Customer Reviews

Cobra LI-5600-2 DX VP Micotalk 20-Mile Range 2-Way Radio - 2 Pack

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I recently purchased 2 sets of these walkie talkies. currently I have 4 different types of Cobra walkie talkies which I use at my job. I am a Building Manager that oversees Custodial Services in several government buildings so these walkie talkies are essential to my daily interactions with my co-workers(custodians). I love these radios, they are smaller and easier to handle and the range is just incredible. I highly recommend this product, and I will be purchasing more radios in the near future.

Have been dedicated to the Motorola brand up til now. I'm very impressed with the Cobra LI5600, and have 4 pairs of radios to compare them to. My first impression was the sound quality, it doesn't sound like a tin can, and is plenty loud. It's very compact, and is only slightly thicker than a cell phone. In fact, I use a cell phone holster to carry it. Unfortunately the belt clip looks fragile, but could do the job. The Li-ion battery is a plus and gives it much longer battery life than any radio I've had before. Tests so far have found it to have good range, 1-2 miles in town, just as most radios. They can be charged through the cradle or directly with the transformer, a nice feature. I'm glad I went with the 5600, as the 7200 is larger than I'd prefer, and the 6700's only benefit is weather reception. Was about to take a chance on my 5th pair of moto's with the EM1000R, and glad I didn't. I highly recommend these. Plan to buy a second pair soon. Even my co-workers like these better, and as a result, use them more often.

I bought these radios a couple days after the Chino Hills quake with the specific intent of emergency use. (Cel phone lines were extremely erratic the first couple of hours after the quake). My mom lives about 1.06 miles away from me, but I figured that the range ratings of these radios were typically overblown. Still, I bought them just to give them a try. As expected, being in a (beach)city environment, reception with my mom was virtually non-existent. I was told by my paramedic friend that I needed a more robust system like those used by the FD or Police or military. Returning the radios to Amazon was a breeze.

The radios worked as expected. I like that the batteries are Li ion and I don't have to fully deplete them before re-charging. I assumed that the advertised range of 20 miles was exaggerated and it was; 2 miles through thick woods was about the limit.

This is a great product for our needs. We have a motorhome and travel a lot, especially to Colorado. As cell service isn't the best in the mountains, these 2-way radios worked perfectly. We noticed that the reach was about 2 miles while we were driving...but at the top of the mountains with no interference, it was easily 5 miles. We actually need another set for when our family goes camping, and for the price, we will be purchasing another set just like these.

I had my doubts about the radios because they were such a good price but they work great and I'm very pleased with the purchase.

The product is well made and fits the description from which the selection was made.

My wife and I purchased the raidos so that we could communcate back and fourth while I was pulling our trailer and she was pulling our boat.
It work great with the exception when you get out of line of site, but thats for most of the raidos. Otherwise when I was on the lake fishing we were able to chat and I could tell her all the big fish I was catching.
It works well and easy to operate. This is our first raido and I would recommend this product.

The Cobra LI5600 has a 650 mAh battery.
The Cobra LI6700 has a 950 mAh battery.

I am extremely unhappy with the MicroTalk Cobra LI5600-2DX VP up to 20 miles. I bought a pair 7 days ago and one of these doesn't work . The battery doesnt charge and his range in urban setting is no more than 900 feets. The voice quality is crackling and noise. This unit is only good for kid's back yard use and not for people like me, that goes to skiing to the mountains and need a good radio. I Will NOT recommend it to anyone...really. I'm back to use my old Motorola Two ways....T6400 ......