These are so fun! We moved to a large property with lots of trees and a creek so these come in very handy to keep track of where the kiddos are. They are used on a daily basis even with the adults to stay "checked in" on the property. We actually used these, with another set, in a 3 car caravan when moving from one state to the other and they were perfect even from the front car to the last car. They hold a charge for a good while and charge quickly on the fitted base.

Excelentes radios para comunicarse a distancia en las montañas, las baterías le duran el día.

Works great for the price. We work on approximately10 acres and the service is great.Light weight and easy to use.

I bought this for my son and his wife to use on their very rural farm where they can't get phone signal, they tell me these little 2-way radios work perfectly.

Compliments my mobile GMRS radio. Comes with ear pieces for silent communication between parties. The charging base is compact and charges quickly.

I purchased a pair of GXT1050VP4 radios last week and have been putting them through their paces. I chose this model after much shopping and research. The reason I picked it is because (1) I need the power and bandwidth of GMRS, (2) this model has a smart-phone-style vibrator which allows you to quietly know when someone is direct-calling without any beeping, and (3) this model has wildlife sounds that the ads implied could be used in place of the normal beeps when an audible direct-calling sound was needed (like during winter stalking when I'm wearing too many clothing layers to feel the vibrator). My hope was that the animal sounds would not spook wildlife when I'm stalking wildlife with my camera in the outdoors. (4) Plus, I wanted to buy from an American company, if possible.So far I am VERY disappointed!!! Here is why I cannot recommend these or any Midland GMRS hand-held radios:(1) They are not true GMRS radios, Part 1: To qualify as a true GMRS hand-held radio, they must be able to operate at a wide bandwidth of 20 kHz for channels 1-7 and 15-22. If I had known in advance of my purchase that ALL of the Midland hand-held consumer GMRS radios operate ONLY at the narrow bandwidth of 12.5 kHz on ALL channels, I would have gone elsewhere! (I'm ignoring Midland channels 23-50 in this review because they are not real channels. They are just channels 1-22 with preselected privacy settings.)(2) They are not true GMRS radios, Part 2: Another qualification of a true GMRS hand-held radio is to be able to transmit at up to 5 watts for channels 1-7 and 15-22. The Midland radios offer three transmit power settings: L (low), M (medium) and H (high). Midland tries to conceal the power at these settings which is why you will not find it stated in any of their specs or advertisements. But here it is: L = 0.5 watts, M = 1.5 watts and H = 2.8 watts. And you ONLY get these power levels on a freshly-charged or full battery. I checked Midland's latest FCC Test Report for this model from Jun-2022 (FCC ID: MMAGXT1050G) and discovered that they barely made it to 2.5 watts out the antenna (actually their highest power transmitted from the antenna was 2.48 watts at 462.6375 MHz, which was Channel 4). Note: The FCC allows GMRS radios to transmit up to 50 watts for channels 15-22 but you don't see hand-helds doing that because it would require much bigger antennas and batteries. So 5 watts is considered the norm for these channels for GMRS hand-helds and the higher power is implemented on mobile stations, base stations and repeaters.#1 (narrow bandwidth) and #2 (lower power) above are why Midland's GMRS hand-helds don't have much more range than their cheaper FRS hand-helds. The FCC limits FRS to a narrow 12.5 kHz bandwidth on all channels and 2 watts of power on channels 1-7 and 15-22. Since Midland's GMRS hand-helds have the same narrow bandwidth and only marginally more power, their range is barely better. Because of this, you could operate a Midland GMRS hand-held at its H (high) power setting and the FCC will think you are just using an FRS radio with a fresh battery. So I see no reason why you should need an FCC GMRS license for a Midland GMRS hand-held because it isn't providing GMRS performance (for the record: I do have a GMRS license).Why did Midland choose to hamstring its GMRS radio, making it really just an FRS radio with a slightly better antenna and battery? Answer: My guess is marketing! You see, in order to transmit at the full GMRS bandwith and power, you'd need a more efficient (bigger) antenna and a bigger battery. And I suspect that the Midland marketing department put the kabosh on that because bigger, heavier radios don't sell as well. Plus, it also means that Midland's FRS and GMRS radios interoperate with virtually no degradation (since the bandwidths are identical on all channels).(3) A huge advantage of a GMRS hand-held radio is its ability to use a repeater to extend its range. Sadly Midland does not support repeater use (GMRS channels 23-30 and the unique repeater "privacy" codes are NOT supported).