be #westheraware #weatheralert & consider becoming a #skywarnspotter #nws #amateurradio #hamradio