Uniden GMRS480 Eco Terra GMRS 2-Way Radio (Single)

Amazon.com Product Description
The small, lightweight Uniden GMRS480 allows you to keep in touch with others for up to five miles. With 15 channels and 38 privacy codes, this two-way radio screens out interference from other radios. The radio has 8 General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) channels and 7 Family Radio Service (FRS) channels.

The GMRS480 features 7 weather channels to provide up-to-the-minute reports and alerts on weather conditions. It has a vibrate alert to let you know immediately of an incoming message and five distinct call tones so you will know exactly who in your group is transmitting a message. It's also water-resistant and has a backlit, holographic display that makes the radio practical for almost any environment.

This radio requires three AA batteries (not included) to operate. Other features include temperature display, a keypad lock, monitor function, removable belt clip, and channel scan. The Uniden GMRS480 is covered by a one-year warranty.

Note: A $45 FCC license is required to use GMRS frequencies. One license covers the entire family.

Product Description:
The Uniden GMRS480 (General Mobile Radio Service) radio is a lightweight, palm-sized radio. Use it at sporting events to stay in contact with family and friends, hiking, skiing, outdoors, or in a neighborhood watch for vital communication. This compact, state-of- the-art device is equipped with many features. When range is a key factor, and being out in the weather is a part of life, the weather resistant eco terra is the solution.

Uniden GMRS480 Eco Terra GMRS 2-Way Radio (Single)
Average customer rating:

a great radio for a great price

Excellent unit

Great radio

Uniden GMRS480 is a 2 watt unit

Nice unit for the money

Uniden GMRS480 Eco Terra GMRS 2-Way Radio (Single)

Manufacturer: Uniden
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Product Features:

15-channel GMRS 2-way radio with 38 CTCSS subcodes per channel

Up to 5-mile range

7 FRS and 8 GMRS channels

7 NOAA weather frequencies

Backlit, holographic display; single radio

ASIN: B00005N5XF

Product Description

The Uniden GMRS480 (General Mobile Radio Service) radio is a lightweight, palm-sized radio. Use it at sporting events to stay in contact with family and friends, hiking, skiing, outdoors, or in a neighborhood watch for vital communication. This compact, state-of- the-art device is equipped with many features. When range is a key factor, and being out in the weather is a part of life, the weather resistant eco terra is the solution.

Amazon.com Product Description

The small, lightweight Uniden GMRS480 allows you to keep in touch with others for up to five miles. With 15 channels and 38 privacy codes, this two-way radio screens out interference from other radios. The radio has 8 General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) channels and 7 Family Radio Service (FRS) channels.

Note: A $45 FCC license is required to use GMRS frequencies. One license covers the entire family.

Customer Reviews:

a great radio for a great price.......2007-02-21

this uniden gmrs works good the antena is detacheble so you can install an external antena to use as mobile in your car.

Excellent unit.......2002-05-12

First of all, sorry for my english.

I agree with most of what have already been said here, I've tested the unit and seem to have a very good long range coverage, for me I could say that easily triples standard FRS coverage. One feature that has not been described here is an useful monitor button that when you hold it for a few seconds it cancels the squelch and keep it that way (doesn't have to keep pushing the monitor)and that gives you add'tnl coverage. At long distances signal could be poor to break the squelch but if you open the line you could clearly hear the other party. When using any radio in adverse circunstances try to get into high and open places, if you get onto a building or a mountain you would be impressed the coverage of the unit. I use this mainly for vacations at Isla de Margarita and from my apartment I cover all Porlamar city and it's surroundings and even talk miles away with a small mountain in the middle.

The vibrate option is very nice, when you'r fooling around malls nobody notes that someone's calling you cause when activated in cancels the ringer sound. Unit looks very sturdy.

The cons: Lettering on the radio tend to erase by the use and sweat.

Don't doubt getting this unit.

Great radio.......2002-03-09

This radio is ideal for the money. I tested these radio's in the city and got almost 4 miles in range. I had one outside and my friend had the other one in his truck driving away from me. We were able to keep constant communication the whole time. He was driving through busines and residential areas. These will be great from car to car and out in the mountains.

Uniden GMRS480 is a 2 watt unit.......2002-01-22

I bought 2 of these radios a few days ago. I am not sure how the idea got around that this is a 1/2 watt unit, because it is a 2 watt unit, and it DOES require an FCC license. The manual and the FCC registration says it is a 2 watt unit. I was very skeptical of this radio, because it seemed like I was getting alot of radio for less money, but I am glad I bought it now. We are getting around 1.5 mile range in the neighborhood, and about 2.5 miles out in the country were there are less obstructions. My father has 2 motorolas (5100 model). We tested these units against the Unidens head to head. The Uniden GMRS480 sounded much better than the Motorola 5100s every time. The secret is to not hold you mouth too close to the radio when you speak. No need to speak loud either. The Uniden's were not "tiny micy" sounding at all. I would have given this unit a rating of "5", but I must tell you that the thermometer is not very useful. I believe that it cannot get a correct temperature reading when you are holding the radio. It can be around 40 degrees outside, and if you are holding the radio, it will read in the upper 70's. I guess if you sit the radio down and don't touch it, it may get a "true" temperature reading. The SCAN function works, but is kinda weird in my opinion. You have to hold down either of the up/down channels for several seconds to get it to scan. Therefore, you actually change channels 1 thru 15 many times, and then the unit goes in to scan mode. Also, you can't use the radio while it is on the charger, which really disappoints me. But the batteries (NiMH), lasted us on the farm on one charge, Sat, Sun, & Monday, with the unit turned on all during the daylight hours. By Monday evening they still had 2 out of 4 bars left on the battery meter. The weather band is good, it picked up the NOAA channel about 50 miles away. Seems pretty weather resistant, but I try not to get anything wet that is electronic. Good thing that the radio is simple to figure out and use, because I could have written a better manual. You can download the manual from the Uniden web site before you buy it. It is only a few pages. The folks at Uniden have been very helpful in answering my questions. They have responded to every email I have sent them. I recommend the Uniden GMRS480, but since it is GMRS and 2 watt, it does require an FCC license.

Nice unit for the money.......2001-12-19

First off yes you do need an FCC license for this unit. And don't let the zebra guy below this steer you away from this unit. If you'll notice, every review he's written is on FRS/GRMS hybrids and he gives 1 star to every single one of them (in this case he voted twice thus dilluting the ranking for this unit.) His heart's in the right place in trying to keep users law-abiding, but his overzelousness is too much in my opinion when he probably doesn't even own one yet gives it 1 star while launching into a speech.

I got a pair of these for my Dad to use in his motorhome and on camping trips since he wanted something besides just his CB and with greater range than regular FRS units. On the interstate we've been able to get up to 2.5 miles apart (tested by calling out mile marker signs to each other) in relatively flat terrain with a clear signal. Not too bad in my opinion since nobody should realistically expect 5 miles (kind of like how FRS radios rated for 2 miles rarely reach a mile in ideal conditions.) It's well made yet cheaper than some of the competitors with similar specs that I looked at, particularly Motorola models.

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