The second motorola two way radio thing i would think about in portable walkie talkies is quality. if my life depends on something and other people are depending on my life to continue, i tend to go with the best equipment i can get. will the radio still work if it gets wet in a storm or dropped into a fishpond or the ocean? how likely is it to break if it accidentally gets dropped on a pile of rocks on a mountain or a sidewalk in a city? what''s the guarantee cover? remember: you want something you can depend on in times when you really need to communicate. don''t be penny-wise and pound way and radio foolish. don''t get a toy. get what works and will work under stress.

what are they good for? walkie-talkies are good for communicating quickly between cheap two way radio distant points. police officers use walkie-talkies, solders use walkie-talkies, sports enthusiasts, custodians, security guards, and workers all use them to communcate between two points. how far can a walkie-talkie send a message the average walkie-talkie can send and receive messages two from about a mile away. way more advanced walkie-talkies can send radio and recieve messages from two to four miles away using only one to four watts of transimitted power. the army and other personel use the two to four watt walkie-talkies to communicate from far distances.some walkie-talkies translate in morse two and way code, which make it difficult for anyone to listen to a conversation small portable two ways have begun to catch on in the last few years as technology makes electronic gadgets smaller and lighter. you radio can find them all over the two world. what do you look for in one of these devices? there are several things to know and remember. first of all, way remember radio and two that old maxim: "you way get what you pay for." in this field the really good radio units are going to be somewhat expensive.