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| Brand: Motorola
Category: CE
List Price: $79.99
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Rating:  63 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Battery: 2 Rechargeable NiMH Battery Pack
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 8 x 4.2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: T9500XLR
Model: T9500XLR
UPC: 843677000627
EAN: 0843677000627
ASIN: B000P6J67C
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| Customer Reviews:
 Emergency preparedness August 30, 2008
I have not had much chance to use it as I purchased it for use as an emergency preparedness block captain in my city. We have practiced using it, but I will not really know until a disaster of some type happens. I am pleased to have it for that purpose.
Worked fine August 21, 2008
Despite the problems some other reviewers have reported, I haven't seen them myself. The radios could be more durable, but for the money they seem like a good value. Some friends of mine recently took them beach camping and said they had no trouble with the signal, though the users were never more than a few miles away from each other. The kids liked the interchangeable covers.
Great set of radios! August 21, 2008
I take this set with me on multiple-car road trips, hiking and camping trips. The battery life is excellent, often lasting an entire weekend's worth of use with no problems at all. I've tested the range up to about 20 miles in clear terrain. The sound is clear, delay minimal, and I've experienced little interference from other RF devices. Excellent choice in areas where cell coverage is minimal or completely non-existent.
Being able to pick up NOAA broadcasts is a good safety feature especially when camping or hiking. The radio can be a bit bulky since we are all used to internal antennas from cell phones. Getting the channel and security code set properly to get both or more radios to talk with each other can be a bit of a hassle. Overall, highly recommended.
The pros: Excellent battery life, durable, clear, NOAA weather broadcasts
The cons: Bit expensive, not the smallest set, confusing security channel system
Range overstated August 16, 2008
Wow! 25 miles! You see this on the packaging and you think all is going to be great. Well, in suburban/urban environments, it's more like 2 miles or less. Now that's not bad, but better off bringing your cell phone when possible..
After about a mile, things garble up on both ends. I didn't experience interference on any channels, so perhaps the filtering channels were doing their job, but I didn't test these out in a resort area either. The menu system (UI) also takes a bit of getting used to. You've got to push a bunch of buttons to change channels and such. The button placement is good and the size of the radios are reasonable. Rechargeable batteries that are included are fine, though charging time is 10+ hours, a bit high even for modern day NiMH. Li-ion would probably raise the cost significantly. Also, no hands-free accessories are included like similar packages (adding about $20 the cost if you need to pair), though there is supposedly an iVox function (works like a baby monitor.)
Better off sticking with cheap FRS radios here if you just need short distances, and then there's no need for the GMRS licensing (though I'm assuming most people go without this, but technically you're supposed to pay $85 to the FCC.)
Good way t keep in touch at large outdoor event August 16, 2008
I looked forward to receiving these radios because my husband and I were soon to attend a large outdoor event held each summer at our state fairgrounds. This four-day event features more than 11,000 classic cars as well as large indoor exhibits, so there is a lot of area to cover and we like to go our separate ways at times. In years past, we used our cell phones to keep in touch. This year, we saved our minutes and used these radios very successfully, including communicating while my husband was deep in the parking area, surrounded by noisy cars, and I was deep inside a building surrounded by the echoes you get from large crowds of people in cavernous buildings.
I liked that I could push a button to send an attention-getting beep when I wanted to talk, rather then just starting up a conversation and hoping I wasn't talking to myself.
I was especially interested in the weather alert feature of these radios, which I plan to use anytime we're away from home, but I knew from experience that they may be a life saver when we attended the event I mentioned above. You would think you could count on being warned of severe weather when you're at a large state-operated facility, where you know a public address system is available because you hear frequent announcements that a car needs to be moved, somebody left their lights on, or who is in concert. But one recent year we were among the tens of thousands out in the open parking lot who were never warned of 70 mph winds. Fortunately the weather was excellent this year, so I'm happy to say I can't review the weather warning option. It's just one of those things you're glad to have and even more glad to not need.
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