Customer Reviews

Uniden TR622-2 2-Mile 22-Channel FRS/GMRS Two-Way Radio (Pair)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I've wanted a pair of these for awhile now. Especially for when I shop with others who usually end up not where they're supposed to be. Though promised shipment in 2 or 3 days it took more than two weeks for them to be shipped. This could have been because I used the free shipping. Otherwise, the radios have a nice distance to them. I walked more than a mile away from my house while another person sat inside. We had no problems understanding each other. The radios also are easy to figure out how to set up and use. I also like the different call sounds that can be selected. They clip nicely to ones belt or can be put into ones pocket. All in all, I should have bought a pair of these a long time ago. It was nice not having to run back and forth in stores trying to find missing shopping members this Christmas.

You can't beat this deal for the money. With the charger and Ni-MH batteries (better than the other ones with the Ni-Cd) that are rechargeable with the desktop cradle. They have worked well for me and the sound is good. Just got them a few weeks ago for hunting and so far they've been good. We'll see how they last.

What a pleasant surprise! Because these were so inexpensive, I was skeptical as to whether they would work for our intended purpose. We purchased these radios so that my husband could contact me from his workshop which is separate from our house. Except when he was running his power equipment, these radios came in loud and clear through several thicknesses of walls. The only reason I didn't rate these a "5" is because the instructions are terrible and took both of us to decipher. I'd recommend these to anyone.

I've wanted a pair of 'shopping radios' for a long time. They needed to be rechargeable and come with batteries and charger. They also needed to be the slightly more powerful GMRS radios, not the weak FRS. These fit all categories.

What I was not prepared for was the price. I found these on a shelf below the GMRS peg wall at Wal-Mart, with no price indication. All the other GMRS packages with batteries and chargers were priced at $59.99 and above. I took this package to the register to ask what it cost. When the man scanned it he said, $20.

Needless to say, I bought them. Now whenever my family goes anywhere--to the park, to the mall, wherever, I have one of these and my wife has the other. They have no problem covering an entire mall while remaining intelligible. Outdoors, they are even better. There is absolutely no way any other brand new $20 product can touch these.

Sure, you can spend hundreds and get GPS or greater range, better clarity or longer battery life (these are actually very good in the battery-life department) but will it be a hundred dollars better? Only if you have to have GPS. In that case sure.

If you are like the other 98% of us, these radios will satisfy you in all the ways that matter, and any extra money you spend on fancier versions will be wasted.

Its hard to beat the price. Most radios would cost more without a charger! But there is a catch. The radio output is 0.5W. Far less than the 2.0W allowed by GMRS. So this radio is only as good as a FRS radio with 7 extra GMRS channels.

But bare in mind that using GMRS radios require a license. If you are buying this for a child and not getting a license. It is like teaching him it is okay to break the law. And if you know what you are doing, why bother breaking the law for a half-baked GMRS radio?

In the manual it is stated that an FCC license is required to operate these radios.