Designed for use before, during and after emergencies by simultaneously monitoring broadcasts by both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) technology to select the most accurate broadcast for your location Automatically sounds a loud alert siren when emergency conditions such as chemical spills, earthquakes, civil emergencies and more occur in your area...even receives AMBER alerts! Features AM/FM / Weather Band clock radio AlwaysSet radio controlled clock / calendar Dual alarm setting Never obsolete! Upgradeable using a PC.