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 | Title : Zenith Z139S NOAA Weather Radio Alarm Clock
Author : Zenith
Release Date : 20000815
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $24.99
Amazon.com Price : $19.99
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Editorial Reviews :
If you are eager to get to work on time, wake to the Zenith Z139S NOAA weather radio alarm clock. With the one-touch regional weather forecast, you can 'lock in' to local weather stations and dress correctly for the weather in the morning. The green 1-inch display indicates time, alarm, and low battery. A snooze bar on top of the clock is easy to find.
Buyer Reviews :
It does what it says. The instruction booklet comes right out and says the weather radio stations are weak and may not come in. That was the case, but I managed to route the antenna in a way that it picks up the weather channel fairly clear, although there is a lot of background static which changes in intensity depending on whether or not someone is moving around in the room. My girlfriend really appreciates the separate Hour/Minute buttons. She stuck with her old clock radio for well over a decade because most of them have forward and reverse buttons to set the time which she absolutely hates. The ALARM RESET button is a nice feature, every other clock radio requires flipping a switch to OFF and back to ALARM again. I've worn out several clock radios this way, so a button is a welcome change. It's recessed in order to prevent pushing it accidentally when you're half-asleep. It also has a fairly nice, modern appearance and matches most other electronics (i.e. my VTech 2.4GHz phone) as well as the black furniture.
My primary gripe with this clock radio is the quality. It's built cheap. Made in China so no big surprise. Mine was brand new (everything sealed with factory tape) but still had a couple small scratches in the silver paint. Pushing the weather radio button ON and OFF results in a loud audible pop sound. I had a hard time getting a 9V backup battery in it, because the metal 'tangs' that snap onto the positive battery terminal were misshapen and bent. I had to get a small screwdriver and bend them into place. I leave the display on the HIGH setting because the brightness doesn't bother me and all the segments light up evenly which looks better. On the LOW setting, several segments of the display are noticeably dimmer than the others while overall the whole display seems to flicker.
Overall, for the price it's pretty good. We had been wanting a weather radio and a more modern looking clock radio to replace the old woodgrain one, so this clock radio does the job of both in one neat package.
(by gnatgosplat)
Features/Technical Specs :
* 1-touch regional weather forecast
* Wake to AM/FM radio, weather band, or buzzer
* 7-position slide selector locks in on local weather stations
* 1-inch green display
* Battery backup system
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