Walkie Talkie reviews from Reddit

"Aint gonna get better bang for buck."

"Best bang for buck."

"Grab a few baofengs, look at what local frequencies you can use, there are several for civilian use, and just keep them stored on one of those frequencies."

"My personal fav is the Baofeng BF-V8. Programs easily with CHIRP with BF-888 settings but works fine out of the box with no programming."

"Bowfeng 888, covers all 12 of my acres and cost just $10 a radio."

"In my opinion, the best I saw is the BF-T18, pretty much they have all the features from the earlier gens Motorola Talkabout series radios."

"BF-88E is a PMR446 walkie talkie for use in Europe. Also look for the BF-88ST Pro PMR446 radio."

"BaoFeng is the classic cheap option, Rocky Talkies are the more expensive ones if you need something more durable."

"Baofengs are great bang for buck. I'd start with a UV-5R and work your way up if needed."

"You need a “license” but it’s cheap and theres no test required."

"I've never had drop outs with my mine and we've been working dams on the other side of each other."

"Used Motorola, or Vertex radios can be found. They do need to be programmed in advance but they will run circles around anything out there."

"Best radios are Motorola."

"I like the Motorola RDU 4100s. I used them when I worked at an aquarium/zoo. I've never seen a radio take such a beating and refuse to die."

"...tried and true Motorola CP-200... WELL worth it and better then the old $400 they were asking before."

"Motorola. Expensive. But bulletproof."

"Go with GMRS vs FRS. Motorola."

"Just grab a couple of Motorola FRS (Family Radio Service) walkies and go! Easy peasy..."

"Got a box of used ones for cheap."

"You can check from motorola flagship store."

"Rocky Talkie is the best in the game. Don’t waist your money on anything else. Waterproof, excellent range, and built like a tank."

"Listen to this guy if you don't want to go with Rocky Talkies"

"Rocky Talkies are reliable, durable, and are built specifically to have excellent battery life in very cold climbing conditions."

"Rockie Talkies are the gold standard."

"The audio quality is also amazing, even compared to my $450 Yaesu 5DR."

"Get the Rocky Talkie, and have instant access to the two channels you need most."

"If not, Rocky Talkie."

"It's indestructible. It's the one I can count on."

"Rocky talkie GMRS and upgrade the antenna."

"I got my eye on some rockie talkies."

"GMRS is perfect for family and friends to get on the air and talk."

"Go the GMRS route."

"Gmrs license is just a fee. But it’s good for the entire family."

"GMRS is better and not very complicated."

"Easiest is to use GMRS radios."

"GMRS can be powerful and as good as ham for local comms."

"Best for most is GMRS radios."

"Best for most is GMRS radios."

"In short, GMRS is your best bet."

"As others have mentioned, look into a GMRS License and radios."

"I like those Midland radio that are like $60 a pair on Amazon."

"Midland or Motorola are going to be your standard normie walkie talkies."

"A Midland or Motorola FRS (Family Radio Service) radio will work just as well as the overpriced RockyTalkie"

"Midland makes some pretty quality ones in the $100-$200 range."

"Midland radios are great."

"Midland Biztalk MD400 are pretty solid cheap option. Basic, IP67 radio that is very durable."

"I use Midland brand set, they're about $60 and work for what i need, the range is decent up to 5 miles."

"As someone said earlier, Midland blister pack FRS radios. No license required."

"Maybe you can look at the retevis rb28b. This is a walkie-talkie model specially developed for families."

"I find Retivis to be leaps and bounds better than Baofeng."

"Retevis and Radioddity make some $20-30 MURS radios. RT27V is an easy to use and reasonably durable model that I’ve used as “knock-around buddy radios” for a few years."

"Something like this off Amazon will do the trick, these look like clones of the Retevis RT24, set of 4"

"RETEVIS has many IP67 high level waterproof walkie talkie. Maybe you could take a look at that."

"The Retevis RT45P, or if you can spare $35 for a gmrs license."

"We use these. It is also great to have the in-ear for when you are going for a walk at night."

"I throw them one of my Rocky Talkies. They are super durable and simple."

"Rockie talkies for me. I got the mic too so I can hear the transmissions well."

"Rocky talkies!"

"I use Rockie Talkies partly because they’re half the price of BCA Links."

"My Murs radio had way more distance with 2 watts than my gmrs 5 watt outdoors."

"No license needed and about $35 each"

"MURS is a better alternative."

"Check out Sena helmets. Built in mesh communication."

"Don't mess around with walkie talkies. My group all have sena helmets (not sponsored 😉). They've been making motorcycle helmets for years and the tech is tried and true."

"We have the Sena Pi and it works well if only two people need to communicate."

"Yea they're a game changer. Get the ones with the ear pieces and clip on mics."

