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Still going, 5 years later. But NOAA Weather Radio??? Our tax $$$$$$ are paying for it, so we might as well use it. Apparently, the USA & Canada are the only countries to have it. WX Radio in vehicles? Sure... Using the FM BC RX'ing antenna will work for 162MHz RX'ing, way better than putting WX FREQ in a CB and expecting 162MHz to pass through that 27MHz setup. (Yeah... I've proven that not to work, so WTF were they thinking there?) Newer 'lil bubble-pack GMRS / FRS radios now have NOAA in them, but how effective is a 3" antenna on 162MHz, where 1/4-wave is like 17" for there. Now, the WX feature in 2M rigs and the C. Crane Radios, make a hell of a lot more sense to me. But vehicles??? We pay for NOAA Weather Radio to begin with, so let's have it in vehicles as well. My $0.02 worth here.
