Customer Reviews

Cobra PR-270-2 VP Microtalk 14-Mile Range 2-Way Radio - 2 Pack

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these radios work great. very easy to use. they fit in your pocket real nice. make sure you lock it before you put in your pocket. they have good sound quality. i was in my cargo van about 2 miles from the house and my wife was inside the house and up and over a hill. we could talk on the radios with no problem. i would buy another set if i needed one. another good part is that you can talk to other people that have radios.

Bought a pair of these for the party to keep in touch on a camping trip. They seem to work fine.
However, product features suggests the batteries supplied are Lithium Ion, in fact they are inferior Nickel Cadmium types. I would have expected at least NiMH batteries which would hold a charge longer.

I bought a number of pairs for use in our elementary Afterschool program, and the walkie talkies last 6-8 weeks, at most. The unit stops charging the batteries and/or begins to have constant static, no matter what channel it's on.

If you're looking for something that's going to be used often, and that you would like to last for a while, just spend the extra $20 to get something better.

The radios work great. My boys like to fish at a pond down the street. They take one and I keep the other and we can be in constant contact if I can't be right there. They play with them around the house and outside. The range is great!

One of the uses I had in mind is to use the radios for communicating between two closely space moving cars. Forget it!! The steel body of a car is apparently too much of a barrier as it only works when the cars are next to each other, but is useless when they are more than a few hundred yards apart. Works O.K. for short distances in typical residential areas within about a mile or so apart. The charging system does not accurately indicate when you need a charge or when they are fully charged.

The radios are really cool and we were able to get reception pretty far (about a mile). They were bought for my kids to play with (ages 7 and 8). These radios are toys. I would not recommend them for serious use. Also, we didn't get a charger with them. It was advertised with a charger but there was not a charger in the package.

These are great. Bought a set of PR 260s over two years ago, and now bought a set of PR 270s. We use them on vacation for the family to keep in touch when out of sight. We also used them on two cruise ships - excellent. They are easy to use, and have enough power to cover any range that we needed. We ran them all day, and charged them at night. Nice thing is that the chargers are interchangeable between the 260s and 270s. For heavy useage, just keep a set of alkaline batteries handy. I said after using the 260s that I would buy cobra again, and I did. Great radios.

These contain lead, it says so on packaging, but not when you buy online. If your kids touch these and then eat or touch their faces or mouths, they can become retarded from lead poisoning nerve damage. You might as well feed your kids lead paint chips. Seriously people, spend the extra few dollars and get a lead free Midland radio. Your kids will thank you for not being cheap and accidentally poisoning them.

UPDATE:

The poisonous lead residue can be left on doorknobs, walls, carpet, shoe laces, crayons, books, and anything else that gets touched while you have lead residue on your hands. If your children have been using these, CLEAN EVERYTHING to prevent the migration of the lead to your children bodies. The residues can continue to poison your family for decades after you've gotten rid of these radios. The poisoning is "cumulative". That means that each tiny little bit you encounter in your life hurts you a little bit more. Children are the most vulnerable to lead poisoning, partly because they have to live with ongoing exposure to it longer than adults, who eventually will die of old age if the lead poisoning hasn't lasted long enough to kill them.