Transmitting a clear message across a distance too far to yell across is, well, the whole point of a radio. Basic operation requires little to no learning curve, and utilizing more in-depth features takes just a minute with the manual. We scrutinized their settings before looking at the manual and afterward to judge how easy they are to use, doused them with water, and submerged those that claimed to be waterproof. The battery lasted a good three days even with quite a bit of usage and [they] recharge quickly with a power converter.

Our main complaint is that these radios don't provide access to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather monitoring channels.You can be forgiven for thinking that, since we all have cellphones nowadays, walkie-talkies have become redundant—but that is simply not the case. We started our most recent testing round by heading straight into the backcountry for a five-day winter camping trip. Cons- no built in flashlight like most Motorola’s and although the swivel belt holster is handy, it appears that the clip that holds the holster to the radio is under designed.

We wanted something small with no antennaes for property management – the antennaes kept breaking off of the other Dewalt radios we have – the property with the buildings and such did not work for us as long range in comparison to the other dewalt ones. The Dewalt Wearable Walkie Talkies are a cutting-edge communication device designed to enhance the efficiency and safety of individuals engaged in high-intensity physical activities in hazardous environments. This nifty device boasts a distance of up to 35 miles, as well as 22 channels and 121 privacy codes. For FRS (consumer-grade walkie talkie) models, the Motorola Talkabout T801 was capable of transmissions up to nearly 8.However, it struggled with obstructions such as tree-covered hills, where we found its range was reduced to 1. At the same time, the other drove away with the walkie talkies, testing transmissions along the way. We clipped them to our packs in the high Sierra and for a week-long winter camping trip and Katahdin ascent in Maine.

This offers a lot of flexibility if you're traveling in the backcountry and need to maintain a charge. We tested them in the field and the lab for weeks to sort out their relative strengths and weaknesses. It maintained communication for 6 miles along a super straight, flat road, making it ideal for a long-distance conversation on the water.Rob is in charge of our Tool and Product Review - Tool and Product Review - Video Channel, , where we post all of our tool reviews and video tutorials. Using a longer antenna and 5 watts of power instead of 2, The BF-F8HP has two to three times the range of the other radios in the test. Three of the radios, the Cobra, Midland X-Talker T10, and the Radioddity FS-T2, are the smallest and lightest (3. We especially appreciated these radios when we performed multiple group testing / tasks on the site. Additionally, we tested these radios inside a mechanical room, full of pumps, machines and lots of concrete and steel.