How far will these radios reach?
844252
It depends, we attached ours to an external antenna and plugged into our car accessory plug and could communicate up to about 5 miles on flat terrain and a couple of miles in the mountains. With the antenna that is included with the radio you might get a mile, this last estimate is based on the feedback on the reviews of the radio (check out the Radio Shack site).
844253
Been my experience with the equipped "rubber Dickie" antenna... Not far...add a roof magnetic type and distance is vastly increased...
844254
If the unit is working properly, you should get about a mile using the portable antenna that came with the unit. And, with a properly tuned vehicle antenna, you should get 8-10 miles in normal conditions and 10-15 in ideal conditions.
844255
With an external, magnetic mounted antenna, we were able to get less than a mile of coverage.That's kind of disappointing, but then - I wasn't sure what to expect.
1010876
If you're planning on using the 'rubber duckie' antenna that comes with the unit then no you can't get that range. However, with an outside antenna with at least 3 decibel gain that 1 km range is possible. Mount the antenna as high as possible and away from obstructions. You should possibly check with the FCC (if you're transmitting in the U.S.) for their regulations concerning these FM transmitters.
844398
Frank, not really any way to answer that question. Too many variables. However, they are not line of sight radios if thats what you are asking. I now own 11 of these now. I've owned the very best radios they make and these are more than sufficent in most applications.
948770
Not sure but with 3 watts and the small antennas I can't imagine it going more than 200 feet.
1926175
I have not used these for outdoors, just for warehouse communication among my employees and the office. A good rule of estimation for mobile radios is 1/2 the stated distance. For this model it would be 18 miles, which is still a long distance. This allows for any obstructions which may block the radio waves. Midland does make good communication equipment.
1295199
10 miles might be pushing it, but most of it will depend on the type of antenna and where you locate it on the vehicle. I wouldn't recommend any antenna for what you need that is less than 4 feet tall and you should try to get that as high as possible on the vehicle. However, you may not be able to reliably reach one another on a consistent basis. Unfortunately due to the access to CB radios, you may experience a lot of congestion and could potentially spend a lot of times just trying to find a clear frequency away from other crazies out there.
869546
Depends on the distance but for the most part they are meant to be used as a point to point. They are 5 Ghz I suggest Google search it and You tube search it to learn about set up and such.
2177905
We are using high quality 75 ohm with a run of 53 feet. Reception of stations is excellent up to about 70 miles away. At that distance, reception is somewhat sensitive to interference from military and weather sources.
1324108
These radio must be at least 5' apart or you will get feedback between them.
1263679
With the stock antenna, I was able to get reasonable voice quality up to about 5 miles. This was flat suburban terrain. There were trees and buildings between the two radios, so you will likely get more range in a desert. This was on a GMRS frequency at full output power. The other radio was a high-end Cobra with a similar factory antenna and transmit power. As the others said, range will vary widely based on terrain, antenna.
1483742
I'm not sure but I tested the radios at a campground and was abot 2 miles away and there were lots of trees and my wife was in the camper and the reception was still great.
737007
Its possible to answer this only for direct distance with no objects between them. What range do you need and what kind of walls/ how many r u planning to have between the transmitter and receiver?
1478830
Farthest we have used them so far have been 4 blocks in Santa Monica...super clear reception. Good radios for the money.
449170
Yes, we have used these communicators up to 1 mile away. My grandson loves them for playing cops and robbers.
376480
I believe the gxt895vp4 radios have about 5 watts of power. About a 35 mile range give or take &#6462;depending on your location. Lots of buildings or heavy wooded areas can effect the range capabilitys of the radios but its nothing to worry about.
1947391
Maybe, may not. It depends on lots of factors, many to do with your antennas and configuration. Line of sight should be much farther, but a poor antenna might not even go 30 meters. Good luck.
2059789
I don't know, but can tell you that our broadcast towers are about 25 miles away..tho they are up high on a ridge with nothing in the way. It works fine at this distance.