wheather info

[dog]

is there weather information on the air ( constant and trusted ) for Adirondacks area ? What frequencies ? PLZ ?
Beside what GPS units have .

And where last ones work ?

[Kevin]

There's only 4 methods of weather forecast delivery I'm aware of:

1 - AM/FM radio and television
2 - Emergency weather broadcast/weather radio frequencies (same ones used with your GPS)
3 - The internet
4 - Newspaper

The most immediate weather updates, warnings, and forecasts will be via the weather radio (your GPS) and the internet (noaa's website). Television stations employ their own meteorologists for marketing purposes, not because they're any better/worse than the National Weather service meteorologists. ALL weathermen use the same formulas with regards to prediction, and interpretting it is where the meteorologist comes into play.

[dog]

Thank you , Kevin .
But when you go for 2+ days , info from papers , internet and TV can loose its freshness . AM/FM are great , but they do not go far , especially with relief . For example in Stillwater area only 1 FM from Watertown can be heard , and not far from Reservoir .
I just thought , maybe some of the same AM/FM ADK stations broadcast on short - or long waves . Or that future satellite giants offer something .

OK , I see - no .
OK , GPS .

[dog]

where they are !

https://www.weather.gov/nwr/

And similar pages .

[dog]

weather info reciever T 581

Weather forecast in winter & around is essential .
As a GPSless guy I made a search for a portable radio . On forums ( from catastrophobics to solo-sailers ) .

The best and most appropriate for hiking , as I saw , was this : go www.radioshack.com and search T581 .

Nearest to ADKs National Weather Service Centers , from where transmission on seven NOAA channels goes , are in Burlington and Albany . I do not know , how this system works , but probably it includes retranslators .
Because I tried this stuff out of 50 miles zone , within what a receiving of a signal is promissed in the instruction .

On the other hand , going down from Wanakena to Sand Lake and a little bit more to S-E , I got constant worsening of the signal .

But even with stady message " SIGNAL LOSS " on display ( at Sand Lake area ) it was possiible to obtain the info , listening that broken speach several times .

I dropped this device couple times from ~ 5' on rocks - only light abrasions as a result ,

So , it's too early to reflect this expirience in " GEAR REVEWS "
section , but maybe it will be usefull for somebody else .

[redhawk]

Weather forecast in winter & around is essential .
As a GPSless guy I made a search for a portable radio . On forums ( from catastrophobics to solo-sailers ) .

Nearest to ADKs National Weather Service Centers , from where transmission on seven NOAA channels goes , are in Burlington and Albany . I do not know , how this system works , but probably it includes retranslators .
Because I tried this stuff out of 50 miles zone , within what a receiving of a signal is promissed in the instruction .

Actually, the closest NOAA station is in the Southern Adirondacks, at Gore Mountain to be exact.

It's located at 152.550 Mhz which is channel 5 on my RINO.

Albany is 162.550 Mhz, channel 1 on the RINO

Below are the 20 NY State NWR stations and their frequencies and power


Call SignSite Name Site Location Frequency Power
WXL34 Albany New Scotland 162.55 1000
WXL38 Binghamton Binghamton 162.47 1000
KEB98 Buffalo North Boston 162.55 330
WXN29 Call Hill Call Hill 162.42 300
WWG32 Cattaraugus Little Valley 162.42 100
WWH35 Cooperstown Cornish Hill Rd. 162.45 100
WXM31 Elmira Hawley Hill 162.4 1000
KSC43 Gore Mtn. Gore Mtn. 162.45 300
WXL37 Highland Illinois Mtn. 162.47 1000
WXN59 Ithaca Ithaca 162.5 1000
WXM45 Middleville Herkimer Cty 162.42 300
WXN55 Mt. Wash Bath 162.45 300
KWO35 NYC New York City 162.55 500
KHC49 Norwich Barnes Hill 162.52 300
WXM80 Riverhead Riverhead 162.47 1000
KHA53 Rochester Pinnacle Hill 162.4 500
WWF43 Stamford Stamford 162.4 60
WXL31 Syracuse Makyes Rd. 162.55 1000
WWH34 Walton Houck Mtn. 162.42 100
WXN68 Watertown Miser Hill 162.47 100

[Neil]

So the stations nearest the HPR are Gore, Watertown and Mt. Mansfield?

[redhawk]

So the stations nearest the HPR are Gore, Watertown and Mt. Mansfield?

As far as the stations in NY State go. I didn't bother checking Vermont, it's possible that there is one or two there that are closer.

Castleton at 162.550 and Burlington at 162.400 Mhz.

Signal strength enters into it as well as far as reception goes. Gore is only 300 watts.

[Neil]

When I was at Sharp Bridge last summer I had the best reception from the Mt. Mansfield station and they gave a full report for the Adirondack HPR.

[redhawk]

When I was at Sharp Bridge last summer I had the best reception from the Mt. Mansfield station and they gave a full report for the Adirondack HPR.

Mount Mansfield is where? How many MHz? What channel on the RINO? Wattage?

[Neil]

Mount Mansfield is where? How many MHz? What channel on the RINO? Wattage?

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/vt/slvt.htm

The announcer stated he was broadcasting from the top of Mt. Mansfield which is in Vermont close to L. Champlain. The above link dosn't list a station named "Mt. Mansfield" but I would guess its Burlington. I don't remember which channel on the RINO.