20 Most Recent Midland 74-109 Weather Radio Questions & Answers

Here's the manual for the 74-200. I believe they have the same features. Read page 11 for the alarms.
http://www.midlandradio.com/Resource_/OwnerManual/18/74-200.pdf

These are the different ways that the unit will warn you.
LED : flashing LED(light on the unit) only
LED and alarm : Flashing LED and beeper sounds
Voice : It's going to call out the alarm and you will hear a voice from the unit's internal speaker.

Program the Midland 74-109 Weather Radio
a) Turn unit on. Extend the antenna. Adjust volume up slowly; Do you hear anything? If not, try replacing the 9 volt battery with a fresh one, in the accessible battery compartment underneath the unit. Repeat above steps.
b) If no sound is heard, turn unit over and look for "WEATHER" slide switch on bottom. With unit on & volume adjusted to comfortable hearing level, slowly slide switch down (or up) through various frequencies [1)162.550, 2) 162.400, 3) 162.475, 4) 162.425, 5) 162.450, 6) 162.500, 7) 162.525] until voice transmissions are heard. This should be the closest National Weather Service (NWS) broadcast for your area. Check the NWS website at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/nwrbro.htm for your state, click on the state name, and look for the site name or site location nearest you. The frequency for that site should be the strongest, and appropriate for your area.
c) You can set the alert tone, for special weather alert broadcasts, on the bottom of the unit on the slide switch marked "ALERT". Set the switch to the desired type of alert: 1) LED [LED on top of unit (marked ALERT) lights up when alert is broadcast-no siren tone/alarm is heard] 2) LED & ALARM [LED lights up and alarm/ siren tone is heard] 3) VOICE [LED on top of unit lights up and voice broadcast is heard, only; no siren tone/alarm is heard].
d) Be sure to press the "ALERT" button on top of the unit and leave the volume at a comfortable listening level to hear weather alerts for your area (Alert LED on top of unit lights up to show Alert function is active). You can test the present volume level by pressing the "TEST" button. Be sure to press the "ALERT" button again after listening to the volume level to re-set the Alert function. You can listen to weather broadcasts anytime, by pressing the "WEATHER" button. After listening, be sure to re-press the "ALERT" button to reset the Alert function.
e) 9 volt battery life should last about 6 to 7 months, depending on how much unit is used an number of alerts received. Replace battery every 6 months, or when you replace your smoke alarm battery, or at beginning and end of daylight savings time. A 12 volt AC adapter to replace the battery, can be used. One should have been supplied with unit. If not, a replacement can be found at Radio Shack.
f) This should complete your Midland Weather Alert Radio Model 74-109 programming.

https://midlandusa.com > support > faqs Why is the NOAA icon flashing on my WR120? The flashing NOAA icon can indicate that the radio is not receiving a strong signal from the National Weather Service. ... To check the radio, press the "Weather/Snooze" button to ensure that the radio is receiving a clear broadcast from the National Weather Service.

Midland WR 301 Owner Manual I just finished reading through the owner manual and it didn't say anything about a crystal anywhere. Possibly the setting is incorrect for receiving the weather reports/alerts. Click on the link above and verify you have your setting for weather reports proper. Semper Fi, Z

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j149/johncheney/todd/IMG_0057.jpgOriginal Diagram that came in the box with this microphone!

Its dynamic and no it doesn't need phantom power