Motorolla known for their quality but these are not well built.
The sound was crystal like the building was made of wood so it proves the transmitter is high quality
First, these are well built, feel great and sturdy in your hand.
Everything works but speaker is a bit low and creates lots of static even with strong signals (Compared to my Motorola MT350R is much better with audio and overall reception) other than that the radio is well built and very stylish.
It's apparent that these are well built units unlike cheaper radios which look like toys
I also like the new button layout having PTT flashlight and emergency button all on one side, and the rubberized tops and bottoms is nice too
What I like:-Rugged construction can take a good beating-weather-proof design; IP-54 rating-uses rechargeable batteries; can also use 3x AA batteries-Push-to-Talk Power Boost can increase transmission power, and goes back to low transmission (to conserve battery power) when not needed-built-in LED flashlight turns on when power goes out (but also turns on when unplugged)-micro-USB charging port for rechargeable battery
Very handy wit the little LED flashlight - bright enough for nighttime walking
When you tell the other person to speak louder, the sound gets really distorted
I bough these radios after being disappointed by Midland's design decisions WRT battery life management - but those at least worked properly - loud and clear sound, adequate power, no issues with receiver overload (even being were 5W units), etc.
but it is tinny, weak and too quiet yet much louder on weather reception or open squelch but still tinny and less robust sounding in comparison to the Midland GXT 1000
They have a good sound, and they were able to hear each other, though it was getting a bit fuzzy, at a mile away.
The sound is good and you can control he volume with the off-on switch
Batteries hold a good charge so far, we will see how they do in the long haul (I always carry a couple Anker 25600 mAh power banks and 14W solar charging panels just in case).
Its the first that I've used that doesn't include a cradle charger, even though the case has the contacts to support such charging.
Battery doesn't stay charged long when not in use or plugged in to charger, but I prefer using AA batteries anyway
Charging is done with a micro-USB cord so easy to have with you and no need to bring bulky charging cables.
IT was hard to tell when they were charged and Nicad's have a bad memory problem with incomplete chargings.
Tested the Motorola T460 against a BTECH MURS radio (also License free to operate) and the MURS radio blew the Motorola T460 out of the water with range and clarity
We used it for playing Ingress, and it worked perfectly, no matter our location!WE found the Motorola T400 two-way radio to be very durable
As newbies to two-way radios, our family has enjoyed this Motorola T480 radio
Get your crap together Motorola and Amazon!
Motorola has historically had a good product reputation.
Also when the Motorola was in range the audio quality seems worse than the
Poor plastic quality and a little bit bigger than expected.
These T460 radios have a professional feel to them like the build quality and construction of radio feels heavyduty or commercial like
For such a great quality product, Motorola should have designed and supplied a good easy to read manual booklet instead of the instruction sheet they included
The quality of the radios are great like always with Motorola
even its position on top not the bottom, love the reception of the weather channel
Used 8 times since purchase:... solid build quality... clear reception and transmission... range is adequate for my typical use = less than a mile... typical motorola screen icons and prompts
gets poor reception the Motorola does not
Works great and reception is very clear, even on distant FM stations
Solid construction, durable components, great transmission and reception over broken terrain and considerable distance
When we press the Mode, Menu, "+", "-", and Mon buttons the unit does a low pitch beep and the function does not work.
Regardless, this unit lacks AM radio and for me, that is a necessity in an emergency radio
I have seen this unit work very well in built up areas, but usually the power assist as it were is given by a signal booster separate to the two way radios
This unit has its own power boost, and seems to work well in the low end of the transmission range, but unless you take it out in the mountains you will not how far it really goes
So, if you do want to worry a little less about the thing getting ruined in the rain and feel more confident about that distance you can use it over, it is a very competent unit.
What they should have written is "press and release (Menu Lock) and the channel number will start to flash."
Both radios need to be set at the same channel number and same interference code.
Press and release the (Menu Lock) and the channel number will begin to flash, and press "+" or "-" until you pick-up your strongest weather channel signal
To change channels (radio channels and weather channels), it tells you "With the radio on, press (Menu Lock) until the channel number starts to flash."
Also the Midland menu is nowhere near as good as
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