Does anybody have these or ever used them?
Secondly, I've found them for $139 a piece. Is this a fair price.
Thanx for your input.

Ron

 

I have one and my brother has one. We like them alot. We used FRS walkie talkies before but this is much nicer. It also makes me use my helmet more then I did in the past. Not that I didn't use the helmet but now when I'm just going to check the mail, I put on the helmet where I didn't in the past.
I don't have a loud ride it's stock exhaust and it's very clear. I use my atv for work mostly on weekend and I'm running about a mile from the house and we can talk pretty much the whole time. Sometimes if I'm down in a gulley in the far back of the property, there is some static if he is on a radio in the house.

On trails, they are the berries. We get a kick out of how much we talk to ourselves with them because the other person can hear everything you say using the VOC.
I have to be honest. I don't know the price because it was a gift but that sounds like a good price to me. I would say they are worth more then that once I used it.

Sorry I'm so long winded.

 

I have a set also but I dont care for them for ATVing. They dont have near the range as the FRS radios but are more convienient for use with a helmet. I use the ear bud attachment with my Talkabouts for Atving and the Chatterbox for snowmobiling because we stay closer together when we ride sleds. On the quads we sometimes separate a little when we explore so the extra distance is nice. Also the Talkabouts are more convienient around camp because you can keep it on your belt clip if you are not riding and others are.

 

A friend of mine and myself use them and really like them. We tested the distance the last time we were at Marienville. In thick woods it was around 1.5mi. Not to bad for the conditions. The VOX has it's good points and bad but overall I'd highly recommend them. $139.00 is a good price, too.

 

Hey Guys, thanks alot for your info.

Ron

 

Hey, if you haven't bought the radios yet, make sure you are getting the FRS model. They have other models that don't use the FRS frequencies I think. The FRS frequencies are the ones rated at up to 2 miles in good conditions.

If the price is correct, and it is the FRS radio....I'd buy it. As a matter of fact, I would like to know where I can buy them for that price. I want to add 2 more to my family.

If long range distance is a major concern, Chatterbox has a new radio that is rated for up to 5 miles in good conditions. It has several channels(I'm not sure of the total, maybe 14 or so) and the first 7 or 8 channels are compatible with the FRS frequencies. They retail for 299.00 but I'm not sure what you'll be able to actually get them for. The FRS retails for 199.00 but as you know, you can buy them much cheaper.

Good luck with your purchase. I noticed in your signature that your gps is worth it's weight in gold. I feel the same way. And the feeling you get when you buy these radios and can freely talk to your wife, or whomever, while riding will be nothing short of awesome. These are definately worth their weight in gold......

 

Hey exmxer, I ended up buying FRS 14 channel two way radio's instead of the Chatterboxes. The more I looked into it, it just made more sense to me to buy the FRS radio's. I bought two radio's for less than the cost of one Chatterbox. The radio's are VOX activated just like the Chatterboxes so all I had to do was buy the earbud and mic for them.

This setup worked pretty good, plus I can use the radio's for other things besides riding.

Again, thanks for everyone's input on this.

 

My buddy and I have cobra FRS 220 radios with helmet headsets for the radios (www.soundradio.com). We can use them without the helmets, and will probably get into the GMRS units. We don't have VOX, but would rather have the ability to use the longer distance and flexibitly. Also, they cost about 180 for the ENTIRE setup.

Rainman