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Old 03-07-2023, 12:24 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
That's great for entertainment purposes, but worthless for emergency purposes. When the cellular is out and you're too far for FM to reach you, AM may be the only option, that is IF your vehicle has it.
I've managed to go 45 years without needing AM or any radio for emergency purposes. Even when a supercell came through Alabama back in 2011 and 58 tornadoes touched down in 2 days the TV stations kept broadcasting. (They were broadcasting the tornado rolling through the West and North side of Birmingham live.)

(6 EF0, 29 EF1, 8 EF2, 6 EF3, 7 EF4, 2 EF5)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Super_Outbreak

I do have a hand crank AM / FM / weather radio in the earthquake kit.

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