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Technical Details
- TRUSOUND pioneering noise reduction technology delivering enhanced sound qualityLong range - up to 5 miles (8km) depending on environment and terrainUp to 304 channel combinationsDual desktop charger pod in stylish designRechargeable batteriesSBS - Superbright illuminated backlit displayVOX technology handsfree conversationsSupports headsetsStop watch facility5 Call tone melodies selection
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
- Binatone Terrain 550 two way radio
- Rechargeable POD and stand
- Belt clip
- User manual
- Mains adaptor
Product Description
- TRUSOUND pioneering noise reduction technology delivering enhanced sound quality
- Long range - up to 5 miles (8km) depending on environment and terrain
- Up to 304 channel combinations
- Dual desktop charger pod in stylish design
- Rechargeable batteries
- SBS - Superbright illuminated backlit display
- VOX technology handsfree conversations
- Supports headsets
- Stop watch facility
- 5 Call tone melodies selection
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
69 of 69 people found the following review helpful
Having used a pair of these for about a year now, I have been quite pleased with them. The range varies according to the terrain - I've had over 6 miles from a hillside across a flat landscape, but less than a mile in an urban landscape. Sound quality is clear. The rubber buttons are wearing well, though do now show signs of use as my sets are in daily use. The batteries hold enough charge for the day, but I don't know how they'd hold up if you were transmitting all day long!
Setting sub-channels is simple ( please remember to set a sub-channel other than zero !! ) and the only drawback I have found ( and it really annoys me )is that when you press the "call" button, the calling handset bleeps as well as the receiving one. If anyone knows a way to disable this I'd love to know how.
[Another year has passed since I wrote the above review, and I can only add that these radios have proved their worth! In use every day and still going strong on the first set of betteries. They've been dropped, banged about and shaken up and have not complained at all. The only damage has been to one belt clip and that was my fault for wrenching it off my belt too hard. Buy them.....worth every penny! ]
Setting sub-channels is simple ( please remember to set a sub-channel other than zero !! ) and the only drawback I have found ( and it really annoys me )is that when you press the "call" button, the calling handset bleeps as well as the receiving one. If anyone knows a way to disable this I'd love to know how.
[Another year has passed since I wrote the above review, and I can only add that these radios have proved their worth! In use every day and still going strong on the first set of betteries. They've been dropped, banged about and shaken up and have not complained at all. The only damage has been to one belt clip and that was my fault for wrenching it off my belt too hard. Buy them.....worth every penny! ]
58 of 58 people found the following review helpful
Purchased these units (2 sets actually) after having used a friend's radios (same model) in the French Alps where they worked particularly well (crystal clear reception with users on opposite side of a mountain.)
Particularly impressive is the clear voice quality - much better than other models I have tested (and I've tested a lot!)
Contrary to other reviewers, I've found the range good for this model (good in mountains), although all users of any 2-way radios need to be aware that range is always restricted in built-up areas or if one user is inside a building.
IMHO they are difficult to beat at the price.
Particularly impressive is the clear voice quality - much better than other models I have tested (and I've tested a lot!)
Contrary to other reviewers, I've found the range good for this model (good in mountains), although all users of any 2-way radios need to be aware that range is always restricted in built-up areas or if one user is inside a building.
IMHO they are difficult to beat at the price.
180 of 182 people found the following review helpful
My 'near' elderly parents have this model of radio for when they go shopping, boot sales, intercom use in the house and as a form on communication between convoy vehicles.
I helped test and found them simple to use, with nice audio on the transmit and receive. Loud and quite clear for a small radio. Display is large and helpful. The unit fits nicely in the hand.
Battery life on receive only is about 30 hours which of course would be radically reduced with x amount of transmit use. Battery powered radios are not really for chin wagging on. With that in mind, in reality they should easily last a full day on receive with the occasional brief transmission of messages.
Binatone tell no fibs about the range. The instructions give a simple, diagram/chart of expected ranges vs terrain. With *upto* 2km in built up area and 8km in open terrain.
No matter what make or model, ground wave UHF radios like these will have limited range. They are effected by the terrain and weather conditions.
Ideal conditions for these type radios are "line of sight", nothing in between to absorb or reflect the signal, no buildings, trees, falling snow, fog.... MOUNTAINS! It is in true line of sight when you can achieve and even exceed the maximum *usable* ranges claimed by the manufactures (in this case 8km).
Soon as you take away the direct line of sight, start adding walls, trees and so on, the signal will starts getting absorbed and the range decreased.
