Uniden GMR1838-2CK 2-Way 18 Mile 2 Pack GMRS/FRS Radio's with Dual Charger Included

Compare to other 18 Mile 2 Pack GMRS/FRS Radios this bargain price here is best! And the product is nice features, works good in reception, but the FRS range is only about a half mile. Because the FCC's rules, the range of FRS radios is typically limited to a half mile or less.(to get "UP" to 18 miles you need a license from the FCC to use them).
Can heard also those using hi channels or GMRS on scan clearly. Batteries can use an hour while in use.
Overall a good value.

Poor reception and distance. At one mile in normal conditions reception was unclear. Over water and some land distance was down to 1/2 mile approximately and very static. Upon purchase I charged the batteries as stated in instructions and only received about 4 hrs worth of use and no talking during that time. Camping this weekend one radio battery went dead in less than one hour and this is after a full charge the day before. For the price you can't go wrong, for the quality well.... it's up to you!

I bought the pair with re-chargable batteries and the charger included for 19.99.All 16-26 mile 2-ways are about the same as far as distance.About a mile.It's possible the GMRS channels I heard on scan were much further away since they were talking about looking for street names located miles away from my home.This radio works just as good inside for picking up transmissions as it dose outside,if not better!I dropped one the other day and it still works fine.Iam not sure how long the charged radio last while in use,mabey an hour? After initial charge of new re-chargable batteries, you don't have to leave the radio in the charger to long an hour or 2 at most.I only gave 3 stars because a 2-way radio is a 2-way radio nothing more ,nothing less.

I needed a pair of radios with a call signal because my father is invalid and I wanted something that he could page me. I go no farther than 5 miles so I thought this would be adequate.
IT ISN'T !
Best I could get was 2 blocks (about 300 yards). I live in a wood structured, single storied, suburb, and these POS can't even get to the nearest park (about 1/4 mile away). TOTALLY USELESS.

Unless you only need to talk within a few hundred feet, DO NOT BUY THESE RADIOS, mine are now in the junk drawer, awaiting some sucker at a yard sale.

Pretty amazing, has features that used to only be found in ham radios.

Con: They are a little large, I don't know why the antenna is so long on these radios when it's shorter on others, in this band (GMRS/FRS 460 MHz) all antennas on all radios should be the same length.

Pro: They come with a couple of nice features that everyone should look for, and that's CTCSS (tone) and DCS (code). Basically CTCSS transmits a sub-audible tone and if the other radio is set to the same tone it will break the squelch (turn on the receiver) when it receives the tone, which is super nice so you don't hear other peoples conversations. DCS transmits a series of DTMF tones which essentially does the same thing. Unfortunately you can't use both modes at the same time, but I'm sure this is adequate.

Con: No adjustable output power. It seems that the power is preset for GMRS(hi) and FRS(lo).

Pro: Call button, this transmits a signal kind of like a doorbell, so you don't have to keep saying 'hey buddy, you there?'

Con: No adjustable squelch, so if there's a lot of noise it will keep breaking in, but CTCSS/DCS can avoid this. Maybe this is how all radios are now?

Pro: Comes with batteries and charger! Both radios can be charged at the same time with included battery packs that have extra terminals which go through the back of the radio and charge in the cradle. Regular NiMH batteries can also be charged in the radios by removing the wall wart from the charger cradle and plugging it directly into the radio, however with this method only one radio at a time can be charged.

Con: The battery pack is just that, it's not 4 seperate NiMH batteries but rather 4 NiMH batteries in a pack that fits in the 4 AAA battery slot. Maybe they could be pulled apart?

Overall a good value.