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| Uniden GMR638-2CK 22-Channel 6-Mile GMRS / FRS Two-Way Radios with Charging Cradle (Pair) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Uniden
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 17642
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 2 x 1 x 7
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: GMR638-2CK
Model: GMR638-2CK
UPC: 050633403044
EAN: 0050633403044
ASIN: B0007PENRO
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 less than adequate range, and inferior sound quality. October 19, 2007
Struggles to transmit through a stone building 100 meters away, with large glass windows!
1/2 mile range in open areas.
poor audio quality from speaker. must constantly request a repeat of message. Comparing to my Panasonic FRS units.
Good battery life, and user replaceable.
Can't seem to get VOX to work...poor user manual...tried 3 and 4 conductor headsets with it. No joy.
Primarily used as kid monitor/parent-to-child two-way communicator.
Great for the price! August 22, 2007
I purchased this product to use on a cruise to stay in contact with our 17 year old son...they worked GREAT!! We use these ALL the time! Not only for the ship, (got pretty good reception through all the metal and concrete, etc.) but while we were at port, theme parks, the mall, shopping strips, sporting events...I could go on and on!
The only down side is the the lower channels don't get as good reception. The farther away you get from each unit, the poorer the reception, which is only to be expected. We paid $29 for our set, and feel we have gotten more than our money's worth! We haven't tested the exact distance, but they work well enough for us as far as we've gone!
We love these radios, and will use them till they fall apart, and that my friend, seems like it will be a long time from now!
 Great for keeping track of my kids July 22, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I live in a typical suburban subdivision, absolutely indistinguishable from the hundreds of thousands of similar neighborhoods around the US. I give one of these to my kids and let them go to the parks, their friends' houses, etc. I can reach them easily and they can reach me. The reception is great for us, but we haven't tried it over about 3 miles.
Worth The Price March 12, 2006
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
At about $15 shipped these radios are certainly worth the price and function as an excellent intercom between houses on the property where I live. They also were useful at a recent convention held at the LAX Hilton where they communicated through 6 concrete floors!
However the claim of a 6-mile range has yet to be substantiated and appears to depends largely on a clear and completely unobstructed line-of-sight.
In reality the practical range is more like half a mile to a mile and then only when using the GMRS channels; FRS channels have a hard time reaching beyond 200-250 yards in urban use!
The belt clips supplied with the units are practically useless as they grip poorly but did help point up the durability of the units: I dropped one out of my pocket onto rough pavement going around a corner on my motor scooter at about 25mph and after retrieving the radio (thankfully NOT run over) discovered it not only held together and functioned perfectly, it did not even show evidence of any cosmetic damage!
The supplied battery packs take and hold a charge from the drop-in charging cradle approximately 3 times as long as alkaline batteries.
The radios themselves are feature-rich yet relatively uncomplicated, and includes squelch sub-codes for each channel which aids in clear communications and a scan feature that's handy for monitoring multiple channels.
These units would be entirely suitable for keeping in touch at swap meets or sporting events or between vehicles driving cross country, but don't expect to talk across town with them.
Not bad - not quite 6 miles though February 22, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
They are a good size and the charger is compact. However, not quite sure on the 6 miles as advertised - most channels get static and other people talking at less than 1 mile away.
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