Customer Reviews

Motorola TalkAbout T6310 AA 2-Mile 14-Channel FRS Two-Way Radio

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This is another great FRS radio from Motorola! The features on this radio are amazing. There are so many new things included in this radio that are not in any other radio on the market. Infact it's more than just a radio it's a personal entertainment and safety package.

New Features in the Motorola Talkabout T6310:

1. FM Radio

2. 7 NOAA Weather Channels

3. Clock

4. Stopwatch

5. Evesdropper Eliminator Codes

Other very nice things: 10 call tones, scan, channel lock, roger beep. The LCD screen is also amazing. It has lots of icons and is backlit with a greenish blue light. The T6310 Talkabout also has many new accessories that previous models did not have including the ability to plug into a 12V car socket to power it and new headsets. The only bad part of the radio is the belt clip is not designed very well. It will stay on your belt and the radio will not fall off, but it tends to be a little loose. Buying a belt carrying case will solve the problem. Over all it is a very nice radio and is loaded with new features.

The good.

I got a pair of these for Christmas and have used them while out Kayaking and to keep track of where people are hunting. The terrain is 100-150 foot bluffs leading down to the river and full grown hardwoods covering the 1000+ acres we were in. Reception broke up some at the bottom of the bluffs, but was crystal clear on land. Transmission and reception distance was checked using a GPS and two miles through the woods is the limit. The F.M. radio feature was nice I sat and listened to music paddling and during lunch. Whenever someone would talk the F.M. radio would stop and I could hear conversations clearly. After a second or two pause the F.M. radio would start playing again. It also stops when you transmit. I set the default display for the clock and ended up being very convenient and will likely be left there. The alarm clock/radio feature does work so you can leave one more thing home when you travel with it. If you are used to setting electronics up things are relatively easy considering this is a multifuntion device. The hardest part was figuring out what the two way settings were actually used for as this was my first FRS radio. The NiCads evidently did the trick, I used it all day and the display indicated more than half a charge was left.

The bad.

The belt clip is O.K. on a belt, but if you want to clip it on your upper body so you can just push the button to talk back you will have to work to make it stay in place. I did not like the vox feature as it was too hard to make it transmit even with sensativity set high. The earbuds will have to go and be replaced with the unit that hooks on the top of the ear. I had to keep my stocking hat on all day and rolled down to keep the ear buds in place. The only other thing that I noticed was whenever you recieve or transmit the E.L. backlighting automatically comes on and times out slower than the timer for the F.M. radio to come on and you get to listen to the interference caused by the backlighting module.

The ugly.

I did initially buy the 6320 but returned it as the description of the features in the Cabelas catalog is wrong. It costs more and does not have the F.M. radio built in. Too bad! I would have paid the extra money just the get the amazon green cover. It is just my opinion but the 6310 which is the model I like the best is also the worst color. Such is life.

Would I buy it again? Yes. Will I recommend it to my friends? Yes.

I have used the Talkabout 250's for about 1 year. The 6310 performs just as well, and has many additional features that I find useful. Also, I get about twice the battery life over the 250.

The only drawback that I have found over the 250, is that it is not as easy to change channels. Also, the user interface is not very intuitive.

However, if you can use the extra features, the 6310 is a great radio.

I bought them for Boating and have had pretty good luck they seem to be pretty durable. Reception is pretty good on the lake. Never use any of the bells and whistles just the radio. I think they are overpriced personally...The T6310 is a pretty solid all around radio.
Scott