I used to have one of these. The range from unit to unit was ok on the highways, the city and mountains got a bit of break up. The only thing I find annoying is that even if you have it turned up quite loud in your car, you still have to hold it close to your head to hear it, especially if you have your Kakimoto screaming out the back. Apart from that they are really cool toys. Just stay off the repeater channels if your going to be swapping details or being a dikc head