On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 13:32:00 GMT, "Rich Cacace" richcacace-REMOVE TO
wrote:

Do they perform as well as the FRS only radio's? They do look small enough.

The receiver/antenna is not quite as sensitive as some of the larger
older radios like the Kenwood UBZ-LF14 but it is fairly close. It
takes a bit of moving around the room on different signals to tell any
difference.

I have not yet tried a side by side ERP comparison. Oddly enough the
T4500 puts out more power on FRS frequencies than on GMRS frequencies
but not enough difference that I expect to see. FRS = 190 mWERP and
GMRS = 180 mWERP.

Audio is a lot better than some of the less expensive FRS radios I've
had a chance to hear.

The best thing is that they don't use Motorola's compander. That
makes a lot of difference when scanning, listening to other brands of
radios.

Mike