Motorola XV1100 1-Channel VHF Business Two-Way Radio Review

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(More customer reviews)I've carried around many military radios weighing 7-10 times this thing's weight and not been able to get out over a couple miles.(The MIL AN/PRC-77, affectionately nicknamed the "Prick-77" was a beast for a radio and was usually not reliable with terrible battery life).

These Motorola's are simply spectacular and the battery life on these units is really exceptional.I was a bit skeptical because I don't like paying $400 for a set of radios...but...when you really need to rely on your commo, this will do it...and then some.(Oh yeah, this radio can operate seamlessly with all Motorola Spirit professional two-way radios, including all radios in the Spirit M-Series, the Spirit GT, the Spirit HP, the Spirit Pacer, and the Spirit S-Series).

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If you're in business and need to keep in close contact with your workers and colleagues, the Motorola XV1100 business two-way radio may be exactly what you're looking for. With hands-free functionality, a lightweight but rugged design, an extended battery life, and enhanced range capability, the Motorola XV1100 is designed with the professional who cares about efficiency and safety in mind.


Take a closer look at the Motorola XV1100's functions.
A handy belt clip, plus a rugged design make the XV1100 perfect for the work day. Many work sites, including construction areas, grocery stores, hospitals, and warehouses, require workers to cover vast amounts of area in the course of the day. These sites also suffer from high ambient noises generated from poor acoustics, machinery, vehicle traffic, and other loud sources. Keeping in constant touch with your staff requires communication tools that are specifically designed for these environments. When communications break down, your organization becomes less efficient, and issues such as productivity, safety, and profitability suddenly become serious concerns.
Operating on FCC frequencies reserved exclusively for business use, the Motorola XV1100 is a powerful two-way radio that can help you keep your businesses operations on schedule, maximize productivity, enhance security, and increase overall customer satisfaction. (The Motorola XV1100 operates on VHF frequencies, making it ideal solution for working outdoors and in and around wood structures.)
Thanks to a newly designed chip and optimized acoustic cabinet that provides clearer audio at higher volumes, the Motorola XV1100 offers a significant improvement of sound quality over earlier Motorola two-way radio models. The radio has also been designed not only to be weatherproof, shockproof, and drop-proof, but also to meet MilSpec810 and IP54 standards. In other words, this is a radio that's built to take the harshest work conditions your job can dish out.
A radio is only as good as its power source. With the included XTN NIMH rechargeable battery, you will get up to 15 hours of continuous work between recharges, and if you find yourself running a third shift on the same radio, you can throw in two AA batteries to keep the talk flowing for another 24 hours.
The Motorola XV1100 also lets you spread out. With vastly improved selectivity, sensitivity, and voice compression in the receiver, you can talk up to 200,000 square feet, or up to 10 floors in a multi-level building. (Talk range may vary depending on terrain and conditions.)
The XTN-series rechargeable battery offers a whopping 15 hours of life. Of course, talk range is meaningless if you have continual channel chatter. With the XV1100, you have 27 business-exclusive VHF frequencies along with 121 private line codes, including 83 digital private line codes (DPL). So not only are you more likely to find a clear channel with no interference, you also get a high degree of compatibility with your existing fleets of radios.
Speaking of compatibility, this radio can operate seamlessly with all Motorola Spirit professional two-way radios, including all radios in the Spirit M-Series, the Spirit GT, the Spirit HP, the Spirit Pacer, and the Spirit S-Series. So you can add XTN Series radios as you go, or anytime you need to replace radios or purchase additional radios for your fleet.
And speaking of fleets, the XV1100 is designed for split-second cloning using the multi-unit charger. This allows you to quickly add radios to an existing fleet, or pick up and move the whole fleet to a new location and set it up in a hurry with all the appropriate channel and code settings. So if you're in a business that necessitates close communication with your staff, the Motorola XV1100 is designed to do the job safely, efficiently, and economically.
What's in the Box
One XV1100 two-way radio, drop-in radio and battery charger, rechargeable NiMH battery, radio carry holster, AC adapter, and user's guide

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2-Way Coax Cable Splitter 2Ghz Cable TV Video HDTV Review

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(More customer reviews)The quality of this product is very bad.The soldering on the back may even cut your hand!
It drops the signal quality significantly.
Not recommended.

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2-Way Splitter for TV/Video Signals. 1 Input - 2 Output. DC Power Pass. Supports 15-2150Mhz (2 Ghz).