Think of your local town, different densities of building plots mixed in with open plots of land and roadways. Different materials used in those buildings such as glass, brick, concrete slabs, metal. Slight hills and valleys you are not normally often aware of when driving through on way to work. Couple all those characteristics of your local town with the fact that radio waves can bounce off surfaces and get reflected in all sorts of random directions it means there is not an exact science to state the range of these radios in the urban environment.
In reality you might be able to use the radio at 1,2,3km or more in one part of town but have no radio communication with each other only 200metres away. You might have good radio signal in one spot, walk a few strides away and find the signal is terrible and unusable. As long as people can bare those realities in mind and it fits in with their expected radio use then they will get along just fine with these walkie talkies. If wanting life or death comms in every part or town then these and many other types of radio (even professional) will be unsuitable.
A lot of range problems can be addressed by holding the radio upright when using the radio. Holding it at weird angles will effect the range. A radio in the horizontal position will have trouble picking the radio waves from the other radio(s) held in the vertical position and vice versa.
In all, a quality product for the price but do not expect it or any other PMR radio to defy the laws of physics.
I helped test and found them simple to use, with nice audio on the transmit and receive. Loud and quite clear for a small radio. Display is large and helpful. The unit fits nicely in the hand.
Battery life on receive only is about 30 hours which of course would be radically reduced with x amount of transmit use. Battery powered radios are not really for chin wagging on. With that in mind, in reality they should easily last a full day on receive with the occasional brief transmission of messages.
Binatone tell no fibs about the range. The instructions give a simple, diagram/chart of expected ranges vs terrain. With *upto* 2km in built up area and 8km in open terrain.
No matter what make or model, ground wave UHF radios like these will have limited range. They are effected by the terrain and weather conditions.
Ideal conditions for these type radios are "line of sight", nothing in between to absorb or reflect the signal, no buildings, trees, falling snow, fog.... MOUNTAINS! It is in true line of sight when you can achieve and even exceed the maximum *usable* ranges claimed by the manufactures (in this case 8km).
Soon as you take away the direct line of sight, start adding walls, trees and so on, the signal will starts getting absorbed and the range decreased.
Think of your local town, different densities of building plots mixed in with open plots of land and roadways. Different materials used in those buildings such as glass, brick, concrete slabs, metal. Slight hills and valleys you are not normally often aware of when driving through on way to work. Couple all those characteristics of your local town with the fact that radio waves can bounce off surfaces and get reflected in all sorts of random directions it means there is not an exact science to state the range of these radios in the urban environment.
In reality you might be able to use the radio at 1,2,3km or more in one part of town but have no radio communication with each other only 200metres away. You might have good radio signal in one spot, walk a few strides away and find the signal is terrible and unusable. As long as people can bare those realities in mind and it fits in with their expected radio use then they will get along just fine with these walkie talkies. If wanting life or death comms in every part or town then these and many other types of radio (even professional) will be unsuitable.
A lot of range problems can be addressed by holding the radio upright when using the radio. Holding it at weird angles will effect the range. A radio in the horizontal position will have trouble picking the radio waves from the other radio(s) held in the vertical position and vice versa.
In all, a quality product for the price but do not expect it or any other PMR radio to defy the laws of physics.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
very useful indeed
We use these walkie talkies on our boat so I can easily talk to my wife when she is dealing with the ropes etc. Read more
Published 20 hours ago by Bubba
poor range
the range of this product is terrible it could not even pick up at 250 yards it is suppose to have a range of 5 miles due think this is right
Published 6 months ago by george
OK til they stopped working
These were fine for a year or 2 - then one of them stopped charging. As they take a custom battery pack which seemed to be difficult and expensive to replace we chucked them out... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Greg Burroughs
great for Alpine biking holiday
These radios worked well for us in a dispersed group biking in the alps. Rather than being spread out along one trail we were often spread out between resorts in the Portes du... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Light
Excellent item recommended
We bought these Binatone 550 Long range for using on our canal boat at locks etc and found them excellent. Read more
Published 10 months ago by dot143
Compact and handy
These were fine for us at our event pre set up, but once the music started we couldn't always hear a call on them. A vibration alert would of been great. Read more
Published 10 months ago by CCW
Binatone Terrain
very good in open country but in busy towns/ city the signal can fade love the function and easy to use display the recharge kit is very usefull. Read more
Published 10 months ago by angela
binatone 550 terrain
we have been happy with the product - very easy to operate and has a good range. However, the belt clip broke on the first time of using it and the customer service from Binatone... Read more
Published 10 months ago by BAZ
Great product!
I bought this item after purchasing a second hand one for my 8 year old son who now moved into the refurbished attic. Read more
Published 11 months ago by I. Marsh
Does exactly what we need it to do
I ordered these two way radios as we have a garden located some way from the house. They are useful for the children to take out with them and also for us to use when we go in the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by ME Voss
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