Midland GXT-900 Review

[jwilkers]

Originally Posted by leoibb

your missing the point fellow , and the point is we buy these things because they state certain things on the box, once bought and tried we realize we aint gettin what it says on the tin. why should we buy other radios we have the claims that these things do well and they let us down, its a bit like you gettin sold a car and then realize you was given a car but there is no engine,
its basic lies that they are tellin. some of us aint got loads of money to be just buyin and buyin in the hope they work we belive what we get sold to us because it is in writing. and your answer is to get a licence? i say kiss my .... to the licence . why on earth would i or anyone buy a licence to use radios that dont work propperly? is that not false economy,
it may encourage people to get licence if we could buy a radio and it did what it says, then we would maybe think well its worth havin a licence for these because they do what i want them to.
As far as i can see there is an issue with what the radios do and what they say they do. me for one if i buy white paint i expect white paint not pink or orange. i wrote to this midland and it werent very nice i also got in touch with legal people to see what could be done about it , all i want is something that does what it says if it dont then i have wasted my money and my time, so getting a licence before tryin them out is a waste of money as you may never use the said frequency if the radios dont do what they say. you understand? and please do not come back with some pony

No consumer-grade radio is going to get you the ranges claimed. Period.

There is a disclaimer that says these ranges are possible only under "ideal conditions" They are safe from any liberal lawsuit action. Unfortunately, these ideal conditions are over the ocean, or in space.

The models for 2009 now claim at least 30 mile range. Same basic radios, with just a couple more miles added

It is all marketing hype, plain and simple.

While it is not necessarily the consumer's fault. A license is still required.
This is NOT OPTIONAL, it is a requirement.

[leoibb]

yes i hear ya and been in touch with legal people about this and it is pony what they say on the box. if you bought a car and they said 60 plus to gallon under ideal conditions then the conditions are were we use them which is on roads yes? so when they say ideal conditions, the conditions are refering to weather and hills. and not water. i have spoke with midland today in depth about this and they basically walked in to it they also emailed similar back to me , you dont go buy a car that claims 60 to gallon and it does ten and you get on to manufacturer about the claims and they say ohh but thats only if you free wheel it down hills do they? the answer is no and the conditions are the hills and the build up not water or in the air. regardin the licence you do not have to tell me the law. if we all abided by the law then the law would never change and a lot of things do need to change it is a money makin thing that silly politicions decide to do based on some dicks reviewbut it doesnt make it right does it, so as far as i go they can kiss my ... for a licence

[jwilkers]

Originally Posted by leoibb

yes i hear ya and been in touch with legal people about this and it is pony what they say on the box. if you bought a car and they said 60 plus to gallon under ideal conditions then the conditions are were we use them which is on roads yes? so when they say ideal conditions, the conditions are refering to weather and hills. and not water. i have spoke with midland today in depth about this and they basically walked in to it they also emailed similar back to me , you dont go buy a car that claims 60 to gallon and it does ten and you get on to manufacturer about the claims and they say ohh but thats only if you free wheel it down hills do they? the answer is no and the conditions are the hills and the build up not water or in the air.

They NEED to tell the honest truth and realities.

My reviews here try to provide people the honest-to-god realities.

I am a licensed ham, and my UHF radio attached to a base antenna cannot even go 30 miles to another station directly.

TriSquare, the eXRS folks are honest. They don't give range claims. They simply say you will get equal performance of a similar GMRS radio. This is essentially true, as I have discovered.

These companies want to sell radios. They will say anything to sell product.

I *do* understand your frustration about licensing. A main factor is the cost... $85. Let's get real.

There is a proposal pending to remove one of the fees involved in a GMRS license. This could lower the cost about $30.

Many people believe a $20 set of radios does not justify such a fee. If GMRS licenses cost $10 maybe then more people would do it.

I'm licensed. I want to lead a good example. If people really got active anf hammered government, maybe the costs could come down.

There is also a possibility in the future GMRS licenses could go away. There has been talk by the WTC commissioner to rewrite part 95. We will see.

I support licensing. I press the point. I also understand why people resist. I'm human with human compassions and faults like everyone else.

[kurt19d]

Hello everyone, first post. I have a question about these Midland GXT900/950radios. I am concerned about the mic jack. I currently have a no-name PTT headset I want to use. It has a dual pin connector. The large pin is 3.5mm, the small is 2.5mm and the pins are 7mm apart. First off will this connection fit in this radio. Second question is how is the jack oreintated on the radio? Small or large hole on top? The connection I have has the wire coming off at 90 degrees from the pins and I need to know which direction it will force the cord. Hope this makes sense. Thanks for the help.

[leoibb]

hello chaps just a question the gxt900 radios what connection is used for the headset? two pinn motorola or different please advise?

[FeetOnThePegs]

a two pin motorola is different than a two pin Midland accessory. if you insert a two pin motorola accessory into a Midland it will cause the midland to transmit all the time. if you insert a two pin midland accy into a motorola you will not be able to use the PTT button on the ACCy. it will work fine though but you will only be able to transmit with the radios PTT button.

IMPORTANT NOTE: the volume on the Midland radio's accessory jack is UNUSABLY LOW. (unless you plan on using them in a library or something). I know this from personal experience on the 900 series and im told even from the manufacturer that their other series are not louder. **You should not buy a midland if you need to hear the guy transmitting through an accessory headset.

[leoibb]

i see so what connection do i need for the radio? i dont mind the quietness due to havin batteries and amplifier in my headset be good to know what connection it is