You may want to add one of these to your preps. Many states will be useing the weather service freq. to broadcast y2k problems over the new years weekend. These are only about $20.

-- FLAME AWAY (BLehman202@aol.com), November 15, 1999

Answers

Flame,

Thanks for the info. Do you have a link for which states will be using that frequency to broadcast?

Thanks.

-- Deb M. (vmcclell@columbus.rr.com), November 15, 1999.

Scanner radios will receive the broadcasts as well as emergency, police, and fire depts. Very handy in knowing where not to go.

-- franko (franko@home.com), November 15, 1999.

Good point. I love an all-weather radio! However, in the case of bad things, I'm sure an ordinary radio will carry all the news ad nauseum if they can broadcast.

-- Mara (MaraWayne@aol.com), November 15, 1999.

Sorry, no link, but I think it is most of them.

-- FLAME AWAY (BLehman202@aol.com), November 15, 1999.

I thought the National Weather Service owned theese frequencies. Could you provide a link or other source that indicates that non- weather info will be broadcast on these frequencies?

Mikey2

-- Mikey2k (mikey2k@he.wont.eat.it), November 15, 1999.

Mike;

The one I remember is a press release from the Georgia emergency managment agency. (GEMA) Try their web site. I have read this several other places also, just can't remember.

-- FLAME AWAY (BLehman202@aol.com), November 16, 1999.