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Cobra PR 1100 5-Mile 22-Channel FRS/GMRS Two-Way Radio Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had 2 Cobra FRS-250 radios for several years, and I loved them. Being impressed with their quality, functionality and performance on ski slopes, I decided to stick with the brand andpurchased a pair of PR-1100 when I needed 2 more radios. After some time of use, here are my impressions:
Pros:
- Very good effective range. The signal was strong enough to punch through 22 stories of a concrete building! I can also communicate between 2 buildings about 2 miles away from each other, through multiple walls on each end.
- Full coverage of FRS band for full compatibility with FRS radios.
- Traditional Cobra signal strength meter.
- Pretty good sound quality.
- Switchable transmitter output between 500 mW and full 2 W on GMRS channels
- Long battery life.
- Useful features like 10 NOAA weather channels.
Cons:
-The functions are hard to get to. For example, it takes 7 presses of the Mode button to get to the scan function that I use fairly often, 10 presses to disable the roger beep, 12 presses to get to the stopwatch.
- Useless gadgets like compass, clock, and stopwatch that serve no practical purpose but overcomplicate the menu, making it harder to get to useful features like scaner and channel memory.
- For some stupid reason, Cobra decided not to use their traditional cradle charging system in this model. Even though the radio can use the same FA-BP NiMH battery pack as most other Cobra radios, it cannot be charged in a standard Cobra charger such as FA-CR because it lacks metal contacts on the back of the battery compartment. The included wall charger must be used instead.
- The charger is not a rapid charger, and it takes up to 18 hours to fully charge the battery. Other Cobra radios that use the FA-CR cradle can be rapid charged in 2 hours!
- To make matters worse, the radio turns off when the charger is plugged in, which renders it unuseable while the battery is being charged - for 18 hours!!! It is impossible to have it on a continuous stand-by, unless you are willing to take your new radio apart and disable the autoturnoff feature by soldering together 2 contacts in the charger jack, like I did.
- When you take the radio apart, you discover that there is no way in hell it can be waterproof. Splashproof? Maybe. Waterproof? Nah. There's a rubber gasket around the battery compartment, but this is only there to impress the user. There are no gaskets between the two plastic halves of the case, and the seams will inevitably leak. Submerge it in water for 5 seconds and see what happens, I dare you!
- Transmission volume is not very loud. You need to hold the unit close to your face and speak up. The mic gain is insufficient and non-adjustable.
- No removeable antenna.
- No privacy (voice scramble) feature that old Cobra FRS radios used to have. Looks like Cobra is not offering it in any of the new models. A shame.
The verdict:
A poorly engineered, cheaply made, hard to use but fairly functional FRS/GMRS radio.

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The Cobra PR 1100 is a versatile 2-way radio that gives you twenty-two totalchannels, including seven FRS/GMRS channels, seven FRS channels and eight GMRSchannels. There is a switchable power output offering 500 Mw for FRS transmission andtwo watts for GMRS transmissions. In GMRS mode, you can maintain communicationswithin a five mile range. Remember that with this power, you'll need a FCC license tooperate this radio. The radio also has ten weather channels to keep you up to date onchanging environmental conditions. Other features include: thirty-eight privacy codes,key lock, ten channel memory, digital compass, clock/stopwatch, hands-free capability,vibration call alert, water resistant covering and battery saver circuitry.
What's in the Box
One PR 1100 GMRS radio, a user's manual, and a two year limited warranty.

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Audiovox 1222CH 5-Mile 22-Chanel FRS/GMRS Two-Way Radio (Pair) Review

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(More customer reviews)These radios have excellent range, good battery life and included the charger. I paid over TWICE as much for just the radios themselves WITHOUT batteries or the charger at a retail store one year ago.

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The Audiovox 1222CH 2-way radio is solid 2-way radio that won't set you back amonth's pay. It also comes with a dual desktop charger and AC wall charger: an essential optionfor those who use their radios often. The radios have the key features you expect in a GMRS 2- way:a five mile range, hands free capability, twenty-two channels (each with thirty-eightprivacy sub-channels), a detachable swivel carry clip, a backlit LCD screen, scan button, and fullelectronic channel and volume controls. You receive two radios so you and your communicatingpartner are ready to go. This package comes with eight AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries. Ifyou run on normal alkaline batteries you can expect a run time of fourteen to thirty hours; thesenumbers are a little less with the NiMH. This is a simple, but useful 2-way radio package. Note:as with most five mile range GMRS radios, this one requires a FCC license.
What's in the Box
Two GMRS1222CH 2-way radios, dual desk top charger, AC wall charger, eight rechargeableNiMH AAA batteries, belt clip, a user's manual, and a 90 day parts and labor warranty.

