The Motorola Talkabout MJ270 is the ideal emergency preparedness communication tool for outdoor enthusiasts and active families. With a range of up to 27 miles, an emergency alert feature and flashlight, the MJ270 radios provide a convenient total emergency preparedness communication device ¿ perfect for active outdoor excursions or life¿s every day adventures. Take a pair on your next trip to the mountains and stay connected without missing important emergency or weather alerts.The MJ270 incl
$ 47.50
Important note when using headset,
I purchased this with Motorola Earpiece with Boom Microphone. I couldn’t first make them work together but the manual has an important detail:
Do not plug the headset when the radio is on. If you do that, then the radio immediately starts transmitting and does not stop no matter what you do until the head set is unplugged.
To use the headset, turn off the radio, plug in the headset, open the radio. When you do that it goes into VOX mode, it will start transmitting in about one second of your speaking. If you press PTT button, the VOX will be cancelled, and if you want to enable VOX again just turn off and on the radio.
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|Good choice,
We live on 23 acres and use these almost every day to stay in touch while I am in the barn, hills etc. They work fine from inside a metal building to inside the house about 500 feet away. Actually they work from anywhere on the property. I tried them from down the road about 1/2 mile away, on the other side of a hill. Could hear the paging sound but we could not understand each other. I like the LED light, it is actually bright enough to be useful at night. Battery life is good, an over night charge lasts all day and then some.
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|Good equipment, 27-Mile claim must be on open water…,
Devices work great, they are easy to use on basic functions and require a bit more time for some of the bonus functions but it’s to be expected with so many features.
1 Star reduction for the distance claim. While I was not naive enough to believe I would easily get 27 miles, I’m lucky if I’m getting over 2 miles around where I live. I’ve tested it a few different ways but the range can easily be reduced to a significant extent. Having known that would be an issue going into the purchase, it works great for almost all the uses we had intended it for that didn’t involve moderate distance.
The LED is a nice feature, although we haven’t had need of it, it has come in handy once or twice. The unit is easy enough for a 3 year old to understand it’s basic use and all the features have worked as expected. The charge so far has held up well and we’ve used it infrequently for about 8 months. If you have neighborhood friends/babysitters/kid’s friends then it works great as a replacement to a cell phone. Although our kids are not old enough for a cellphone, it’s definitely an alternative.
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