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I bought these with a pair of Midland AVPH2 mic/headphone sets to use for motorcycle-to-motorcycle communications. High-end motorcycle units can cost $250+ per motorcycle; my complete purchase for two bikes was far less than one of those high-end sets.

I'm satisfied with how the setup works. With transmit power on low we still never lost each other's signal. Batteries lasted for a couple days of on/off use and still hadn't died. Clarity was good. My only complaint is I could have asked for a little more headphone volume, but I don't know whether to blame radio or the headset for that.

I live in the desert in New Mexico, and I have tried these radios in many different areas, from flat to mild hills terrain and high hills. These radios claim to go up to 20 miles (yes, the title of the item says 18 miles, but the product box it says 20 miles). After the extensive testing this my conclusion; the maximum distance I got in an almost flat area was around 5 miles, not even close to the claimed 20 miles, in a an area where there were some small hills the reception got lost almost immediately as you loose sight of the other person, the same for high hills. For you to get good reception you have to be within sight of the other person, in conclusion for one to get the claimed 20 mile range, the circumstances must be perfect, which in most cases where the radios are going to be used for, are almost impossible.