Installed in Truck over the weekend. Easy install! Works great!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Very Surprised!
on June 13, 2024
Posted by: BAJ68
from Michigan
Gender:Male
Installed two of these in our trucks with the Mag base and the MXT 26 Antenna. Living in West Central Michigan, there is varying terrain conditions, hills, some very wooded areas, and open farmland. The radios performed great between our two vehicles! 8.5 miles apart with our communications being great! Only thing that stopped us was a very, very large hill. Radio build Quality is good, easy to use and to see screen on the mic with large channel numbers for old eyes.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Easy to install. Unit is compact making it easy to install.
Written by a customer while visiting midlandusa.com
Customer Rating
5
Good quality and range
on August 21, 2024
Posted by: ClayY
from Bowie, Md
Gender:Male
Very pleased. This is a good price/range point. Very clear reception. My best range in the central Maryland area (rolling hills) 45 miles. MXTA26 antenna (32", 6db) on roof of my car. I used this tool: https://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.htm. Experimentation seems to prove it out. It factors in atmospheric refraction which helps go beyond pure line of sight. Terrain was favorable.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Narrow / Wide band
on June 24, 2025
Posted by: ACwsgn564
Gender:Male
Only reson I gave it a 4 is due to the fact it does not have an option to switch from Narrow to Wide band.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Research Repeater Codes Before Buying
on September 25, 2025
Posted by: brlacquement
from Phoenix, AZ
If you’re interested in using repeaters, research your local ones before buying. If you don’t know what repeaters are, and plan to use this radio as emergency comm, research repeaters before buying. If you just want to talk to your buddies that you off-road with over simplex, this is a great radio to do it with.
Some repeaters use non-standard CTCSS/DCS codes that this unit cannot be programmed to. AZ has repeaters that use these non-standard codes and this unit cannot transmit to them. This could be important to you in an emergency situation where cell service and GMRS simplex aren’t an option.
This radio can only be programmed on the unit (no PC programming) and only has 1 memory slot per channel (1-22 + 8 repeater channels + NOAA channels) and you cannot add additional channels in memory.
I would not consider this unit “repeater capable” because of the limited list of CTCSS/DCS tones available for use. As GMRS continues to grow in popularity, repeater operators will continue to take additional measures to prevent overcrowding on channels and abuse. One of the ways to do that, is setting non-standard input tones that many GMRS users (i.e. Midland radio operators) can’t use.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from midlandusa.comBy Customer Experience, October 8, 2025
Thank you for your detailed review!\n\nYes, the Midland MXT275 is repeater capable, with 8 built-in General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) repeater channels. However, it comes with limitations that can affect its use with certain repeater systems. \n\nLimitations of the MXT275 for repeater use: \n\nSplit tone limitations: While recent models of the MXT275 are capable of handling split tones (separate transmit and receive tones), older versions were not. Many GMRS repeaters are configured to use a Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System (CTCSS), also known as a PL tone, on both the transmit and receive frequencies. If your radio's receive tone is set incorrectly, or if the radio was not designed for this feature, you will not hear traffic from other users.\nNarrowband vs. wideband: Older versions of the MXT275 transmitted in narrowband mode, which can cause poor audio quality when communicating through wideband repeaters. Newer MXT275 models with R9 firmware or higher will automatically use wideband for the repeater channels.\nLack of advanced programmability: Unlike more advanced GMRS and Land Mobile Radio (LMR) equipment, the MXT275 has limited programming options. This means you cannot program custom repeater frequencies or channel memories.\nIncompatible with FRS channels: The MXT275 cannot transmit on GMRS channels 8 through 14, as these are reserved for lower-power Family Radio Service (FRS) radios. These channels are not used for GMRS repeaters, but it's a key distinction from other radios.\n\nNo custom repeater setup: \nYou cannot use the MXT275 itself to set up your own GMRS repeater. It is designed to be a mobile client radio for accessing existing repeater systems, not to function as a base station.
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