Learn about walkie-talkies and two-way radios
Every guide on the site in one place: what each kind of radio is, how to choose walkie-talkies, how channels, codes and licenses work, and how radios are linked into systems and networks.
Radio types
Radio typesTypes of two-way radios in six families, from PMR446, FRS and GMRS to business DMR, TETRA, P25 and ham, and which of them can talk to each other.
FRS and GMRS walkie-talkiesTwo US radio services, 22 shared channels, and which one fits your trip.
Best PMR446 walkie-talkiesLicense-free radios for the UK and EU: how to choose, and six compared.
Digital vs analog radioWhat a digital radio adds, what stays the same, and how to mix both.
Choosing walkie-talkies
Longest range walkie-talkiesClaimed and real range of walkie-talkies, and what adds distance.
Motorola Talkabout modelsUS T110 to T800 and EU T42 to T92 H2O side by side, and which one to pick.
Kids' walkie-talkiesToy radios, family radios, real range, batteries and privacy codes for parents.
Midland walkie-talkiesGXT, LXT and X-Talker in the US, XT50 PRO in Europe: license, range and codes.
