Oregon Scientific WR601N Handheld Weather Radio - Get Instant Weather Alerts On-the-Go!

Rapker: Having had 2 of these radios before, very disappointed with this one. Battery life is less than 3 days. Our prior radios batteries lasted month or more. Wondering if this radio is maybe defective.

United States on Nov 29, 2023

Mike Blatt: Had to wait or a test and actual alert to review this weather alert radio. Got both and this radio works as advertised. Excellent volume, clear reception and easy set-up. Good fit traveling or home use.
I recommend this Oregon Scientific radio, though discontinued the model replacing it is identical it but for color and battery.

United States on Jan 13, 2017

Peter P.: Have recently heard this go off three times in one week of having it. Keeps me up to date.

Canada on Sep 22, 2016

run26: I had an older model that finally broke after being dropped multiple times, it was great, sturdy, great reception. This one does not compare, and I constantly have to reprogram. It's unreliable.

United States on Jun 27, 2015

Music of Plexus: I just the radio. Its 1 Aug 2014. I will update later. I got this to take on a canoe trip: 7 days in the interior of Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada. This trip will be the Scorch Lake semi-loop. We will do it over 7 days. Basecamp on Scotch for a few days. I have a crank weather radio which I got a local sporting goods store. Its one of those all in one survival thing: flashlight, radio, clock, mobile phone charger, etc. all rechargeable with solar and/or hand crank. And, its a bit cheesy. Its heavy and doesn't hold much of a charge. Its too much bother taking into account kms of portages. So I wanted a weather radio that was small and light. I choose this one the WR601N. I read all the reviews here and wasn't sure what I was going to get. Good or bad. Mixed reviews. I don't really need the warning system as I plan to use this on canoe trips. Its not worth having on due to the batteries we'd have ot carry. I will get to that... but on first use I am impressed. It has a decent feature set. Nice clock and I hope it remains accurate. Some weatherproofing. Nice feel, feels high quality. Its nice and small and light 130g without batteries and comes with a desk craddle, belt clip and...

Canada on Aug 01, 2014

L. M. Gacher: Had an older model that lasted over 15 years. The channel selector finally wore out from losing the station every time the batteries were changed. This model is much better. High quality. Set up was a little testy. Other reviews said to use the Quick Start. That didn't work for me. Used the instructions in the guide instead. Took a few times to understand what to do, but once done it's a great unit. Would recommend highly to anyone. Love it.

United States on Jun 11, 2014

Video Nutt: I have an older version of this same radio. It has worked well for me for several years so when I needed another one I bought the same model. Oregon has made a couple of changes that IMHO have actually hurt the radio. 1st, during a warning event the volume is FULL-ON LOUD, and the volume can't be reduced like it could on my older one. Since this radio sits on the night stand right next to my bed (and head), I find this to be VERY irritating when it wakes me at night with a warning. 2nd, they reduced the brightness of the flashing light that indicates when the radio is in monitoring quiet mode, it is dim enough that it can't be easily seen with the bedroom light on. One positive change they made was that the newer model does not loose it's settings/memory when the batteries are changed like the older model did.
I agree with several other reviewers, this radio is definitely not user friendly to program. Nothing about programming this radio is self explanatory, you will NEVER be able to change any settings on this radio without referring to the user's guide. If you misplace the user's guide you WILL be SOL! I keep mine right next to the radio. If you are technologically challenged...

United States on Apr 18, 2013