dalenoel wrote:
I do a selection of the clearest channel I can get instead of a single code for one or more counties. This way I get all of the warnings that are in the area for my reception.
Keeping a county map available is also a help if you don't know the area you are in well enough.
i second that notion...that is absolutely the best way to go when traveling. I want to be aware of severe weather that may be moving in my direction as early as possible. when we're on the road I make it a habit to know the name of the county we're in but I usually don't know the names of the surrounding counties. by NOT programming a SAME code into the alert receiver I get warnings for all counties covered by the station we're tuned to. a map then helps us pinpoint where we are relative to the warning. if we have internet and/or cell phone service that task is made all the easier.
when we're at home it's different. I know the names of the counties that border ours and even those that are quite a distance away. so I've programmed our home alert receiver with just the SAME code for our home county. I have weather radar from
weather underground running 24/7 in my hamshack so I can see what's coming. but on the road we want as much info as early as possible.
