Midland GXT600VP4 5 Watt 22 Channel GMRS with NOAA All Hazard Weather Alert 2-Way Radio Reviews

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Range is cut drastically when in the woods. I know they are anyways, but couldn't even get beyond a mile without losing the other person. I know they are rated for 14mi in a flat desert, but would at least expect to get a couple miles out of them in the woods. from Amazon.com Advertisements project the distance that these types radios WOULD reach under line-of-sight conditions using the actual power coming off the transmitter. However, after the power reaches the radio's transmit antenna, much power is absorbed...a lot! For example, the transmitted power of these radios on the FRS channels are the 0.5 watt maximum allowed by the FCC. The ACTUAL (or "effective" as the FCC puts it) power emminating from the antenna is less than 0.4 watts. from Amazon.com The Midland GXT600 Radios work great! But the Value Pack isn't all that good. from Amazon.com This product was used for skiing/snoboarding mountains in the US and had very good sign and contact with a mates similar items. the product looks are lacking, but the function is great and NOAA is great for early morning weather updates - much better than surfing on a PDA. from Amazon.com With the limited use thus far I'm not thrilled with the range, using the GMS channel and on high power range from the 2nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel to another hotel taxi pickup one block away was weak at best. Back home in a residential neighborhood I tried for distance and it faded in and out only a mile away, I did not expect anywhere close to the 18 mile range under ideal conditions, but come on not even a mile. from Amazon.com Heavy. Weak belt clip. Before I purchased this radio I had Motorola TalkAbout 5500 (1-watt, 5-miles) and Motorola SX800R (2-watt, 18-miles) radios. Based on my experience with these two radios I evaluated the Midland GXT650 VP4. from Amazon.com Heavy. Weak belt clip. Before I purchased this radio I had Motorola TalkAbout 5500 (1-watt, 5-miles) and Motorola SX800R (2-watt, 18-miles) radios. Based on my experience with these two radios I evaluated the Midland GXT650 VP4. from Amazon.com These are powerful, well made radios. For us, they are working better than we hoped. The administrator of our condominium is using the radios to keep in contact with the maintenance personnel. The distance from office to the three buildings isn't great, not much more than 1/4 mile, but the 3 buildings are 3-story reinforced concrete. from Amazon.com We needed a GMRS radio with superior range, and after testing a few different models, found the GXT600 and GXT650 series to be the best. Over five miles in difficult urban terrain is possible, even from a basement! from Amazon.com I bought this to use on a cruise ship (Voyager of the Seas--HUGE sucker) to keep in contact and later meet up with my girlfriend when we each had to take care of something in different parts of the ship. She usually went up to Deck 12 to grab a couple of lounge chairs and I was usually deep in the bowels of the ship (example: Deck 3) doing other stuff like picking up show tickets. from Amazon.com

Released	over 3 years ago
Maximum Range	18 Miles
GMRS Capability	With GMRS Capability
Channels	14
LCD Display	Yes With LCD Display
Auto Scan	Yes
Auto Scan Feature	With Auto Scan
Auto Squelch	Yes
Auto Squelch Feature	With Auto Squelch
Battery Indicator	Yes With Battery Indicator
Battery Type	4 x AA, Rechargable
MPN	GXT600VP4
UPC	046014506015
VOX Activation	Yes With Vox Activation
Water Resistant	Yes With Water Resistant

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