Reliable Walkie Talkie?
Anybody have recommendations for reliable walkie talkies. I have tried Midland, and now I have Cobra from last year. Not real happy with either. I put new, out of the package, rechargeable batteries a...
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We have a couple of Midland GMRS/FRS radios. We have a couple more somewhere.
The reed switches are cra3p on all of them. Easily damaged with a bit of thumb pressure.
Range is supposedly about 35 miles, with lots of disclaimers. Wife and I tried for range in Indiana. There might have been a few buildings somewhere in the way. A little over a mile was it. In the woods etc don't expect but hundreds of feet, probably.
Considering for a long time 2 meter radios.So much Information/Misinformation is out there.
Prices in a couple of shops over from over $600.00 to over $1,000.00 for Motorolas and some others. Power is limited by small batteries and antennas and frequencies. A better model with larger battery on belt etc is available but cumbersome.VHS is allowed in Canada why not here instead of reserved for marine use? It would be a lot cheaper.
I will spend a couple hundred maybe three hundred for two radios...with range..and reliability if I could identify them.
There surely is someone here with experience not afraid to warranty, so to speak his recommendations. Licenses are not a problem
The reed switches are cra3p on all of them. Easily damaged with a bit of thumb pressure.
Range is supposedly about 35 miles, with lots of disclaimers. Wife and I tried for range in Indiana. There might have been a few buildings somewhere in the way. A little over a mile was it. In the woods etc don't expect but hundreds of feet, probably.
Considering for a long time 2 meter radios.So much Information/Misinformation is out there.
Prices in a couple of shops over from over $600.00 to over $1,000.00 for Motorolas and some others. Power is limited by small batteries and antennas and frequencies. A better model with larger battery on belt etc is available but cumbersome.VHS is allowed in Canada why not here instead of reserved for marine use? It would be a lot cheaper.
I will spend a couple hundred maybe three hundred for two radios...with range..and reliability if I could identify them.
There surely is someone here with experience not afraid to warranty, so to speak his recommendations. Licenses are not a problem
