Stay safe and in contact with Coleman's Two-Way Radio. It's great for camping, hiking, exploring and marine use -- it's even waterproof up to 1 meter. The Two-Way Radio boasts a range of 1.8 miles (3km), operating on 14 channels. The LCD display panel and large TALK button make it easy to use in an emergency, with a call alert feature so you'll know if someone needs to reach you. Operating on 3 AAA batteries, the radio includes a low-battery alert and battery saver feature.
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I bought three of these to partner with my Rino 130. Even though there was no documentation about what type of radio this is, I assumed the 14 channels were FRS. The good news is that this is indeed an FRS radio and works with other FRS radios, so that's a nice plus. They are waterproof, which is great, and apparently float too.
Unfortunately, this radio is pretty much unusable due to the extremely poor mic sensitivity and somewhat low speaker volume. I purchased these to use on sea kayaks, which I use on all types of small to big lakes. On any kind of all-sports lake, the sounds of small boats in the distance, medium wind, and small waves completely drown out the radio and make it impossible to understand the person talking with the Colman radio. The radio is intended to be used on a vest for some reason, but the only place the radio would be usable is on a placid lake or quiet stream... places where you wouldn't need to wear a life vest or even worry about getting wet.
I'm stuck with these now and I'm going to have to take one apart to see if I can modify it to be usable. I found that if I punched out the water proofing film for the mic, the radio works normally and mic sensitivity becomes equal to other cheap FRS radios, so in short, it becomes usable. The only problem is that it's not water proof anymore. My Rino 130 seems to have a pinhole for the mic, which may be small enough to keep water from entering for short durations under water. So on my second Colman radio I just put a tiny pinhole in the center of the mic film with a safety pin and tada, it worked. This radio should continue to be waterproof due to the pressure inside the radio keeping water from entering such a small hole, like the rino. The radio is still not as loud as I would like, but I can't fix that by stabbing it.
Will
