seems good quality and well made.
I tried mine with an older FRS radio and they communicated with each other perfectly.
I only tried at a distance of about 1Km.
In another test I tried it with another Talkpod and reached 2.64km range where I was on level ground and the receiving person was on a second story balcony. This was in a city with lots of buildings, trees etc
so I think it did well.
The audio is clear and crisp.
The FM radio is great and the seek function works well.
The desktop charger is UL listed so no worries about using it. The USB adapter isn't though so I would be cautious using it.
The desktop charger needs to be heavier so docking / undocking the radio is easier; right now you have to use two hands.
It is not beginner friendly and the included instructions are basic. The more advanced instructions online are still aimed at people with know-how.
That said, I was still able to get it up and communicating so the learning curve isn't that bad; it is not necessary to know how to use all the features to get going.
I haven't tested the battery life fully, I was using it straight out of the box without initially charging it and so far it has performed well. I think it will do just fine. I do like that you can set the transmitter power level between low, medium and high so you can set it low if you are close to the others you want to communicate with and save battery power.
The mic port rubber cover doesn't stay closed very well, it is a friction fit and pops open randomly. It would be nice if it stayed closed to keep debris out of the port.
It would be even better if the whole thing had some water / weather protection rating; I could see this being used on job sites and having some ingress protection would really bump up my recommendation.
It comes with three different antennae, I believe the shorter the antenna the shorter the communication distance but I could be mistaken. If so, it makes it nice to have a more compact radio during short range communication.
Please know your local laws regarding these types of radios, you may or may not require a license and you may need to keep to low power settings.
You do get a lot of functionality for the ~$90 price tag. It is worth every penny.
I tried mine with an older FRS radio and they communicated with each other perfectly.
I only tried at a distance of about 1Km.
In another test I tried it with another Talkpod and reached 2.64km range where I was on level ground and the receiving person was on a second story balcony. This was in a city with lots of buildings, trees etc
so I think it did well.
The audio is clear and crisp.
The FM radio is great and the seek function works well.
The desktop charger is UL listed so no worries about using it. The USB adapter isn't though so I would be cautious using it.
The desktop charger needs to be heavier so docking / undocking the radio is easier; right now you have to use two hands.
It is not beginner friendly and the included instructions are basic. The more advanced instructions online are still aimed at people with know-how.
That said, I was still able to get it up and communicating so the learning curve isn't that bad; it is not necessary to know how to use all the features to get going.
I haven't tested the battery life fully, I was using it straight out of the box without initially charging it and so far it has performed well. I think it will do just fine. I do like that you can set the transmitter power level between low, medium and high so you can set it low if you are close to the others you want to communicate with and save battery power.
The mic port rubber cover doesn't stay closed very well, it is a friction fit and pops open randomly. It would be nice if it stayed closed to keep debris out of the port.
It would be even better if the whole thing had some water / weather protection rating; I could see this being used on job sites and having some ingress protection would really bump up my recommendation.
It comes with three different antennae, I believe the shorter the antenna the shorter the communication distance but I could be mistaken. If so, it makes it nice to have a more compact radio during short range communication.
Please know your local laws regarding these types of radios, you may or may not require a license and you may need to keep to low power settings.
You do get a lot of functionality for the ~$90 price tag. It is worth every penny.
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