Alert Works EAR-10

The Alert Works EAR-10 Emergency Alert Weather Radio offers the latest in weather and hazard alert monitoring technology, providing you with the information needed to keep you safe. This Public Alert certified weather radio has a special receiver that tunes to the 24/7 broadcasts issued by the National Weather Service. The combined All Hazards/Weather Alert broadcast network is the single, most immediate source for comprehensive weather and emergency information available instantaneously to the public, in advance of TV and radio bulletins.

The Alert Works EAR-10 has an innovative automatic alert system. In the event of special warning broadcasts, the radio is automatically activated along with a loud tone, an LED indicator, and an alert message in the LCD. Emergency weather bulletins include alerts about tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, ice/snow storms, and other severe weather. Other emergencies might include Amber alerts, hazardous explosions, fires, chemical spills, and other civil emergencies.

In addition, the EAR-10 weather radio features Specific Area Message Encoding (S.A.M.E.) Digital Weather/Hazard Alert, providing you with continuous monitoring of your local NWS broadcasts. The S.A.M.E. decoding receiver allows you to hear only messages for the area(s) of concern to you. For example, if you only want to be informed for alerts within your county, enter only your county code. If you want to be informed about neighboring counties, you can enter those codes as well. In addition, the Alert Works EAR-10 allows you to program the radio to silence selected event codes to minimize annoyance.

The Public Alert Standard (CEA-2009-A) was developed by the Consumer Electronics Association in conjunction with the National Weather Service. Devices that carry the Public Alert logo meet certain technical standards for alerting users of hazardous situations.

Features:

• High performance receiver monitors U.S. Emergency All Hazards, and Emergency Alert System (EAS) weather bulletins, warnings, & forecasts
• Receives all National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports, which provides all available emergency advisories on tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, floods, evacuations, civil danger warnings and more
• Flexible programming - select SAME broadcasts in up to 25 counties
• User-selectable warning system - choice of warning tone alarm, voice or visual displays
• Eight-character dot matrix LCD for viewing monitor status and alert message or clock display
• Alert message types include Statement, Watch, or Warning, and Test (up to 56 messages)
• Radio responds to weekly and monthly tests with only the visual alert. During the test, the yellow Advisory LED will light up and "Weekly Test" or “Monthly Test” will be visible on the display.
• Clock displays time and has alarm and snooze functions
• Telescopic antenna provides maximum range reception up to 50 miles
• Volume control buttons adjust audio output
• Receiver can store up to 10 different weather/hazard alerts (with overlapping effective times) in its memory
• External antenna jack permits use of an (optional) extended range base antenna or a mobile antenna
• External alert jack allows use of other alerting devices
• EL (ElectroLuminescent) backlight with high/low brightness levels
• 90 decibel alert siren
• Low battery level indicator

• Frequencies: 162.40, 162.425, 162.45, 162.475, 162.50, 162.525, 162.55 MHz
• SAME code setting: 25 independent settings
• RF reception range: 50 miles (64 km)
• 20 dB Quieting Sensitivity: 0.5 uV
• FIPS County Code Sensitivity at 5kHz Dev: 0.5uV
• Channel Selectivity: ±25kHz, 60dB
• Speaker Impedance: 8 ohms
• Speaker Output at 10%THD: 200 mW max
• Input Voltage: 6 Volts DC
• Power requirements: AC Adapter (included) and 4 AA alkaline batteries for backup power

Dimensions:

• 7.75" x 4.25" x 4.0" (197mm x 108mm x 102mm)

The National Weather Service has a toll-free number to obtain S.A.M.E. county codes: 888-NWS-SAME (888-697-7263). You can also visit their NOAA Weather Radio web page to obtain S.A.M.E. county codes.

• EAR-10 Product Manual