Motorola TALKABOUT T82 Extreme Quad Walkie Talkies

The radios seem well made, easy to use and certainly have a good range. They are slightly larger than I expected, but seem well constructed and the controls are very well thought out. I also like the additional channel options for use within UK/EU since I assume not all radios will have this feature which hopefully means finding clearer channels.

I have now purchased 8x Motorola T82's for the Parents Association at my son's school. We used them last week for the Summer Fayre event and they were invaluable. Very easy to set up and use. The pairing feature works well with so many handsets. It took me only a minute to set them all to the same channel. Being able to lock the front panel buttons, so people cannot fiddle, meant no one dropped off the chosen frequency. Everyone complimented how easy they were to use.
The audio quality is very good across the whole campus, both inside and outside of buildings. The batteries had no issues over the 6 hours were were working on the fayre. They are well constructed and should last us many years. The carry case is well made and keeps everything neatly together. A someone mentioned in another review, the charging ports should now be updated to support USB C, as the micro-B format is now getting out of date, although the supplied chargers worked well. The set comes with some stickers to allow you to individually label each handset. A minor detail, but it would be good if they could supply some pre-printed with numbers.

The design and specification of these radios is very good. Having used them in an airfield environment I can confirm their effectiveness. One feature in particular is very useful. The ability to establish a frequency and sub frequency on one radio and quickly pair those settings to all the others is excellent. A couple of small criticisms: If these are a new product why is the charging socket the old fiddly 'one way round' mini USB type rather than the new C type? Also, two of my four units never show fully charged unless you unplug the charger and plug it back in again, when they then indicate fully charged. Also the little yellow flap over this socket is fiddly and resistant to being opened. Other than these minor issues they are excellent.

Great radios. Simple to program. Easy to connect to other radios.

Bought quad packs for school. Did buy others but they were not as good quality as these ones. Would highly recommend.