Midland 75-515XLBPR 2-Way Radios w/ Charger (Pair)

Amazon.com Product Description
Crystal-clear communication is easy now with Midland SpeakEasy Ultra (model 75515XLBPR), the first 14-channel FRS radio with new DCS digital privacy codes (83 codes) and CTCSS (38 codes) for a total of 1,694 code/channel combinations to block out unwanted transmissions.

This twin-pack Midland SpeakEasy Ultra radio comes with a set of rechargeable AA batteries and a drop-in charger.

The SpeakEasy Ultra has 36-setting adjustable voice activation (eVOX), which allows hands-free use in virtually any noise conditions. Other features include Stealth Squelch to eliminate annoying background noise between transmissions, a low-battery indicator, dual watch, and channel scan.

Use it around the home, farm, and workplace, or for hunting, fishing, and camping adventures. The large 12-function LCD readout lets you know at a glance the channel you're on and which features are activated. Backlighting illuminates the display for use in the dark.

Full output power means up to a two-mile range over land and up to five miles over water, depending on terrain and conditions. Its splash-resistant design protects against light water exposure, so the 75-515 should give years of troublefree use.

These radios come with a one-year warranty.

Product Description:
Crystal clear communication is easy now with Midland SpeakEasy Ultra, the first 14 channel FRS radio with new DCS digital "privacy" codes (83 codes) and CTCSS (38 codes) for a total of 1694 code/channel combinations to block out unwanted transmissions. 36-Setting Adjustable Voice Activation (eVOX) allows "hands-free" use in virtually any noise conditions without the need of external microphone, simply talk to the unit and Channel Locking helps prevent accidental channel changing.Use it around the home, farm, workplace, or for hunting, fishing and camping. The big 12 function LCD readout lets you know at a glance which channel you're on and what features are activated. Backlighting illuminates the display for night/low light use. Full output power means up to 2 mile range over land and 5 miles over water, depending on terrain and conditions, and splash resistant design protects against light water exposure, so the 75-515 should give years of trouble-free use. Other features include a low battery indicator, dual watch, and channel scan.

Midland 75-515XLBPR 2-Way Radios w/ Charger (Pair)
Average customer rating:

Great radios, average charger

Works great!

Midland 75515XLBPR 2-Way radios w/ Batteries & Charger

Excellant Value

Works Great

Midland 75-515XLBPR 2-Way Radios w/ Charger (Pair)

Manufacturer: Midland
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Energizer E91FP-12 - Battery - AA - alkaline x 12

Product Features:

14 channels

2-mile range

38 sub-channels/83 DCS subcodes

Battery pack/charger

eVOX hands-free operation

ASIN: B00005B987

Product Description

Crystal clear communication is easy now with Midland SpeakEasy Ultra, the first 14 channel FRS radio with new DCS digital "privacy" codes (83 codes) and CTCSS (38 codes) for a total of 1694 code/channel combinations to block out unwanted transmissions. 36-Setting Adjustable Voice Activation (eVOX) allows "hands-free" use in virtually any noise conditions without the need of external microphone, simply talk to the unit and Channel Locking helps prevent accidental channel changing.Use it around the home, farm, workplace, or for hunting, fishing and camping. The big 12 function LCD readout lets you know at a glance which channel you're on and what features are activated. Backlighting illuminates the display for night/low light use. Full output power means up to 2 mile range over land and 5 miles over water, depending on terrain and conditions, and splash resistant design protects against light water exposure, so the 75-515 should give years of trouble-free use. Other features include a low battery indicator, dual watch, and channel scan.

Amazon.com Product Description

Crystal-clear communication is easy now with Midland SpeakEasy Ultra (model 75515XLBPR), the first 14-channel FRS radio with new DCS digital privacy codes (83 codes) and CTCSS (38 codes) for a total of 1,694 code/channel combinations to block out unwanted transmissions.

This twin-pack Midland SpeakEasy Ultra radio comes with a set of rechargeable AA batteries and a drop-in charger.

These radios come with a one-year warranty.

