Customer reviews from midlandusa.com
Midland - GXT1050VP4 2-Way Radios for Outdoors, 50 Channels, 142 Codes, Long Range 2-Pack - Black
Average customer rating
4.8
(39 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 39 reviews
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95%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Midland - GXT1050VP4 2-Way Radios for Outdoors, 50 Channels, 142 Codes, Long Range 2-Pack - Black
Posted by: jlr.
Verified Purchase:Yes
The radios are easy to use & work great on the creek.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
4 of these locked up completely
on December 26, 2021
Posted by: Savage223
from Central PA
Gender:Male
I bought 4 of these at the same time. ALL radios have less than 4 hours use- TOTAL power on time. All battery packs have been replaced within the last two months because of their natural life cycle.
They suddenly locked up for no reason. All packs have been charged appropriately, and all settings have retained themselves without pack batteries installed, making me believe the onboard memory batteries are still ok. Given the fact that all four of these locked up within a month of each other- if not on the exact same date and time- I believe this to be a planned obsolescence feature built in to the radios themselves. I have tried all available low level troubleshooting I found online.
They suddenly locked up for no reason. All packs have been charged appropriately, and all settings have retained themselves without pack batteries installed, making me believe the onboard memory batteries are still ok. Given the fact that all four of these locked up within a month of each other- if not on the exact same date and time- I believe this to be a planned obsolescence feature built in to the radios themselves. I have tried all available low level troubleshooting I found online.
Outside of this issue, menu navigation is painful, the open key has a miserably long swell time before transmit, making it difficult to hand these off to a novice user. They get frustrated and despite repeated reminders, tend to start talking before the 1-1 5 second delay in transmit, making the whole usability far worse than expected. A well oriented hunting or other group may not have this issue, but be aware that there is some learning that should take place.
The included earpieces are next to worthless. A specially bought, better made earpiece or headset works FAR better, especially in VOX mode, which is all but unusable with the stock earpieces. The radios themselves are of appropriate levels of value for the price, at least until this lockup tool place. Given that the most used unit may have transmitted less than 20 short messages and been powered on for something on the order of four hours total- and that they have been kept dry, 99.5% of the time used indoors... this issue is supremely irritating, disappointing, and, it rendered these unusable, completely unacceptable and worthy of sourcing from another company. I am ticked right now.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Posted by: PawPaw
from Georgia
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
These radios are awesome and so rugged!! Grandson was very happy with them!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting midlandusa.com
Customer Rating
4
Quality, too bad it is camo rather than high vis
on November 9, 2021
Posted by: Okanagan
from Olympic Penninsula, WA
Gender:Male
My son already has a pair and we need another so I bought a pair. But now they are in camo! Aaiiieee! Camo is a TERRIBLE idea for a two way radio, unless the user is in combat. I have put bright orange tape were possible all over my new ones SO I CAN SEE THEM ON FOREST DUFF OR SNOW OR IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY VEHICLE! Good product otherwise.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting midlandusa.com
Customer Rating
3
Volume
on July 30, 2021
Posted by: What did you say?
Gender:Male
I had purchased GTX 2050 series long ago, I needed additional radios and found that the GTX 2000 series was no longer available. I have purchased several GTX 1050 and found out that the flaw to the "New and Improved" GTX 1050 is that my Speaker/Mic AVPH10 has a much lower volume output than the older model GTX 2050. I am sorry to say that in loud environments it is almost useless. If you use these for hunting volume may not be an issue but that is why you have a volume knob to give you more when you need it. Sad to say the volume issue was by design according to Midland.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Posted by: Broncobrock
from Nebraska
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought these radios for use around the calving lots on my ranch. The range is great considering the terrain around my area. Between these handhelds and some mxt400s that I have in our feed trucks and rangers, I am set up perfectly for optimum communication! I highly recommend these radios.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Eddie S.
from Pa
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
PERFECT FOR WHAT WE GOT THEM FOR THE OUTDOORS. DRIVING AND HIKING AND BASE CAMP FOR HUNTING.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: JeremyT
from Clovis, NM
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought this about a month ago. I have yet to really use it. I will update my review once I do. I like the fact this came with a charger base that can both plug in at home and in my truck. The screen is very legible. I am new to GMRS radios, so that I what I need to start tinkering with. I did get my FCC license to accommodate this. I primarily bought this for hunting, but may use it for ATV riding and road trips (if possible).
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting midlandusa.com