Midland GXT1000VP4 GMRS Two-Way Radio (50-Channel, Long Range, 142 Privacy Codes, SOS, NOAA, Rechargeable Nickle Battery, Black/Silver, 2-Pack)

These are great quality devices. We have been buying these for years for the neighborhood emergency block captains to communicate. Inexpensive and great features. Good range and good accessories. Included lithium battery pack and multiple charge options. I will buy these again.

I bought the 3 pack to be able to communicate with my party in the Arizona desert. The radios worked crystal clear at nearly 3 miles, and showed no signs of weakening signals. That is as far apart as we got this time, But I believe that they will work to any reasonable distance. The headsets, now they were not made to the same standard as the radios. I have small ears and I had trouble getting one mounted on my ear. I had to stretch the ear loop to get it onto my ear. It was very uncomfortable and the mike was a great distance from my mouth. I tried to adjust it close to my mouth. It took five tries to get it bent enough to be close to my mouth, the mike ended up bent almost 45 degrees to the ear piece. Then even on max sensitivity it would only pick up my voice if I talked really loudly, and then it sometimes cut out in the middle of my transmission. It also didn’t pick up my voice all the time. Not only that but the ear loop is hard plastic and becomes uncomfortable quickly. My two companions also had the same problem. So we ditched the earpieces and just used them old school. We were more than happy with the radios and give them five stars. I will be purchasing better headsets from Midland to use with these radios. I recommend the radios for anyone wanting a great radio for short to medium range communications, these are perfect. Longer range requires more wattage. Under the right conditions and minimum obstructions, you MAY get close to the advertised distance, but if you get 3 to 5 miles, that is super for ANY GMRS radio. And for the price you can’t go wrong.For me, they perform the job that I needed with room to spare. Try them, you will be pleased.Update: Last night I was sitting in my RV and started playing with the radios. I asked for a radio check, expecting that any response would be from close by. I received a check from a base station that is Close to 8 miles from my location. I was inside an RV in the desert about 8 miles from town and communicated with a base station in the edge of town. Both radios were coming in loud and clear. This was in flat basically open desert. I don’t know what the range would be in town or in the woods, but I am happy with these little radios.

We have looking for a decent two way radio system for months and we finally have a winner (for us at least). The Midland GMRS 3000 has better sound quality than many others. The volume ,especially, is much better than previous models. We have to make a conscious effort to not dial the volume up as much as we used to. The practical effective range of any GMRS radio, regardless of brand will never be as high as manufacturers claim UNLESS you have perfect straight line of sight between the radios. However we seem to get better range out of this model when compared to previous radios. This means an effective range of approx. 1.5 mile in areas of obstructed line of sight. These are more convenient then cell phones in many cases such as shopping in crowded stores, around our property, airport terminals, cruise ships etc. Instant communication is great without having to text someone and and wait for a response. There are earpieces provided if you care to use them. Recharging the battery packs is accomplished by either placing both or either them in the desk top charger or individually with the provided USB cord. The weather stations are nice too when you need to know about alerts when planning your activities. We have not used the repeater channels yet until we are more familiar with the process. A repeater can give you much better range. This radio ALSO has Family Radio Service channels which operate at a bit less power as I understand. No license is needed for FRS usage. However, a license is required for GMRS channels. This is a 10 year license, obtainable from FCC for about 35 dollars, covers your immediate family, and no test is needed!! Remember, these won't communicate across town or in congested city areas, but, for instant contact with in range, they work very well for us!