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Summary: Excellent - bearing in mind the power/range limitation
Review: For better range get a no code amateur radio technician license and buy a 2 meter handie talkie. But small enough to fit in a pocket, cheaper, and with adequate power for proximal communication these radios are great. I wonder when I'll accidentally snap the antenna off though.
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Summary: Meets the rugged demands of the military.
Review: I am currently in Bosnia, as part of a peacekeeping mission here in the Balkans. I purchased two Talkabouts to play around with while here, and was so impressed with their performance that my unit has purchased several more. We currently use them in the majority of our missions, as we have found that, with a two mile PLUS range, these radios are ten times more practical than the military-bought bulky radios, which, in average, are not as dependable as the Talkabout. We have enough to carry around with us, and know a convenient product when we see it. A great buy.
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Summary: oooh la la!
Review: i am so popular now that i have these. everyone thinks i'm a secret agent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Dissapointed
Review: I bought a pair of motorola FR50's recently and the range is great. These work just as great as a pair of Talkabout's can, but they were much cheaper. They are very small, lightweight, and have just as many channels. The only difference between the FR50's and the Talkabout's are minor extras like VOX and scan feature. Most people don't need those. Do yourself a favor and save yourself some money.
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Summary: Probably not worth the price
Review: I bought a pair of motorola FR50's recently and the range is great. These work just as great as a pair of Talkabout's can, but they were much cheaper. They are very small, lightweight, and have just as many channels. The only difference between the FR50's and the Talkabout's are minor extras like VOX and scan feature. Most people don't need those. Do yourself a favor and save yourself some money.
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Summary: crystal clear voice reception,compact (small)
Review: I have a set of these 2 way radios and they are excellant. My wife and I use these when we go to the mall,or when we go on a trip with another couple using 2 cars. My dad and I also use these on our 120 acre farm.When driving in cars reception is good up to a mile. When using outside around hills reception range seems to be around .7 to a mile. When using outside in ideal conditions (flat land, a way from power lines) reception seems to be around 1.8 to 2.2 miles. This unit is small and fits in the palm of your hand. These units uses AA batteries which lasts up to 30 hours.
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Summary: Motorola TalkAbout TA280 SLK: A Good Choice of Walkie Talkie
Review: I have purchased 1 of these TalkAbouts. They come in handy whenyou are in a group and want to go your own and and keep in touchwithout paying the bills required for a cell phone. The TalkAboutdelivers clarity even in far distances (Up to 2 mile range depending on the terrain). There is also a scan feature included in the TalkAbout which scans other channels with people using them. You can easily make friends this way and have fun. I stronly recommend the Motorola TalkAbout TA280 SLK for family trips, shopping, camping, skiing, in a theme park, and many more!
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Summary: The TalkAbout is a great peoduct
Review: I love the new TalkAbout Radios from Motorola! I curently own 2 of them. My favorite feature is the Scan mode. I like to listen to other people. One day I set my radio to scan. In an instant I heard someone talking on another channel. Now he is a good friend of mine! More and more of my friends are buying TalkAbout radios. These Radios have GREAT sound!! I cannot believe how anyone can live without these Radios. TalkAbout Radios are #1 for communications and making friends at the same time.
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Summary: A great radio, but, worth the price?
Review: I purchased two of these because they had the most features of all the Motorola models. Having NOW read the reviews of some of the competitors I am certain that I would have been just as happy with cheaper models. These are the "cutest" and smallest, but the feature of different sounds to identify different callers is a dissapointment. The SENDING radio makes five different noises to identify five different senders, but the noise is made out loud on the sender's radio and the noise is transmitted the same as one's voice would be. I find it annoying and not worth any extra cost over the model 250. The only advantage that I can see of the Motorola 250 and 280 over the competition is the number of channels and sub-channels they make available. This would be a useful feature when there are lots of other radios being used in the area, such as at a crowded theme park but, in the circumstances that I find myself, there are never other radios around and I am not certain that we will be able to communicate with radios with less channels. My wife and I use the radios when we are caravanning on drives with our car club and they have been very useful. One member missed a turnoff when he didn't see us turn and we were able to re-direct him, otherwise we probably would not have seen him until the end of the day. Another consideration in making a purchase of a two-way radio is the number and type of accessories, we wound up spending as much on accessories as we did on the radios: arm holsters, earphone/ microphone combination for easier hands free operation when driving a car and rechargeable batteries and chargers.
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Summary: Excellent value and a great item
Review: I recently purchased two of these and used them very effectively while travelling around the various central Florida theme parks. My wife and I were able to split the kids and then make arrangements "on the fly". The reception was excellent even when some distance apart. I lost track of the number of other parents who said "What a great idea!" when they heard us using them. The push-to-talk button location is a bit inconvenient but this might be better than being placed on one side where it could be accidently depressed when in a pocket. At a couple of theme parks other people were using them and we had to swap to different channels - no problem. We also used them effectively when shopping for food at the local market when I was able to talk to my wife at home and get updated instructions! Since returning home we have also used them as car to car communication for longish drives. I can't recommend them highly enough.
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