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This is a nice middle-of-the-road unit in terms of features, and beats most of the competition hands down in terms of price. Got mine for $68 each. Most radios in that price range don't have the CTCSS tone features, while this does. (The Kenwood unit which is close in price and features doesn't offer the full 500mW output.) The private call scramble isn't spy secure, but keeps casual listeners out.

After buying a pair or Motorola Talkabout 280 and spending $250, I was dissapointed in the sound quality - even at short distances. So I returned the Morotola's (Amazon returns/customer service was great) and purchased a pair of the cobra's with the rechargable batteries and charger (spending only $150) and found the sound quality and the ease of use (talk button is on the side, rather than in the middle as the motorola) were outstanding. A great value...Motorola could learn a lesson from Cobra.

I got a pair of these radios for 125 bucks, which is hands down the best deal anywhere, local stores and internet included. These radios have the standard, 14 channels, 38 subcodes, but they also have a scrambling option which isn't foolproof, but keeps most people away. This radio has many options, you can turn all the beeps on, (talk confirmation tone, button press beeps) or all of them off or any combination, the lcd display is well lit, despite what is said at Cobra's website from the dirt and road review. The retractable antennea makes this unit extremely portable, when it's down, the radio is little bigger than a pager. All in all, the best radio out there save two or three VERY HIGH PRICED MODELS, (microtalk3, kenwood, cherokee, each at least 100 a peice.) So, go with these radios if you want a compact, clear radio with more than the basic features.

I just bought the Cobra Microtalk2 about a week ago and already, I am extremely impressed! The quality of the product is superb and the range is very good!

Features on the radio include: Auto-squelch, Auto-power saver feature, button beep confirmation, battery power level, Voice scramble(very nice feature), 14 channels and over 532 subchannels, a retractable antenna, a backlight display, and a couple more features.

The voice scrambling feature is awesome on the radio. If you have a home scanner and listen to the radio with the scramble ON, you could not tell what the radio is saying. Anyways, very very nice radio all around, good for just about any activity you want to do in fairly close proximity.

The full range of the radio is based primarily on line-of-sight communication if you want to reach the 2-mile mark. This radio can reach a 2 mile mark, but again, only if there isnt many obstacles in the way. However, I live in a very heavily forested area and the microtalk2 reached up to 1.5 miles with slight static.

The Cobra Micro Talk 2 performed well. I was pleased to find out that it had a 1 1/2 mile range in town. That is very good considering most only get 1/2 to 1 mile range. It is a great all around radio and its accessories are good.