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Audiovox GMRS1262 12-Mile 22-Channel FRS/GMRS Two-Way Radio (Pair) Review

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(More customer reviews)I ordered 2 sets.Your ad said the radios come with batteries.No batteries.That is false advertising.What are you going to do?I am considering to never order anything from Amazon again, and tell all my friend about my experience.I hope you can correct this problem.
Dave

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Audiovox Electronics GMRS1262 12-Mile 22x38 Channel GMRS 2-Way Radio Twin Pack with full electronic controls and includes rechargeable NIMH batteries.

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Midland LXT330VP3 16-Mile 22-Channel FRS/GMRS Two-Way Radio (Pair) Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought these walkie talkies because they had some pretty good reviews. My elderly father lives with me and can not be left alone and I have six acres of ground, so if I go outside and I'm down the other end he can use the call button to signal me or the talk button and we can hear each other just fine, I keep them on from about 9am to 7:30pm and then put them in to charge at night and they are good to go, so I highly recommend these if you need to stay in touch with someone, though I can't tell you about longer distances, these are great for me.

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The Midland LXT330VP3 22-Channel 16-Mile GMRS 2-Way Radio Pair Pack with Rechargeable Batteries and Charger represents the state-of-the-art in high-tech engineering, for a compact package that is big in performance. Skillfully constructed with the finest components, the Midland LXT330 is built with all solid-state circuitry mounted on a rugged, printed circuit board to provide you with reliable and trouble-free performance for years to come.
The Midland LXT330 radio provides you with 22 GMRS/FRS (General Mobile Radio Service/Family Radio Service) UHF channels, and up to a 16-mile range in open territory. And while most GMRS channels require an FCC license to operate, channels eight through 14 are low-power FRS channels that are license free. These powerful radios have an easy-to-read LCD display that shows you channel and other relevant radio status information at a glance, and a large easy-to-use keypad on the front for one-touch access to important features.
The LXT330 radio is full of features such as a call alert to notify your intended receiver of incoming traffic, a channel scan to locate activity, and an auto squelch to filter out weak signals. This unit provides both High and Low power settings, so you can choose to maximize transmission distance or save power. The LXT330 also features keystroke tones, a roger beep that confirms transmission conclusion, and a silent operation for quieting beeps, tones and alerts when you can't afford to make extra noise.
Midland's LXT330 radio is constructed to be water resistant, so it can be used in most any environment, and has a keypad lock to avoid accidentally changing the radio settings. This radio runs on a Midland 4.8-volt rechargeable NiMH battery pack that can be recharged while in the radio, or can be powered by four AAA batteries during extended trips. This unit also includes a battery life extender function, as well as a low-battery indicator so you never get caught offguard without power. The LXT330 comes with a speaker/microphone/headset/charging jack so you can use it with an external speaker or microphone, or a pair of headphones, and recharge your battery pack when not in use. The Midland LXT330VP3 pack comes with two radios, each with a belt clip for convenient carrying or hands-free use, as well as two rechargeable NiMH battery packs, an AC wall adapter, and a dual radio desktop charger. These radios are even backed by a manufacturer's three-year warranty.
What's in the Box
2 LXT330 two-way radios, dual radio desktop charger, 2 x rechargeable NiMH battery packs, AC wall adapter, user's guide and warranty information.

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Motorola T5500R 8-Mile 22-Channel FRS/GMRS Two-Way Radio (Pair) (Blue) Review

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(More customer reviews)"Radios marketed as "FRS/GMRS" or "dual-service radios" are available from many manufacturers and many retail or discount stores.If you operate a radio that has been approved exclusively under the rules that apply to FRS, you are not required to have a license. FRS radios have a maximum power of ? watt (500 milliwatt) effective radiated power and integral (non-detachable) antennas. If you operate a radio under the rules that apply to GMRS, you must have a GMRS license."

So as long as you operate using only the FRS capability of your FRS/GMRS radio you don't need a license.


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This is the new Motorola 8 Mile GMRS/FRS two-way radio with rechargeable batteries and drop in charger.Each handset has 22 channels and 38 codes and 1 watts of power to maximize range.

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