Oregon Scientific WR102 Portable All Hazard Radio with S.A.M.E. Technology

I purchased this radio about five years ago. I noticed recently that I wasn't getting any of the S.A.M.E. alerts. I called the company and was informed that WR102 was recalled. To the company's credit, they offered to replace it with a WR601. The current price is about half of what the radio originally cost, so this is a great price but a very bad deal since the radio has problems serious enough to be recalled. Not exactly on the up and up of Amazon and participating companies to keep selling this item.

Save your money.

Upon receipt, I installed the batteries as instructed. Result: nothing (except to make the unit heavier). That Chinese production reputation for nonexistant quality is again proven.

I would recommend that anyone in need of a hazard radio look elsewhere. Too bad I cannot rate this item with -0- stars. I'll never purchase another Oregon Scientific product.

This is a good little portable weather radio, but it's not worth what this vendor is asking for it. I bought mine at West Marine for about $25--this vendor wants that much just to ship it... If you want to spend over $100 on a weather radio, there are much more advanced models out there.

There are newer models for portable weather radios that fix some of the problems in the reviews listed here, including the WR113 that includes a charging dock, and the WR601 that has non-volatile memory and a dock, so you don't have to input your SAME codes after the battery runs out.

A great tool to own especially when you are outdoor in the elements. It forecast the weather conditions, such as forth coming storms, the temperature, the winds speed and much more. Excellent gift for the outdoors persons!