Internet response to the survey was poor, accounting for only two percent. When evaluating the NOAA Weather Radio broadcast, it is obviously important to understand who is using the service and why. This was the reason why we wished to develop a current user profile. About one-third of the users identify themselves as marine community listeners. 13 people responded as Ft.
Most users have the less-expensive receivers, with no tone alert feature.
87 percent of marine listeners who responded were recreational boaters, and most operate either on the east coast or in the intra coastal areas. Most marine users do not have tone alert and about 20 percent leave the radio on all the time. The responses to this portion of the survey brought no surprises. They are least interested in identification messages. Since only about a third of listeners are marine users, the marine products rated high at both ends of the spectrum of responses.