Two-Way Radios Reviews

We have two of these, we keep one in my wife's car and the other in mine. Our main use is to monitor traffic back-ups (delays) on the Interstate. For this purpose, it works great.

For more regular use, I would recommend getting the external (magnet-base) antennae. This significantly boosts both the reception and transmission. I carry one of these antennaes in my trunk for longer trips. There are not many choices out there for hand-held CBs -- Based on what's out there, this seems like a good choice.

We used a pair of these headsets with our Kenwood UBZ-LH14 FRS radios while biking in Seney National Wildlife refuge. My wife found it hard to get the microphone in just the correct place (so that I could hear her talk, but not her breathing). She also had difficulty keeping the ear-bud in her ear. Just like the radios without use of the headset, there is a short pause before they transmit, thus cutting off some of the first word you broadcast. We generally liked the headsets; I had none of the problems that my wife experienced. The VOX function is great for hands free operation.

Just thought I'd point out that this is the rapid charger mentioned in the manual for the T7200 series radios as well.

Well it all started on a trip to visit my Grandma In Oregon, We where getting ready and packed to go, And on the way I asked my Mom to stop at Wal-Mart so I could pick up some 2-Way Radio's on the way, So I saw these Motorola T4800 so I thought I Might Try them,Little did I know We Where going to see a Fatal accedent On a Nevada High way 1 Van Accedent 3 kid's 2 adults the Mother and the father were ok but 2 of the little boy's has fatal injery.So I turn my Radio's on having Doubt because they only reach 3 Mile's well I decided to try I got a hold of somone with a cell-phone and I told them to bring Help at Mile Marker 352 the 2 little boy's survived with Helicopter Help. But the thing is After a little research,I remember the guy telling me after this was all over on the Radio."God Is Just" And after that I never heard from him again, He said his name was Almutha J, Godichilae, and i have been searching for him ever since And I Cannot find him anywere no records of his birth nothing. But anyway it all happen'd on this little Motorola Radio, if you have any info About the man I am searching for plz E-Mail Me at Colton_Alexander2003@Yahoo.com. I would reccomend you Buying a 2-way From Motorola radio or CB radio for the high way meybe he might show up again or even save you'r life. I'm Woundering If it was an Angel it has really opened my eye's to the world.

I was looking for a good radio system for my business and happened to ask at Sam's, when I was shopping, what they used in their warehouse clubs. They showed me the XV2600's they were all carrying and they LOVE them!

At least to my knowledge. With only a wire Jpole antenna ( Thats inside) I have spoken to friends over seven miles away clearly!
Now Remember I am higher then they are, Much higher. I ordered a 5/8's wave antenna for the roof. This should give me much greater range . I love these simple to use transmitters and plan on buying two HT's when I have the extra cash. Even my 3 year old neice has figured out how to answer me when away from home. So I am betting the wife can also :)

THIS WALKIE TALKIE IS A GREAT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY YOUNG AND OLD. THIS CAN REACH A REASONABLE DISTANCE AND IS VERY AFFODABLE IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD WALKIE TALKIE TIS IS THE ONE FOR YOU.

Great product, sturdier than most non-commercial radios. But be aware that if you live in a big city, there may be a ton of interference from other sources. In downtown Dallas... I only get about 0.5-1 mile range on high power channels. The most annoying thing is the "C" button that sends out a warble tone to catch other people's attention. It does that just great, but the button is where it can accidentally be pushed easily and gets bumped a lot and everyone on that channel has to listen to the warble sound. I wish there was a feature to turn it off.

We used these radios split between vehicles on a one month road trip. While in the vehicles the range is short (only line of sight), it is a viable option as the vehicles we used didn't have CBs or HF radios. We used a small 75W inverter to charge them up (no in-car charger available, unfortunately).

Outside of the vehicles the range was longer, ideal for setting up photo and video shoots.

And at this price, if they break, buy some more!

After having bad experience with my old Motorola TalkAbout 250 radios, I decided to give these a try (I didn't want to reward Motorola with another sale, many of the Motorola radios were receiving mixed reviews here on Amazon, and I really like my Uniden cordless telephones).

These are really good radios. Audio quality is very good, and their communication range far exceeds that of my Motorolas, even when they were working correctly (which wasn't very often). I was able to communicate clearly through flat, wooded terrain with the radios 2 miles apart. I also like that the PTT button is where it belongs on the side of the radio, not in the middle of the front as on the Motorolas.

The Unidens have some nice features like weather radio, selectable call tones, a nice big display, VOX when you use the radios with the included headset/microphone (a feature that I don't like to use, but might be useful to some people), water-resistant construction, channel scan, etc. But the main feature I was looking for was long communication range, and I got that with these radios.

I have some issues that keep this from being the perfect (5-star) radio; you decide if they are show-stoppers for you:

1) Volume Control--These radios don't have a continuously variable volume knob; instead they have +/- push buttons to select 8 different volume levels (one of which is fully off). The problem is that the lowest volume level that isn't fully off is too loud if you're in a really quiet environment. It's fine if you're outside or in a noisy mall or something. But if you need to set the audio whisper quiet, you can't do it with these radios.

2) Size & Weight: These radios are bigger and heavier than many on the market. This is a natural side effect of buying a radio with more transmit power than most of the competition. These radios run on 4 AA batteries vs. 3 AA batteries in my Motorolas. To give you a sense of the difference, the Uniden's dimensions (not including the antenna or belt clip) is 5.25" long X 2.25" wide X 1.375" thick. The Motorola TalkAbout 250's dimensions are 4.5" long X 2.5" wide X 1" thick. I don't have a scale, so I can't tell you how much heavier the Uniden is, but I can tell that it does weigh more.

Other than those two complaints, these radios are perfect. It's up to you to decide, based on how you'll be using the radios, whether these issues are show-stoppers for you or not. They aren't for me; I'm delighted with the performance of these Uniden radios.