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I have other Midland radios including a MIDLAND WR300 Weather Radio, which always alarms when it should and works flawlessly. The HH50 has never alarmed even when just those few feet away the WR300 was going off repeatedly. The HH50 will not ever alarm. I've placed it and the WR300 fifteen feet from each other when tornado and other weather alarms where occurring on a regular basis. It is always full of static and looses signal if moved slightly. Sorry Midland the HH50 is junk.
We take it with us in our vehicle when we travel and it has proven to give peace of mind in tricky weather situations. Purchased my Midland HH50 Weather radio almost a year ago. It works well delivering weather forecasts & storm alerts as needed. A worthy investment. Batteries wear down a bit quickly, but not any real issue.
If you move it, there may be a temporary fadeout, but it remains tuned to correct freq. BUT, if it is moved even an inch or so, signal strength is temporarily affected and.back into scanning mode for another 10 seconds or so.
OK, our 1970's no-name weather radio is ten times better. The Midland HH50 is loaded with features that make it useless.
This radio is ideal ONLY in a strong signal area. After about 10 seconds it found the signal, and began receiving.
Namely, it initially scans for the strongest signal. So far, so good.
The old (1970's model) has a choice of 3 freqs based on crystals, set by a toggle switch. Returned it since a simple task (listening to weather report) is complex with this new device.
nothing but static if greater the a few miles from station, short wire on battery pack broke wile putting in batteries. put in garbage.
Voila: the voice of my local NOAA station (20-miles distant) came through clearly. I've read reviews concerning static and poor sound quality, and haven't experienced either. I have a NOAA weather radio for my home, and bought the Midland HH50 for times I'm away, such as car trips, birding, camping, etc. Although the speaker is small, it is fully understandable. Maybe I'm closer to a NOAA station or have less interference. Within two minutes of opening the box, I had inserted batteries, extended the antenna, and turned it on. For me the size is a plus; it will provide up-to-the-minute weather info and alerts when I want them; and otherwise will tuck away and be unnoticeable. Cool.
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