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Midland Model 74-102. Manufactured February 1989. I found this in a thrift shop yesterday. It had a 9V battery so I gave the dial a turn, and sure enough, it still works!
I can’t justify the cost of a new weather radio, but this guy only ran me four bucks. Now I need to get my hands on a 12 volt barrel jack power supply.
Does anything still broadcast to the frequencies it listens to? I don’t know which services are still around or where these days.
In the United States the weather bands have not changed (and I doubt they will since so many aviation and marine radios have them programmed in). Still the 162.40 - 162.55 MHz range.
wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago No way! We had one of those when I was a kid! 😆
Definitely need to swap over to some other power source, as 9v battery will cost more than the unit!
There are 9V Batteries you can recharge from usb-c. Maybe an option.
I think your power supply idea is great.
I probably have 50 different power supplies from old devices. I keep them in a box, each one is labelled with output voltage and current. Use them for projects all the time.
jeinzi@discuss.tchncs.de 19 hours ago
First thought: Get a USB-C to barrel jack adapter that triggers to 12V. And Ikea sells great USB-C power supplies that support 12V operation and cost only 4€ (in Germany) :)
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 14 hours ago
A cheap switch mode power supply could cause interference. It would be better to get a linear power supply since that’s what this radio was designed to use.
can@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
That’s a very interesting idea.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 19 hours ago
Nice!