Two-way radios are powerful walkie-talkies that predominately operate on two frequency bands: Family Radio Service (FRS) and General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS.) This system makes it possible to put 2-way radios in the hands of the general public without a steep price tag.
The Motorola T9580SAME Talkabout Two-Way Radio has a 25 mile range, and also receives 11 NOAA weather channels, offering coverage of all government-operated NOAA weather broadcasts, plus NOAA All Hazard Alert Radio.
Ten audible call tones grab the attention of other users before you start speaking; talk-confirmation tone, signals you've finished talking. Also, the T9580SAME's keypad lock prevents your personalized settings from being inadvertently changed.
The T9580SAME is similar to the Motorola T9500XLR with the addition of Same Area Message Encoding (S.A.M.E.), a technology used to transmit local area emergency alerts based upon a three-character user-input code to define location.