MIDLAND LXT340VP3 20-Mile Two-Way Radio

These walkie-talkies were purchased for the small school where I work to assist in contacting our first-aid responder/facilities manager wherever on the grounds he might be. They replaced a costlier (but lower quality) model purchased at Target after some fieldtripping students plugged the charger directly into a European wall socket. These Midlands have made me glad they did.

The sound on these is clear and crisp, and the channel spectrum is broad enough that we've had no problem avoiding interference. Our campus is only about four acres, so we haven't had reason to test the stated range, but they do just fine in our brick and reinforced concrete building that is essentially a Faraday cage and the bane of cordless phones and wireless networks.

The call alert is also a nice feature, though annoying when pressed accidentally. I believe there is a lock on them to prevent accidental button presses, but I'm not that advanced a user and would hate to lose time in trying to figure out how to unlock it in an emergency!

Overall, a great product for our short-range needs.

THESE RADIOS ARE NICE. THEY DO NOT HAVE LION BATTERIES AND DO NOT TRANSMIT 26 MILES. IT'S MORE LIKE 3 MILES, BUT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE KIDS.

I bought these for my kids to play with in the yard, but they work so well the kids may not get them back. Took them to the cabin and hunting already and had excellent performance. Not as many frills as Motorola's I have had in the past, but i never used the extra features anyway.

I used the radios on high power channels last week on a cruise ship and there was so much static that I sounded like the Verizon guy, can you here me know? I know the packaging states that 22 miles is under the best conditions, I would have hoped they would work well for 1000 feet. I gave them 2 stars only because of the battery life lasted for a whole week (with minimal use) without having to recharge.

I thought even in the mountains,I would get some distance using these. I live in a valley and all of the area around me is higher so I figured I would get 5-10 miles at least. I cannot get a signal past 200 yards so although the signal is good around the house, these are worthless for any distance past 200 yards

If you are looking for very close communication these are fine but for anything over that distance KEEP LOOKING THESE ARE NOT FOR YOU