How difficult are these to program? And is the range as good as you say? I also want to use these for a scout troop/district at events.
1030583
They were super easy to program. We use them in a school so our range has not been long. We are testing the battery life now in hopes of learning how long we can go without a charge. The sound quality is very clear.
1030584
We had no trouble programming them. We set them all to the same channel. They are loud and clear - much better than our previous ones. I couldn't tell you as we only use them on our school campus which isn't very large.
1030585
These are awesome. I use them at two hotels. No programming needed. When you charge them just ensure that they are on the charger correctly. I did a range test, they worked upto 0.4 miles (I am in a rural area).
1087647
That's a great question! Something to ask the manufacturer for sure. I know they have been the best radios we have bought to this point. They are an inexpensive alternative to the big ones that do get that kind of range. We own an outdoor laser tag company, and use these for the employees in the field. Have never had a problem at all!
605615
I just hooked mine up yesterday, and so far so good as far as tuning, static, signal strength etc... I'm interested in battery life because I have mine set up about 50 feet from the transmitter, on the back side of my pool where I have my grills and hammock. It used to be that I had to crank up the speakers on the patio in order to hear anything out past the pool. This naturally caused issues with my wife, especially when Saxon, Rush, Judas Priest etc. "shuffled" into play.I just hope that I don't have to replace batteries every week!
38115
These work on the Family Radio Service (FRS) frequencies and are limited to .5 watts output power. One mile range is probably GREATLY exaggerated. I'd guess you might be able to get 1/3 - 1/2 mile, line-of-sight, under the BEST circumstances.
2099844
I am not aware of any trick in programing. I have not had the issue you are describing. Sorry.
1043674
i bought two remotes. both work well. programing is a little challenging but it can be done.
1460348
they are very much operational/compatible. I like to program mine to record material so I can listen to at more convenient time and I haven't found another xm receiver that will program. e.g., I like coat to coast on Indie but I'm not awake at 1 am. it does lock up occasionally, maybe twice a week but I can live with that
1268025
Depends on the distance. If your within a few hundred yards they will work fine I've had no problems communicating at that distance regardless of obstacles, very good radios.
1182351
No you don't need to program them. They have different channels and as long as you have them both on the same one, you can communicate.
33304
My husband uses them when hunting in the timber with his buddies. You can choose the same Freq. for all 4 radios.He can usually find a channel without a lot of static. Wouldn't be good when listening for Deer walking in leaves. Don't know if a steel building would make it act up or not. They talk over 200 acres worth of farm land and timber. Worth trying though for the price.
465024
Yes, they work great. You would need to reset the code to 49 when using those.
1716046
Hi Brian - I do not know anything about the software side of things. i just got them and will most likely never use them. I didn't have much luck with them getting more than 200ft in the woods. If i could go back i wouldn't buy them again.
275523
You DON'T have to program them. They'd work well for cars following each other. We got them because I fish just a short distance from our property and my wife can contact me without the need for a cell phone.
1147429
These were purchased for my wife's preschool and she believes they can be programmed to a weather channel only. You may be able to find a cheaper alternative though, something that broadcasts weather channels only.
1420923
Hey Brandon- The range on these is awesome! I had a gated community that I had direct line of sight to the antennae that was mounted on a pole 10' high, and was well over 500'. Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. Thanks... Matty
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You can program the light or request someone to write the code. I had a good program that had a dazzle, push 3 sec and let go the button or if you held the button pass 4 sec placed it into a quick on off. The button does take a little pressure but I made a holder for my weapon and works well.
1244006
They will work out of the box. But for full functionality you would need a programming cable and relevant software. Well worth getting if only for the voice scrambling facility. Great Radios