Motorola T9500XLR 25-Mile 2-Way Radio Pair
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Customer Review: Great set of radios!
Summary: 4 Stars
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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
Customer Review: You get what you pay for
Summary: 1 Stars
I had seen the claim of 25 miles on these radios and hoped that they would be a good replacement for my bigger and bulkier Talkabout Distance DPS units that we had paid over $200 each for a few years ago. I had figured if the old radios only claimed a 5 mile range, and these claimed 25, that hopefully they would be similar. We use these radios when hunting in the mountains of Colorado and it's important to stay in touch with the members of the group.
After getting the units, I read the manual and played around with them for a while. The NOAA feature is nice, just a little static... I figured that would have warned us about that blizzard that came in last year.
When first trying to use the radios, their true quality became clear... like a tin can and a string. Within sight of one of my friends who was out in a boat, we could not make out what each other was saying. Either the quality of the microphones or the quality of the speakers was so poor that conversation was impossible at any distance. I do hold out some hope that the earbud and PTT microphone might solve some of the sound quality issues, but am not too optimistic at this point.
Customer Review: radio bits are good, audio bits are bad
Summary: 2 Stars
For all of the features and capability they put into these radios, Motorola forgot one key element...sound quality. Other reviews that mention 'can't understand what someone is saying 1/2 mile away' aren't referencing range but the garbled noise that comes out of the speakers.
With only a passing knowledge of audio electronics, it would seem that Motorola is overdriving the amplifier or speaker, as the sound is very 'clipped' sounding and horribly distorted. They could also use a modest compressor on the input, as the quality is very sensitive to mic etiquette on the part of the speaker. For a radio that's marketed as a 'family' product, they should realize that many kids are going to think of these as phones and hold them right up to their face when they talk. After 20 minutes of coaching my five year old on how to use it, i still couldn't get anything more than a sentence or two of intelligible speech out.
These are getting returned, unfortunately, as they seem to have all the features i want. We'll try again with Midland i think.
Customer Review: Very Poor Audio. Design Flaw Has Voice "cut out"
Summary: 2 Stars
WARNING! DO NOT BUY THESE RADIOS!!!
I have alot of experience with two way radios. I live and work in the mountains of Montana and I know the limits and quirks of most types and brands of 2-way radios. I've had no less than a dozen or so models going all the way back to when Uniden had the top of the line with the 5 mile rangers. Anyway, I feel pretty confident that these radios have a serious design flaw whith the symptom of a sporadic cutout of the voice while talking. Its slight but very noticable with regular use. I feel personally that it may be a frequency thing but can't be certain. In addition, the sound of the audio is HORRIBLE! I was willing to overlook the sound quality in exchange for range but it simply isn't worth it. The sound is so bad that it strikes me that maybe Motorola should recall this product. It a serious dissapointment from a company who's name typically means quality. These may be the worst radio's I have ever owned. Sorry folks, this pair of radios are not worth the box they're shipped in.
Customer Review: Worked better than the other radios I own.
Summary: 5 Stars
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This is my second pair of two-way radios. The first set picked up quite a bit of extraneous noise--wind, static, etc--but this pair worked much better and was clearer.
We used them for two days (my son and I) to try them out at the beach, at home and at a big park. Once we found the right channels, they worked perfectly all places. I did try to test the distances (difficult while walking), but we did try them at least 2 miles apart and they worked fine. There was a bit a static at the beach, but not too much.
They are not as clear as your cell phone, but if you are out and about at a amusement park or park with your child, they'll work fine.