Customer Reviews

Conair 214 2-Mile 14-Channel FRS Two-Way Radio

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These are great radios especially for the price. I ended up buying these after my Motorola T289's both broke almost on the same day after haivng had them only a year. The charging base and the price on this set is what attracted me most, and I am very happy with the product!

These are great! They come with rechargeable batteries. Included is a charger unit that you mount the radios in. This is nice because you don't have to remove the batteries for recharging in a battery charger. You can use regular AAA batteries or the battery packs that come with the units.

They are easy to operate. They have a solid look and feel. They're seemingly durable. Definitely they are the best value of devices of this type.

We purchased a large quantity of these radios to use in conjunction with our business. The radios work well, but have a failure rate that seems a little high (appx. 10%) - but the company was very good honoring the warranty - they immediatley replaced our defective radios with new ones.

These radios do not actually have 38 sub codes, clip fell off while in use, did not work after lying in suitcase. Not worth money.

The radio is compact but it does not have 2-mile range. It is about only one mile range. And the channels have interferences with other radios.

We received a set of these radios today from my Mother-in-Law. She got them free after rebate. We just tried them out with my wife and I inside the house and my daughter was able to communicate clearly from appx. six blocks away. We live roughly a mile from a lake, so we will try them out there while fishing: boat to shore, shore to shore, etc. So far, I am very impressed. The signal has been clear. The radios are small, easy to use and really amazing, especially for free!! It's going to be much easier to keep tabs with our 11-year-old when she's out in the neighborhood, at the mall, the lake, etc.

I purchased this 2-way radio to use in my office. I need the 38 CTCSS subcodes per channel, since we are near a highway and frequently get interference from other users. Though Amazon.com indicated this unit had this capability, it did not. I now must go to the trouble of returning it. I would not have ordered this 2-way radio if representation of this product's features were correct.

I think that says it all. These broke and started picking up every noise except the one you were trying to hear. I'd spend a little more for Motorola and get the supplementary rechargeable batteries with it. It'll be cheaper in the long run.

I purchased two of these radios and I did transmit/rec. the 2-mile range with no problem.Purchased two GMRS and will advise on these later(had to get a license)

No CTCSS. Otherwise OK units.
My nephews love them.