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FEATURES |
XTN
SERIES |
CLS
SERIES |
TALKABOUT |
Application |
Daily
Industrial Use |
Daily
Use by Staff |
Recreational
& Occasional Use |
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Construction
Manufacturing
Property Management
Warehousing |
Hotels
Retail Stores
Restaurants
Schools |
Biking
Camping
Hiking
Skiing |
Frequency
Operation* |
Business
VHF or UHF |
Business
UHF |
Family
Radio Service (FRS) |
Commercial
Radio Design |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Commercial
Accessory Design |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Weather/Dust
Resistant |
Best
- Heavy Duty
Mil Spec and IP54 Standards
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Better |
Good |
Audio
Quality |
Best |
Better |
Good |
Talk
Range Outdoors**
Talk Range Indoors**
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Up to
6 miles
Up to 250,000 sq. ft.
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Up to
5 miles*
Up to 200,000 sq. ft.
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Up to
2 miles*
Not stated
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Power |
1 or
2 Watt |
1 Watt |
1/2
Watt |
#
of Channels |
1 or
6 Channels |
1 or
4 Channels |
14 Channels |
Repair
Options |
$80
flat fee |
$80
flat fee |
Not
worth repairing |
MSRP
Cost
Depends on model
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$225
- $349 |
$169
- $189 |
$40
- $180 |
*
- Business band radios require a FCC license, while FRS is open to
any user and causes more interference and disruption
** - Talk range depends on terrain and conditions |