New Emergency Preparedness Radio for Families
Every summer we head to down the shore. My best friend lives in a campground for the summer season and my kids and I are always there. My kids love going there and hanging out with all of the other kids. It is one of those campgrounds where everyone knows everyone and we all watch each others kids. It is really tough for me to let them go and play on their own with the other kids without me supervising them. I am a pretty over protective momma so what I would do is buy some walkie talkies and have my daughter carry it around and check in every so often. This worked out great for me because it gave me the piece of mind and it lets the kids feel independent.
When I had an opportunity to review the Motorola Talkaboout T480 radios I was excited. The features alone were amazing! Not only can you communicate with the walkie talkies feature but it also has built-in LED flashlight, FM Radio in Two-way Radio, weather alerts, emergency alert button and the best part is it is weather proof! I am also very happy about the reach this Motorola TALKABOUT Two-Way Radio gives. In a neighborhood it can reach up to 1 mile. This is a larger distance than the actual campground so it is perfect!
Stay Connected When the Unexpected Hits
With its plugged-in, always-on connectivity and instant communication, the T480 keeps you and your family ready for emergency situations. Even if the power is out or cell phone towers are down, your radio will be charged and ready to go, so that you can get weather alerts and communicate with your community.
How far can I expect my radios to communicate?
The communication range quoted is calculated based on an unobstructed line of sight test under optimum conditions. Actual range will vary depending on terrain and conditions, and is often less than the maximum possible. Your actual range will be limited by several factors including, but not limited to: terrain, weather conditions, electromagnetic interference and obstructions.
No matter what you are doing,whether it be hiking, camping, fishing, or just a overprotective mom like I am this is a great tool to have. Another idea that comes to mind with these Two-Way Radios, if you live in an area where you get a lot of power outages due to severe weather this is amazing to have. Since it gives you all of the latest updates, you will never have to wonder what is happening with the weather.
You never know when some of these could really come in handy.
I love that you can have one device to serve multiple purposes with the two way communication, flashlight, and radio to listen to weather alerts.
I would like to thank you for your expertise in a very important field: our family safety. This radio will be helpful to aid during or before disaster strikes.
Every home should have one of these!
this is an awesome product it would really come in handy for our family
I would love to get one of these for my son. I love that it has so many functions.
We really need this. Cell phone service is bad where we go camping.
this sounds like a great product and I would love to have them
I like it is a two way feature and still gets the weather alerts
These would be useful on my farm and the weather alerts are a great added feature
Having been through storms and not having cell service, this would be a great thing to have
With so many uses, the Motorola Talkabout sounds like a great investement!
This would be great to have. Thank you for the review
These would work great when I am following family in the car, so that we don’t get lost in traffic while driving in a city that I have never been in before and am unfamilar with the area.
How is the reception in areas that don’t get it well
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We always keep flashlights and rechargeable batteries ready. As well as weather radio. Would be nice to have 2 way with flashlight and radio in one.
Always best to be prepared with something like this. The way the world is now, nothing is certain!
I love this review!!! I would love to get these for my family. I love that it has a built in flashlight, and it is weather proof!!! How amazing. I really want these! haha
It’s really good that it has multiple uses.
Great radios for emergencies, thanks for the chance.
A great back up for preppers !! Always stay prepared!
I think eadios of this type are very important. You caan count on radios such as this, over other forms of communications. I think this would be great iin any emergency kit.
This is great and I love being able to get the weather alerts with this as well
Theses would be great for s power outage and when cell reception isn’t working. We had a huge problem with that during Sandy. It took days before we could use our cell phones.
Wow! I love this product! This could be really helpful in trying to keep track of my grandson.
These would be great for my 6 and 8 year old daughters. They are too young to use cell phones but two-way radios are the perfect thing for them to play with in the yard. They also would come in handy in an emergency.
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