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We depend on our talkabouts for car to car close range communications and boat to boat line of sight communication both of which were very poor, to the point of just not using them, which put us in a very unsafe position at times. The Motorola 9500 was strongly recommended. My recommendation is to buy a set of Midland 900 or 950s and have a quality set of communicators. I did call Motorola and was informed that I was past the warranty time and they would do nothing. However the set that I received turned out to be a piece of junk. Very poor voice clarity and quality.
Your mileage may vary.This was over relatively hilly terrain with quite a few trees.These units have connectors for a headset and also have voice activation. This is the first pair of two-way radios I have used. They work very well, voice is clear.I tested the range of these units by driving away from the other user, we kept talking until the signal began to break up, which was about.7 miles.
Great radios - a good buy at a great price. Used the Motorola two-way radios on a 2000 mile road trip - great communications with day long battery life and swapping in AA Batteries did not decrease range of quality of transmissions.
While the two-way radios worked they only allowed for a 2 mile distance instead of the 25 mile distance advertised, which in our case was one of the main reasons this set was purchased.
Clarity isn't bad but not great. It is an ideal method for communiction when you are with large parties. Worked better in open areas. Product is extremely easy to use. Used while on vacation in the islands on a cruise.
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