Description Everybody can stay in touch, even when they're up to 5 miles apart* -instantly, with the push of a button. The Distance uses a rechargeable NiCad battery that is included with the radio. A GMRS lisenc...
Reviewed by: Jeff Legato(Unregistered User)
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Intermediate
, from San Luis Obispo
Home or Favorite Resort: Kirkwood
Product Year: 1999
Summary: Got a couple of these online. I use them on road trips when we have more than one car load and for camping and hiking and hunting. They work great except for the fact that the batteries don't last as long as having regular batteries in the DPS model. If you have the money, get the DPS instead and load it up with NiMh batteries.
Strengths: Good clean sound
Weaknesses: battery doesn't last as long as I would like
Similar Products Used: none
Review Date July 25, 2000
Overall Rating 3 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Used product for 3 months to 1 year
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Reviewed by: Jeff Legato(Unregistered User)
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Intermediate
, from San Luis Obispo
Home or Favorite Resort: Kirkwood
Product Year: 1999
Summary: Got a couple of these online. I use them on road trips when we have more than one car load and for camping and hiking and hunting. They work great except for the fact that the batteries don't last as long as having regular batteries in the DPS model. If you have the money, get the DPS instead and load it up with NiMh batteries.
Strengths: Good clean sound
Weaknesses: battery doesn't last as long as I would like
Similar Products Used: none
Review Date March 16, 2000
Overall Rating 3 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Used product for More than 1 year
Reviewed by: Jon L. Rider II(Unregistered User)
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Advanced
, from Millville, PA USA
Home or Favorite Resort: Mount Snow
Product Year: 1999
Summary: Good product, widens the range you can travel away from your mates, easy to use and easier to switch to different frequencies than other smaller models. It is heftier and more cumbersome to put on your person, though. It can be a hassle and a (literal) pain in your side when it catches on a tree branch if worn outside on your belt (using the included belt clip) because the antennae sticks up higher than the smaller 280s and 250s. If you're out in the cold you may have to take off glove or mitts to play with the knobs, but probably not. It has no big buttons like the smaller models, so its not a good model for the kids to use. I also found that when hunting in deep brush/deep valleys, I could lose contact with my party, and upon verify afterward they were within the 5 mile limit, sometimes almost 4. That's a small complaint, and this gives you much more range than the others, but depending on what you're doing, 5 miles can be a short distance (or a long one). Still better than anything else out there, and if you break one, they're pretty quick about fixing them (though depending on what you do to it, you may just wanna' buy a new one.)
Strengths: Longer distance, more frequencies
Weaknesses: Bigger size, weight, doesn't always work in valleys
Similar Products Used: Kenwood products, the smaller 280s and 250s by Motorola
Review Date February 11, 2000
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
Used product for 1 to 3 months
Reviewed by: Wilfred R. Esporma(Unregistered User)
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Intermediate
, from San Jose, CA
Home or Favorite Resort: Heavenly
Product Year: 2000
Summary: I really like these radios. They are very durable and the fit and finish is very good. What I really love about them is the distance they transmit. Either way, whether you decide on the regular FRS or these Talkabout Distance radios, get one. You'll never leave home without them once you have them...
Strengths: Distances further than the FRS radios, channel scan, dual bands for compatibility between older motorola radios, and solid construction.
Weaknesses: It's a little larger and heavier than the other Talkabouts and it costs a lot more. But, it's worth it...
Similar Products Used: Kenwood, Motorola Sport 10x and Talkabout 250 Plus
Review Date January 31, 2000
Overall Rating 4 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Used product for More than 1 year
Reviewed by: Craig(Unregistered User)
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Intermediate
, from Kansas
Home or Favorite Resort: Schweitzer (North Idaho)
Product Year: 1998
Summary: We first used these on a trip to Switzerland. My wife broke her leg and these little babies allowed me to go out and enjoy some sights while still staying in close contact with my love. I could even talk to here from the hospital to the train station...and until the train pulled out of town. Not sure of that distance. I walked it in soft snowboard boots so it's not to far :) Oh yes, the helicopter ride was spectacular...and only $1200 for less than 10 minutes :(
Craig
Strengths: Motorolla makes great products. This one is no exception. It goes the ditance and is very clear.
Weaknesses: Could be designe a little better. The newer models are improved.
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