After its introduction in 2009, the Midland GXT1000VP4 quickly became an icon in the world of GMRS walkie talkies, and it remains so today. Much has been written about the GXT1000, and there is a multitude of articles, videos and podcasts that cover nearly every aspect of it. Now Midland is giving their beloved flagship radio a makeover, with long requested updates and new functionality to meet the needs of today's GMRS operator. Introducing the Midland GXT3000! Read More

The Kenwood TK-3230DX was once one of the most popular Kenwood business radios around. Then in April 2021, the manufacturer retired this iconic handheld, leaving business customers with the PKT-23 as the only option for a Kenwood radio of its relative size and portability. Now there's a new portable handheld to fill the void, and it has a familiar face. It's the Kenwood ProTalk PKT-300!  Read More

The President BT Mike is a Bluetooth microphone that mounts on your steering wheel for hands-free operation! It works with all current President mobile CB and 10 meter ham radios equipped with 6-pin microphone connectors. The BT Mike will work with the following models. Read More

We receive a lot of inquiries about duplexers and how they are used with repeaters. But what is a duplexer? What are actually inside these things and how do they function? How important are they to the operation of a repeater and what happens if they fail? In this video tutorial, David from our tech department at Buy Two Way Radios explains what a duplexer is, how it actually works, and some of its common failure points. Watch Now

It's a beautiful day. It's bright and sunny, the wind is calm, and there is not a cloud in sight. It's a perfect time to sit back, relax, put some burgers on the grill and just enjoy the great outdoors. Sure, it's fine now, but what about tomorrow, or the day after that, or next week? Storms can crop up suddenly, anywhere, anytime with little notice. Now is the perfect time to get a weather radio. Here's why. Read More

We received a comment from a customer who took issue with our use of the terms two way radio and walkie talkie in one of our articles. Apparently the customer was searching for a two way radio, but after locating radios listed as walkie talkies, considered it a misdirection to another line of products, presumably perceiving that an item labeled as a walkie talkie was inferior to another item labeled as a two way radio. According to the customer, walkie talkies and two way radios are not the same. Is this true? Read More

In this full video edition of the award nominated The Two Way Radio Show Podcast, Danny and Rick discuss the pros and cons of both the Amateur and GMRS radio services and which one they think is better. We’ll also take some of your comments and questions from our blog and our Two Way Radio Forum. Watch Now!

We tell you about a new handheld GMRS radio from Midland and compare it with two previous models in that series. We’ll also take some of your comments and questions from our blog and our forum. If we read your comment about this episode on a future episode, we may send you free swag! Listen Now!

If you need a UHF two way radio for business, home or recreational use that's license-free, FRS may be a way to go. But what is FRS? In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy explains what a FRS two way radio is and the advantages of using one. Watch Now!

When connecting a mobile radio to a power supply using the supplied 12V hardwire cable, the first instinct is to wrap the bare ends of each wire around the pole of its corresponding terminal. There is a better way. In this video tutorial, Steven from our tech department shows you how to quickly and easily connect wire leads to a set of XLT banana plugs. Watch Now!

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