I have Three of these things and they are loud, clear, excellent range, and with the optional

This is an awesome product with very good range on HIGH mode

The VHF band has great range, up to roughly 5 km over flat land with a mixture of farms and residential buildings

Side by side (when compared to Motorola T600's) It has farther broadcast range, but falls a little short on reception

I have Three of these things and they are loud, clear, excellent range, and with the optional

THIS HOPING TO IMPROVE THE RANGE OF THE TYPICAL GMRS

Works exactly as I wanted it to.