RD>    I'm using a PRO-51 and Radio Shack's all-band mobile magnetic mount.
RD>    At times I can pick up 162.475 and 162.425 on the handheld using the
RD>    rubber ducky antenna.  Of course the Kansas City and St. Joseph
RD>    stations are audible all the time.
RD>    Funny thing is, that night I could hear 5 different stations and we
RD>    got five different forecasts for this area -- none of them right
RD>    except for the one that called for a 30% chance of rain.  It didn't
RD>    rain at all, so they were the closest.  The others said it was
RD>    going to rain.
RD>    I thought they all used the same information.  Go figure.
I can pick up at least 2 stations on my BC200XLT with the original
rubber duck.  I agree with you about the quality of the forecasts.  The
problem in my area is not inaccurate forecasts, but the fact that they
are badly delayed.  I have heard many times of a storm being in
such-and-such an area, when the TV radar shows it has already moved 30
miles or more.  Furthermore, I have _never_ heard a tornado warning
being broadcast by NOAA within 20 minutes of the tornado being spotted.
When nasty weather or tornado conditions pop up, I tune in to the ham
repeater in Wilmington, NC on 146.8200.  The information there is much
more timely.
That's one of the reasons why I went to Rat Shack today and had the
fella behind the counter order a copy of "Now You're Talking" (and I
also got a free '97 Rat Shack catalog just for asking).  And I'm
learning (AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!) Morse.   :-)
B*Allen
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