Can a shortwave radio pick up the NOAA weather stations?

[NTB]

Just wondering. I'm looking for a small radio to keep with me when I'm camping, hiking, fishing, etc.

Nate

 

[Bootprint]

The NWR operates the VHF range, between 162.4 and 162.55 MHz.
So a regular shortwave radio won't work, unless it has a weather band function.

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
The NWR operates the VHF range, between 162.4 and 162.55 MHz.
So a regular shortwave radio won't work, unless it has a weather band function.

That's what I thought Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

Nate

 

[BoomerD]

http://www.weather.gov/nwr/

http://www.weatherradiostore.com/category.asp?cat=2

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSH...io&CategoryName=pa_Radio_PortableRadio

http://www.target.com/gp/browse.html/re...6073768?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=15846051

 

[Rubycon]

Depends on the receiver capabilities. There's receivers that cover 30kHz through 10GHz but you'll pay dearly for it. The really 7337 have full coverage too so they pick up everything.