Midland HH54VP Portable Emergency Weather Radio with SAME (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)This radio functions well in that it does exactly what is advertised, but the battery consumption is horrible.
This unit eats through a set of 3 AA batteries every three (3) days.No, I'm not kidding.THREE DAYS. EVERY TIME.

If you want to run this unit solely on battery power, better be ready either pay a high price for the number of batteries you'll use, or switch to rechargeables and change THEM out every 3 days.(At this rate, rechargeables would even wear out in a short time.)I don't know if this is common amoung weather radios, but it is a huge problem with the Midland HH54VP.

I've never had any electronic item eat battery power so quickly.Had I known of this issue, I would have made a different choice.I prefer to use batteries in the event of power loss during the night.You never know when power could go out - possibly even during a bad heat wave.For me, not being able to use batteries with confidence is basically the same as not having a weather radio at all.If I forget to check and don't change the batteries, that leaves my family unprotected.

This is ridiculous. I won't continue to spend $ for batteries for a $35 unit. I'll look for a better engineered radio. (So much for "peace of mind".)

It is my sincere hope that a MIDLAND EXECUTIVE OR REPRESENTATIVE reads this review.I purchased the unit through Amazon for best price - but I've put as much in it(or more)for ... you guessed it ... BATTERIES!

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Product Description:
The Midland HH54VP Portable Emergency Weather Alert radio will keep you up to date at home or on the go.With S.A.M.E. technology up to 9 counties may be designated to receive alerts/warnings. A great convenience feature especially when you are away from home is Weather Scan, which will scan and lock onto the strongest NOAA broadcast automatically. The unique Home/Travel mode lets you select the NOAA channel for your area the menu, while the Travel mode will scan and lock onto the strongest NOAA signal.The HH54VP Tri-Color LED gives 3 types of alerts, either "warning", "watch" or "advisory" and features three user selectable alerts modes. Select from tone, voice, or visual (flashing backlight) for the over 60 types of alerts. The HH54VP uses 3 "AA" alkaline or rechargeable batteries (Not Included).

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