Does it have to be plugged in to work as a weather radio?
1259295
No. It will work as weather radio and will get alerts but the battery will eventually run down without recharging. A great device to have for entertainment and emergencies.
1259296
I have not tried to use the weather band --- but I do know that the AM & FM work just fine on the battery or the crank.
1259297
I think it will work plugged and if power the takes over. You would have to be sure the batteries are good if you use it with just the batteries. We have not really used in this capacity yet.
875738
No. It has to be plugged in for use. It is very comfortable and works really good though. You can wrap it around you unlike a traditional heating pad.
158328
No it doesn't so I use rechargeable batteries and have extras just in case. I love this weather radio! Just make sure you charge it from the units jack and not from the base. Our base doesn't work right but charging into the hand held works great for me. I hope this helps.
483974
Yes, mine picks up weather channels. I have it connected to a Cobra 29 WS NW ST cb radio.
15728
No, weather doesn't seem to affect it at all. Works great unless the power goes off.
1040066
Yes it does have to be turned on. It is not an alert radio. Quite honestly it has spotty reception if you are camping in rural areas...
1871047
I have a Midland 74-200 Weather radio. I plug it into the "external alert" jack.
601424
Yes, I think so--was thinking of getting that one--but the weather radio feature is good to have. Great little radio!
501912
While rugged and weather resistant, it isn't waterproof and were it to be immersed in water, it might not function. Note this is a battery radio but it also operates on AC, so it isn't designed to be seriously wet.
902658
Yes, both the transmitter and receiver need to be plugged in to an electrical outlet.
400979
No. There's a 3.5 mm port that could be used for line in (audio input only) from some device. I suppose you could possibly power the output from an audio output device through the Weather X built in speaker.You would need a cable from the output device to the Weather X which isn't included of course.Also the Weather X can be powered and recharged (internal battery only) with a 12V AC adapter which isn't included.
1795547
Yes. I have my wired to constant power in my jeep... I can switch to listen to weather.. The emergency alert you are talking about has an off setting in menu. So you'll be good.
108815
I don't think so. It has a battery backup to keep the clock going. But I don't think it will work without being plugged in.
416806
No it does not have a weather band. Bigger issue is that it comes with a 220 volt wall charger. Not a 120v charger....atleast mine did. Otherwise it's a fine radio.
1948822
I didn't think it would, but then I found a youtube video showing someone doing just that! Just do a google search, (ambient weather ipod) ,and you will see a link to the youtube video. Just plug into the headphone jack of the ambient weather. I think it would use the battery up about as much as listening to the radio.
710824
No, it has to be plugged in for the lights to work. There is a small battery that keeps the clock and programming going if unplugged but it will not turn out without being plugged in.
1044711
Yes it does.You can leave it on constantly which could be annoying since it is a repeated broadcast ny NOAA. Or leave it in alert mode in the event of a storm, disaster, etc...