Customer Reviews:

Great radios, average charger.......2002-08-20

Summary: I give the radios 4.5 stars, and the charger only 3 stars. The radios compare favorably with high-end FRS radios, but at a mid-range price. (For what it's worth, I've never seen an FRS radio I would give 5 stars.)

I bought this set for me, then gave them to my nephews for Christmas. (I plan to buy myself another set soon.) The sound quality is excellent, and my nephews have used them with no dropouts while hiking and camping in the mountains (on Boy Scout outings).

The radios are designed as fairly traditional "walkie-talkie" radios, with a knob for volume and with the PTT on the side rather than on the face, so your don't talk to your thumb (as on those with the PTT on the face of the radio). Other features are accessed via menus and the LCD display.

The display is clear and easy to read, with one exception. The top row of indicators is very close to the upper bezel, so you may have to tip the radio away from you to read the top row.

The radios have only one call tone, but that's all that's needed. The digital coded squelch (DCS) and the more common CTCSS tone squelch make it easy to ignore undesired signals. (When using DCS, remember to wait 1 second between pushing the PPT and speaking, to allow the other radio's receiver to recognize the DCS.) The CTCSS codes are the same as on all the other radios with Tone Squelch, so they are interoperable. The DCS codes are uncommon, but are great when using just the 75515 and/or 75517 radios.

The VOX works well, but takes some practice to use properly (as VOX always does). Setting the VOX level is a bit finicky--it's done via the menu system--but it seldom needs to be changed once set.

The advertised "1694 codes" is actually the standard 14 channels, with 38 CTCSS codes and 83 DCS codes ( (38+83)*14=1694 ). Sometimes marketing dweebs just have to turn information into gibberish.

What's missing? A "silent" or "vibrator" ringer option in place of the audible call signal. Also, the charger is not "smart". It doesn't detect full charge and switch to trickle-charge, so you can't leave the radios in the plugged-in charger. Instead, charge them up, then unplug the charger to use it as a simple stand. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate a smart charger for these radios. (Doesn't mean there isn't one, though; just that I didn't locate one.) The radios also lack the "voice security" (voice scrambler) offered on some FRS radios, but the only practical purpose of that "feature" is to encourage people to transmit "private" information to the world.

Works great!.......2002-03-21

We took these radios to Disneyworld, and they worked great. My friends had cheaper models, with less codes, and their radios were awful in comparison. While they had to listen to Everybody;s transmissions, we were tuned in to our two radios only, like a private line, clear and easy to hear. However, when we tried to call and hear messages from our friends, I did have to deactivate the squelch (to get it back to the basic channel, without subcodes and digital subcodes), and I heard Everyone's transmissions as well, and that quality was substantially lower. Since the trip, I have sent the radios with kids on bike rides, and used them while shopping, to speed things up by sending the kids off for a loaf of bread or gallon of milk, and meet me at aisle 5. Works great.

Midland 75515XLBPR 2-Way radios w/ Batteries & Charger.......2002-02-15

I was hopeful but greatly disappointed. Couldn't even communicate with family less than 1/2 mile aways with cracking, hissing and cutting out. No hills, electrical or other interferring objects. Greatly dissatisfied. Even more dissatisfied that I have to pay shipping to return something that doesn't work to begin with. This has been an all around discouraging transaction that makes me leery of internet purchases.

Excellant Value.......2002-01-13

After looking at many brands, I decided to try these Midland units. I received 6 for all my sons friends in the neighborhood. They have great distance, quick recharge, and I think what I am saving in buying regular AA batteries, I am ahead of the game. These boys are all 9 thru 11 so these radios get a work out both in use and in the drop test. They stand up to the challange. I highly recommend them for play or for business use ( as long as you are in a 2 mile range, it gets to be a bit broken up over 2 miles)

Works Great.......2001-12-12

I got this thing for when my friends and I play paintball, so that we could communicate with each other. Lets just say that these worked better than expected.

Some of my other friends have Cobra's and Motorola's and I think that these (my radios) came with better features and sounded clearer.

Definitely a good buy.

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