Weather Radio? Please Help?

Question

I'm looking for a weather radio station, I've looked it up online and it says its on the 162.4 frequency. But that's not a frequency on the radio. I've searched the whole radio, but can't find it.

Answer 1

"Regular" radio covers frequencies from 87.7 to 107.9 MHz. (megahertz...or "cycles" per second)

162.4 is higher than that band and is receivable on a so-called "shortwave" radio which can receive those signals.

You can usually find radios that get these frequencies as well as UHF/VHF (TV audio signals) and regular radio if you search around.

Do a Dogpile on "WX band radio" and you'll find some.

Answer 2

162.400Mc (or MHz) is a frequency that only available on certain types of receivers, such as weather radios and scanners.  You may also receive the frequency on an all-band receiver as well, but you will not be able to do so on your home audio receiver or car radio.  You will need to purchase a reciever that is capable of receiving that frequency.

Weather radios are a good shot, because they also receive SAME codes.  If an weather alert comes through, the receiver will sound a set of audible tones to warn you of a weather event (if you have it set right, but very easy).

Regualr radios are only capable of receiving the range of 87.7Mc to 108Mc on FM so receiving a frequency of 162.400Mc is outside the upper limits of the receivers range.