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Audiovox should start worrying about quality control.
Equipment supplied in this package: 2 radios, 8 rechargeable batteries, dual desk-top charger, 2 hands-free thingies, vehicle cigarette lighter adapter, 2 swivel belt clips and 2 leather carrying cases. At the price it is being sold it is an astounding value. <
>Features: 6-mile range (more on that later), backlit display, 22 channels (1-7 are GMRS/FRS, 8-14 are FRS only, 15-22 are GMRS only), sub-channel selection (filters out unwanted transmissions from the same main channel unit), roger beep tone, VOX (voice activated transmission) and transmission power selection (you can choose between low for longer battery life or high for longer transmission range). These are the most important features but there are some more. <
>Range: the company claims 6 miles. In reality it covers about two to three. But really, what company nowadays doesn't claim longer and longer ranges. Under absolutely perfect conditions you might get what is claimed but under normal conditions you just won't. So I'll take those 2-3 miles and live with them. <
>Quality: first and foremost, these radios are made in China, which has probably the worst manufacturing quality in the world but you'll think companies will care about their business enough to make sure their quality never goes down regardless of where they decide to have their equipment built. I have gone through two sets of radios and both have given me problems. I originally bought the Audiovox GMRS122-2CH 2-Way Radio w/ Dual Desktop Charger (which incidently were better looking than these ones) and after about 2 months of very light use one of the radios failed (it remained stuck in "busy" mode). I decided I was just unlucky enough to get a lemon so I decided to give it another go and bought the units I am reviewing here. Again a problem: this time two of the batteries leaked (guess where they are made) almost ruining the radio itself. I thought batteries were only supposed to leak if you left them inside a unit for a long time without using the unit but in my case I had used it 2 days before. So there is definitely something not right about quality control at Audiovox in my humble opinion. Two different models bought from different places (only one of the sets was bought from Amazon) and both had problems. <
>Finally (and this goes for EVERY company out there): would it kill you to put some sort of "battery recharged" indicator so that we won't overcharge batteries and thus shorten their life span? Or even better yet, make the system overcharge-proof. In the case of these units the manual states "charging time is typically 16-20 hours" although how I am supposed to know when they are indeed fully charged is beyond me. I just don't have the time (or the will) to be worrying about stuff like that. Enough ranting. <
>Hopefully Audiovox will get back on track with their quality as it has been a very reliable brand throughout the years. I am giving it three stars based on both sets I had to buy, if it had been only this one then my rating would be a 4-star one.

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Short Rang. Lousy Menu
I bought 2 2-mile radios a couple of years ago (cobra) but I decided to upgrade to these 6 mile radios. <
>I got them at bestbuy and was excited when I got home and I tested the range. And found out that 1/2 mile away I got cut off and I was only going through trees half of the way! And then I started looking at the directions to see how it works. And the menu for changing vox, privacy code, ring tone, etc. was the same menu that you changed the channel. So you have to go through all the menus so you can change the channel! <
>After that I took them back and got some 6 mile Uniden's (8 mile with boost button). They are the best! It had a separate menu for the channel and went 3 times as far without pressing the boost button (I was testing it at the same place)! Pressing the boost button, I got another mile going through a couple more trees. <
>Conclusion: Don't get the Audiovox for these reasons, instead get Uniden. <
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>Look at my review on the Uniden GMR885-2CK 8-Mile GMRS/FRS 2-Way Radios With Charging Cradle.