Customer Reviews
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I UNDERSTAND THAT THE 12 MILE LISTED RANGE IS ONLY ON CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT... BUT I ONLY GET 1/3 OF A MILE RANGE IN MY HOME SUBURBAN AREA OF LOW HOUSES.ONE THIRD...
[...]YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR ANOTHER PRODUCT.
Bulky, long antenna, 1/2 unit bust on arrival
I've been hitting the slopes quite a bit this season. I've been using my friend's Motorola Talkabout radios (10 mile range, 99/100? privacy codes). I decided to buy myself a pair. This pair of Midlands happen to be on sale so I got them. Upon arrival, 1 radio gets loud yucky beeping noise when receiving transmission, regardless of the channel and subchannel. Will look into warranty info.
Usability is just ok. This radio is bulky and its antenna sticks out too much. The unit is rather uncomfortable in my ski jacket.
If you are thinking about buying a pair of radios, I'd stick with Motorolas... they are much better designed.
Functionality is great.
We were surprised to get 7Km range around the corner on the lake!
However, on the six units we bought, the belt braket broke on 3 of them in the first few days. Under engineered, I would say.
