Weather/road conditions on the fly?

[trickyrix]

Anybody know a good way to get weather reports and/or road conditions while I'm in the car? What about those little NOAA weather radios? I'm hitting road Friday and I've got this sinking feeling that I'm going to be dodging snow and ice again like I did last year... good times!

[sammm]

It doesn't have a dedicated weather feature, but it would be good in an emergency. It doesn't use batteries. It has a crank handle to generate power. I bought one last year at Lowe's for ~$15.

LINKIE

[Treibenschnell]

I have a cheapo hand-crank flashlight/radio combo that works best only in extreme emergency cases... so unless you foresee that sort of situation, I'd not recommend one you have to constantly crank to get info out of.

[Treibenschnell]

Sorry sammmy... we posted at the same time.

That one looks better than the one I have.

[Ataim]

Try this... if you have a scanner.

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

[trickyrix]

Battery power would be a plus... and I'm looking for something that has a weather band feature. My dad's old '76 Eldorado has an AM/FM/Weather Band radio, so surely someone makes a portable one today...

[sammm]

Sorry sammmy... we posted at the same time.

That one looks better than the one I have.

No problemo. I don't have the Bling-bling-gold-Miamoto version. Mine is blue.

[trickyrix]

Try this... if you have a scanner.

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

Ah... looks like a trip to Radio Shack is in order!

[black roadster]

Make sure to pack for an emergency. Blanket, food, drink, etc..

Here is a full kit.

A smart phone would give you web access to check weather.

[Treibenschnell]

Perhaps one of these...



The largest one is $130, but the smallest one seems to be a great thing for an emergency situation.

[Rogue]

Rik, I have a Cobra 75WX CB that has Noaa weather and is all Mic control.
I have one in each Miata, and good thing is its always in car.
The unit is trunk mounted and only the Mic is in the cockpit.
Has saved out butts a few times, between Truckers and Noaa.
Worth a look.
http://www.epinions.com/pr-Cobra_75_WX_ST_CB_Radio

[Magma]

Rogue, Do you still need to mount an antenna with that unit?

[Rogue]

The '92 has a Jeff Anderson splitter and my 93LE has a magnetic I keep in the trunk.
So, no you don't have to

[TheChadVIII]

They have a weather feature on XM radio now, Its an extra $6 or $7 on top of the subscription. Works with certain GPS nav's for full graphic output.

Its the baller option.

[black roadster]

Rogue,

I also have that CB with the Jeff Anderson Antenna Splitter. My only complaint it the external speaker seems rather weak. I tried a non-powered external speaker but it isn't much better. Any suggestions? I've heard good things about this speaker.

I forgot about the Cobra 75WX. That is a good suggestion.

trickyrix,

I have my old CB w/o a weather channel (just a standard 40ch unit) and a magnetic mount antenna. You are more than welcome to borrow it for your trip. A CB is a good thing still on long trips. Truckers can be a valuable source of information.

[Rogue]

Truckers can be a valuable source of information.

Just ask Sharpie!

No, really. I have often hooked up with drivers.
They always know whats ahead.

I have the Radio Shack version of that speaker, and it works good.

For $7 a month, I can buy a 75WX!
Is it really worth $7 a month!

[Treibenschnell]

For $7 a month, I can buy a 75WX!
Is it really worth $7 a month!

Pricey! What does regular SAT radio go for anyhow?

[Magma]

Looks like since I changed antennas the JA splitter option is out, I guess I will go with a magnetic when I get a CB

[trickyrix]

Rik, I have a Cobra 75WX CB that has Noaa weather and is all Mic control.
I have one in each Miata, and good thing is its always in car.
The unit is trunk mounted and only the Mic is in the cockpit.
Has saved out butts a few times, between Truckers and Noaa.
Worth a look.
http://www.epinions.com/pr-Cobra_75_WX_ST_CB_Radio

That looks pretty cool - will have to check that out. I take it you have to run a cable into the trunk?

In the meantime, I picked up one of these from the Shack.

They have a weather feature on XM radio now, Its an extra $6 or $7 on top of the subscription. Works with certain GPS nav's for full graphic output.

Its the baller option.

I looked into that option to go with the Garmin, but it doesn't look like the Nuvi 350 supports that. Besides, the info I found on the service indicates that the XM transponder is $100 and the weather service is $99/month... YIKES!

Pricey! What does regular SAT radio go for anyhow?

I've got Sirius... it runs about $12/month.

[Radio-Active]

If you had a ham ticket, you could have a road compannion to tell you all about the weather and roads ahead.

My Icom 208H has a built in weather radio memory set. On top of that, almost all of the 2m radios will receive the frequencies necesary to get the weather radio.