(4) Midland is using an outdated rechargeable battery for this radio. The GXT1050PV4 uses a 6-volt NiMH rechargeable battery (model AVP17) that stores a pathetic 700 mAh of energy. As far as I can tell, this radio model is at least 8 years old (probably 10+ years old) and Midland doesn't seem to have refreshed its AVP17 battery in all that time. In order to get 6 volts from NiMH, Midland must use 5 cells (because NiMH battery chemistry only produces 1.2 volts per cell). And a close examination of their AVP17 battery reveals that it has five AAA-size cells inside. Today (year 2024) a high-quality AAA battery (such as Panasonic Eneloop Pro) stores a conservative 930 mAh and an updated AVP17 should be able to achieve that same capacity or more. Furthermore, Midland's charging system is equally pathetic in that it takes a jaw-dropping 12 hours to fully charge an empty AVP17. And the AVP17 must be charged in the radio. Midland provides no external battery charger. And to make matters worse, Midland does not provide any way to charge the AVP17 from a USB port. This has got to be the absolute worst battery setup for a GMRS hand-held radio on the market today!!!(5) It was good that Midland designed this model to use four AA batteries as an alternative. But it did not design its radio to operate from 4.8 volts—it needs 6 volts. So four rechargeable NiMH cells won't work because 4 x 1.2 volts = 4.8 volts. So Midland says that only 1.5-volt Alkaline cells can be used (4 x 1.5 = 6 volts) and, since they are single-use, you'll spend a lot of money if you're forced to burn through Alkaline cells on an extensive trip in the outdoors. What Midland doesn't seem to know is that there is a rechargeable battery that will work and provide a workaround to their poor-performing AVP17. Xtar makes AA-size Li-ion batteries that output 1.5 volts and store a whopping 2,766 mAh of energy (4,150 mWh). Four of these AA batteries should easily power the GXT1050VP4 far longer than an AVP17. And you can charge them in an external USB-powered charger in 2 hours or less. This makes it possible to easily charge them with a modest solar cell. (If you go this route, do NOT attempt to charge them in your radio with any of Midland's chargers—the Xtar Li-ion batteries will need to be charged in their Xtar charger.)(6) Lastly, we come to those innovative animal sounds that Midland provides only in the camo-version of its hand-helds like this GXT1050VP4. These animal sounds are only used when you direct-call someone else. You see, when you push the "Call" button and initiate a direct-call, YOUR radio will beep to let YOU know that the radio of the person you are calling is also beeping. It's a kind of "confirmation". And the beep sound on YOUR radio is the ONLY radio that will have the animal sound. When you direct-call another GXT1050VP4 and it also has an animal sound selected, it will ignore it's own animal sound setting and BEEP when it receives the incoming call. ONLY the sender's radio will have the animal sound even if the receiver's radio is also configured for an animal sound. How stupid is that?!!! The way this should work is: When the user configures their radio to use an animal sound, it should be the sound that is used in place of EVERY beep tone that their radio will make. There should be zero beeping when the animal sound is selected. The way it works now is totally useless. If my wife direct-calls me while I'm stalking for a great wildlife shot, my radio will beep even if I have an animal sound selected. This poor implementation forces you to either (A) activate silent mode, (B) turn on the vibrate mode, or (C) plug in a headset. Unfortunately, #A and #B may cause me to miss an urgent message (especially during winter when I'm layered with lots of clothing and headgear. And #C is rarely an option because I need both ears open so I can hear the wildlife as I stalk them with my camera.In summary, substandard bandwidth, poor output power, no repeater support, outdated rechargeable battery and charger, poor third-party battery support, and poorly implemented animal sounds make the Midland GXT1050VP4 a disappointing GMRS radio that I canNOT recommend.

Buena recepción de sonido, buena calidad

Radios muy útiles para cortas distancias

Me gusto la calidad del producto y lo que incluye en el paquete

Excelente producto !! Tiene gran alcance

Buenos pero las baterías son muy antiguas. No son de litio, la primer carga es de 24 horas hasta risa da, y las cargas normales son de 12 horas.

Súper buenos radios, tienen buen alcance, les dura mucho la pila, son ligeros y tienen muchas funciones. Ideales para la aventura.Me llegaron muy rápido y en perfecto estado.

Llego en excelente estado, y en tiempo. La calidad de los radios es muy buena, la recepción de estos depende mucho del lugar en donde sean utilizados. Buen producto y con todos los accesorios que se muestran en las imágenes.