radio

Hurricane Season is just around the corner and the National Weather Service has advised us all to be prepared. According to the NWS, one important item to have on your emergency preparedness list is an emergency weather radio. But which weather radio is right for you? There are a lot of radios available with a […]

If you find yourself having to change radio settings every time a new radio is added to your fleet, you can probably save yourself a lot of time by learning how to clone your Motorola RDX radios. The cloning process simply copies the settings from one two way radio to another, and can be done […]

If your business has a large fleet of Motorola RDX two way radios or has to adjust the radio settings every time a new radio is added, you can save a considerable amount of time by using the RDX series programming software. This software makes it incredibly easy to adjust the settings of a radio. […]

Still using your two way radios on wideband? If so, you need to prepare your migration to narrowband as soon as possible, before the end of this year. The FCC issued a public notice January 5 to remind everyone that the deadline to transition to narrowband is January 1, 2013. This includes private business class […]

One of the most important things to have with you when you are out on the water (besides something to keep you afloat) is a means of two way communication, such as a radio. If you are a boater, you probably already know how important it is to have a radio on board.

Today we are excited to announce that The NEW Midland GXT5000 has arrived – and Buy Two Way Radios is one of the first retailers to offer this unique GMRS experience!

One of the questions we are asked most frequently is if a new two way radio that a customer want to buy will be compatible with older radios that they already have. The answer to this compatibility question is not always what one may think. Here’s why.

In this post I’ll try to explain the common differences between business an consumer radios and hopefully provide enough information for you to decide what’s best for your business.

Updated March 25, 2021 One question that we are frequently asked is “how can I get more range out of my two way radio?” In the case of consumer FRS and GMRS radios, the amount of range you can expect is usually not even close to what the manufacturers advertise. There are, however, several things […]

You may have noticed that most of the consumer two-way radios you see around advertise a range of up to 30 miles. The truth is, consumer FRS and GMRS radios will not even provide close to the advertised “maximum range”. The range that a two-way radio advertises is the range that the radio should get […]