Midland 75440 5-Mile 23-Channel FRS/GMRS Waterproof Two-Way Radio

by Midland

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005AK7E
• Item model number: 75440PO
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Midland 75440 two-way radio was made to meet military standards, making it not only tough and durable but also very well designed. It provides both GMRS and FRS transmission, with 23 GMRS channels and 7 FRS channels. With 50 CTCSS codes and 104 digital codes, you get 3,542 privacy code/channel selections.

The 75440 is shock resistant and waterproof for outside use. It has a high and low power selection for up to a five-mile range, VOX voice activation, and built-in 25 kHz and 12.5 kHz channel spacing. The radio also comes with a key lock that allows the user to disable all front key controls, preventing new operators for accidentally changing any set codes.

Other features include a rechargeable battery pack with a desktop charger, a wall adapter, a flexible antenna, and a belt clip. This Midland radio comes with a limited one-year warranty.

Important note to customers: A $45 FCC license is required to operate a GMRS radio. One license covers the entire family.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beware of this radio, July 10, 2001

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Bios (Rhode Island) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Midland 75440 5-Mile 23-Channel FRS/GMRS Waterproof Two-Way Radio (Electronics)

Opon recieving this radio I have found that all of the sale litterateur fails to mention one thing; that all of the radios features, channel spacing, busy cannel lockout, scan attack, scan resume times, transmit time out timer, power save cycle time, and most of all the ctcss/dcs codes are NON-USER PROGRAMABLE. So I say what's the point of having a radio with repeater capabilities if the end user can not even program the ctcss/dcs codes without having to go find a Midland Tech. to program the radio becouse he's the only one who has the software and computer interface to do it. What happens the next time you want to change the codes? Or any of the other radio features? Buyer Beware.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what you wanted!, July 29, 2001

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J. C. Sell, Jr. "bigberetta" (Western Slope, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Midland 75440 5-Mile 23-Channel FRS/GMRS Waterproof Two-Way Radio (Electronics)

I bought this radio on the bases it said it was usable with GMRS repeaters and had all of the ctcss codes. While this might be true, you can only use these features if the factory or a Midland Tech programmed it to do so. For the user who is used to doing his or her own programming and being able to change their radio as needed, this is not the radio for you, or me...

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Simply Poor, July 13, 2001

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Jeffrey S. Chisholm (King, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Midland 75440 5-Mile 23-Channel FRS/GMRS Waterproof Two-Way Radio (Electronics)

These radios seemed to be an attractive purchase given the rugged construction, their re-chargeable nature, and that they support both GMRS and FRS frequencies.

The fact is that there are no FRS compatible channels on these radios, that are evident. There is no mention of this capability in the owners manual that comes with each radio, which in itself is very poorly crafted.

Finally, each of the radios comes with a seperate charger. I ordered two radios with chargers. One didn't work at all.

Needless to say the were returned....