"There are these but I have used some higher-end ones for operations and they seem to work well."

"Bought these last year and they worked wonderfully. Battery life of the rechargeable batteries was a lot less than 3 AAs."

"Just get a Garmin InReach."

"Get a couple satellite messengers like the Garmin Inreach."

"These are my hunting teams go to. The positional data helps us stay aware of each other."

"Used Motorola, or Vertex radios can be found. They do need to be programmed in advance but they will run circles around anything out there."

"If anyone needs to do irrigation stuff we also have the vx-459 model."

"We have Vertex standard vx-261 model radios at my course."

"Then look into the Radiodity GM-30. Great entry level radio."

"The Radiodity GM-30 is a good entry level GMRS and FRS radio plus lots more features and good general receive coverage."

"We have had them for three years now no issues."

"I recommend buying the decently priced walkies that have like 25-40 channels."

"Ive been out of the moto game for a while but cardo and sena were the go-tos for on/in helmet comm systems."

"Look for motorcycle coms. They are small enough to clip onto your bicycle helmet and have all the usability you will ever need."

"I'm a big fan of the Yaesu FT65. It's vastly superior to a baofeng."

"I have an analog tri-band (most or duo-band) Yaesu called the VX-6. they discontinued the radio but you can get it on Amazon still."

"The BTech MURS V2 has dual watch, so it can monitor two channels."

"The btech murs v2 (a uv82 variant) is the only license-free (in the US) baofeng I know of."

"I have the t800 I think they’re great."

"The T800 is ideal for camping with tech."

"You’re in Europe, better get PMR446 radios."

"Alternatively you can use PMR446 with some helmet headsets, I don't know any PMR446 radios with BT."

"HYS hand held 25 watt walkie talkies"

"Hys 25 watt wakie talkie."

"The more expensive ones like bca are durable and fairly waterproof."

"BCA BC Link Mini if EU"

"Get a 100 cobra 2 pack submersible that hunters use."

"Cobra PX650 UHF Pro Radio, brother and I split the cost."

"The Aleck Punks were designed for exactly what you are looking for."

"Aleck took their ski sports experience and made the “Punks”."

"FRS radios are probably your best bet."

"Frs radio use the same channels so you dont need to buy a matched set."

"I'm going to tell you personally that earhero is the best thing I ever experienced."

"I love our TidRadio TD-H3 and TD-H8 radios. Depending on terrain, GMRS is good for miles"

"If UK based my site just got some amazing Radios from ‘Apex Radios’. I can’t remember the model number but they must have been made for lifeguards Bright yellow, have a panic alarm on the top which activated and sends location to all other radios, has a torch on the bottom which automatically activates when in the water (water proof obv) and it even has a whistle on the clip! Best ever!!"

"The Cardo Packtalk system works with voice control."

"Quick and easy: FRS/GMRS."

"The least expensive is probably the Baofang UV-5R, and from there you go up (in both price and capability)."

"Pony up for some decent brand GMRS (and a license!) handhelds imo"

"If you're ok with GMRS Radios, I installed Rugged G1."

"GMRS (I'll suggest Buy Two Way Radios) is always a good option."

"Zastone X6 Walkie Talkie with Earpiece 3W 16-Channel UHF 400-470Mhz."

"GME 5w."

"I have used recreationally these TR-500 radios from powerwerx.com."

"We use Kenwood TK 2400 VP. They're pretty clear."

"Icom VHF hand held. (waterproof). ICOM M85 is pretty small."

"TIDRADIO TD-H5 radio pair off Amazon."

"GMRS: Woxun KG-805G is great."

"I got a Unihertz Atom XL. It's a DMR walkie talkie with good range."

"I would suggest a basic FRS or PMR446 radio to keep it inexpensive and legal."

"We have used some cheaper walkie talkies from Amazon."

"I've ended up ordering a number of Quansheng UV-K5 handsets. (Actually the UV-K6 handset, but it's pretty much identical to the UV-K5). These are about £12 ($15) each."

"Radioddity MU-5’s are like $35 and actually puts out more like 3w vs the 2w limit."

"My facility used Hytera digital radios."

"We have the dewalt ones, they have about 15 acres of distance and they seem to work beyond just line of site."

"5 Watts is best but you may not need that level of power."

"You can get Autocom systems that link to a walkie talkie."

"Get any cheap second hand Yaesu VX. Or, if you really need to go Chinese, get Wouxun KG-UV9K (or better), has infinitely more f."

"Inexpensive FRS radios from Walmart should work fine."

"For distance I would hesitantly recommend the 20-Watt Leixen UV-25D, as I have one and it will reach well. That said, its programming software is absolutely wretched."

"I don’t like my BTECH at all actually."