California fires: smart speakers and emergency alerts

Thu Jul 26 17:30:39 UTC 2018

No.

NWR requires a special radio receiver or scanner capable of picking up 
the signal. Broadcasts are found in the VHF public service band at these 
seven frequencies (MHz):

162.400
162.425
162.450
162.475
162.500
162.525
162.550

Although, you can buy a wind-up weather radio receiver for $20 that 
doesn't require batteries or a charger (really helpful when you have an 
actual emergency and can't rely on an iDevice, or a congested network, 
for your information).

On 07/26/2018 11:09 AM, valdis.kletnieks at vt.edu wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:54:10 -0700, Seth Mattinen said:
> 
>> People in tornado areas seem to be the most aware that alert radios
>> already exist. No internet access required.
> 
> Do those use a frequency band that's suitable for cellphones to monitor (antenna
> size, power, etc)? Because your best chance of getting my attention in an emergency
> is to make my phone start shrieking.
> 
> (For what it's worth, I actually did get an Amber Alert on my phone last night, and
> a phone-based weather alert as well)
> 

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