Two Way Radios | Long Range Walkie Talkies

Wireless Long Range Walkie Talkie UK

Whether you have an interest in long range walkie talkies used like two way radios we have every solution available. As a leader in the supply of  long distance walkie talkies and wireless 2 way radios we also carry all accessories. In fact we now have available a walkie talkie that can literally cover the whole of the UK for direct communications; we believe this to be the longest range walkie talkies or longest range two way radios available today.

Long Range Walkie Talkie Benefits

There are basically two types of walkie talkies suitable for everyday business use; firstly there are the licensed walkie-talkies and also the PMR446 or license free (PMR446) walkie-talkies. The licensed walkie-talkies have a long range compared to the license-free handsets, but there is much more to this than just range. For example, they have features that are not usually found on the PMR446 walkie talkies; there's a private and secure frequency allocated by OFCOM here in the UK to ensure less interference. Licensed walkie-talkies are built to professional standards for serious business use, while the license-free radios are used more for leisure.

Examples of benefits of licensed walkie-talkies

• The important long range feature: Licensed-radios have a higher output than the PMR446 license-free radios. It's entirely possible to achieve up to 8Km (5 miles) range between the radios. You will need a license to operate these radios, but the cost is minimal for the advantages gained. Typical cost is around £75.00 per year. To achieve further range a different radio technology is often needed called PoC or LTE and that uses IP addresses (automatically) and usually carries a cost per year from a third party (up to £15.00 per month). Long range for PoC radios? Range of 50 miles is common, but PoC radios can even cover the UK. For the PMR446 walkie talkie range that remains substantially less with maximum of around 4 miles.
  
• Secure communications: There are various features that include 'scrambling' of the audio signal between certain walkie-talkie radios that are the first level of security and confidentiality. However, there are other OFCOM licenses that offer a secure frequency for all the two way radios you operate. Other radios will not be able to listen in on your conversations.
  
• Robust quality and durability: Often long range walkie talkies have a difficult working conditions to operate in. Water, dust, grime and more all need to be stopped; and they can also be subject to severe knocks and bumps when operating in some companies. Thankfully for the radios supplied by long range systems we ensure compliance for your business before we supply them.
  
• Extended features: Many units have lone worker and/or man down features that are designed to protect workers when in harms way or may become ill. Other features include employee monitoring, an ability to sound alarms and intercom. In fact there are hundreds of features only available on the licensed radios.

It's confusing, so which long distance walkie talkie do I need?

• Types of technology: Older radios use analogue communications and are very common still even though there are 'better' walkie-talkies available. Because the newer digital radios offer crystal clear audio with other advantages analogue are now being changed for digital radios. Analogue walkie-talkies also are almost guaranteed to suffer from channel interference and noisy signals that can make things hard to hear. There are many digital radios that can operate as analogue as well as digital and that's very useful when changing over to digital. In this way it becomes easy to change over from the analogue to digital long range walkie-talkies easily and painlessly.
  
• As well as the choice between analogue or digital, there is also the question of VHF or UHF frequency. While that might not sound important, the VHF based radios do not transmit as far as the UHF ones; VHF suffers from interference of the signal by things like trees, buildings and other obstacles, whereas the UHF radio will transmit further even when obstacles are near.
  
• Do you operate near dangerous substances: There are specialised walkie talkies available called ATEX that ensure safety when working in explosive areas. These type of walkie talkies are designed specifically to operate safely in those areas. They are generally NOT long distance walkie talkie units because the output power is often reduced. The ATEX meaning can be seen here: ATEX-standards and we operate that website also.
  
• Are your employees in danger?: If employees could be in danger from threats you need lone worker protection walkie-talkies. These type of longer range walkie talkie have features that help to protect the user. It's possible to 'listen in' to conversations or even 'announce' from other radios. If someone is injured or under attack help can be nearly immediate. The walkie talkie man down feature can monitor the employee to ensure they are conscious and action can be taken to swiftly send medical help if necessary. For example if the worker 'passes out' and is lying on the ground, then the walkie-talkie radio will try to notify the worker and if there is no response then staff can get the location and attend.

We have created a website specifically for two way radios (we supply many more than on this website) that has every walkie-talkie radio with all brands and all accessories (including ATEX handsets) that we sell online with full technical specifications. This is really to draw your attention to the fact that we sell thousands of long range two way radios in the UK also called long distance walkie talkies.

Our other site specializes in LTE PoC Radios without range limitations! Note that we have a number of two-way radios available online.

And our other radio websites include:

 TWOWAYRADIOSUK.CO.UK FOR OTHER INFORMATION or MOTOROLARADIO.CO.UK for Motorola products

We also operate RADIOSHOPPER.CO.UK for many other wireless radio products for business and radio amateurs.

Check out these great articles about two-way radios

UHF vs. VHF Distance: What Does it Mean? 

 How Far Do Walkie Talkies Reach?  

 Two Way Radios vs. Walkie Talkie: Is There a Difference?

Other information:

Water resistant, lots of channels, miles of range, if you need lithium ion battery with long battery life, fully rechargeable battery, hands free operation, use of privacy codes these radio sets on our above website cover every aspect of radio sets that you can think of but below are just a few sample radios that we sell.

Reliable communication is essential for all business use but critical for lone worker and man down operation. We have some excellent lone worker radios available and the LTE PoC radios are really long range or distance and cover the whole of the UK! Check this technology on our shop.

Some of the largest sales of brands of long distance walkie talkies or 2 way radios that we sell are the major brands as mentioned above, and those include MOTOROLA, ENTEL, KENWOOD, HYTERA, OPUS and iCOM brands. This does show that customers do trust the radio handsets and accessories that we sell and support. And one of the important things for customers is that they can see our hands-on reviews on our YouTube channel that features many top brands. Those reviews cover everything from what's in the box, through basic information, about the batteries available and multi chargers, accessories, and even warranty offered, thus giving an overall view that is otherwise difficult to find.

Here is a full playlist on YouTube for you to check out our unbiased reviews: Reviews of two-way radios from Motorola, Kenwood, ICOM, Hytera, Entel, HQT, Opus and accessories for walkie talkies. Includes ATEX radios. - YouTube it is certainly worth checking and of course we are here on 01782 537000 and our experts can guide you to the best options for your exact needs.

Remember that long distance radios depend on ideal conditions of weather and line of sight for communication. Some units have 22 channels and some 50 channel but include 142 privacy codes. Below is just an example of the hand held radios we have available but a visit to our other website includes hundreds of long range walkie talkies. Note that in the UK there are no noaa weather alerts. Range generally on the hand held devices is between 4km and 8km range. If you need 35 miles or 50 miles then you need alternatives to these hand held devices. Many products have belt clips available. Radios we sell operate on UK radio frequencies which are fully legal so the radio signal is fully approved.

LRS Two Way Radios - either go to our online presence from the menu at the top or call 01782 537000

Motorola XT420

Introducing Motorola's newest addition to the license free market, the XT420, for business and everyday use. With a range of approximately 8km, depending on terrain.

Motorola XT460

Introducing Motorola's addition to the license free market, the XT460, for business and everyday use. With a range of approximately 8km, depending on terrain. We sell thousands!

 

       
      

Motorola TLKR Twin Pack

Simple, compact and easy to use by all the family. Shopping, on the beach or just playing in the garden, the TLKR T40 is great for staying in touch and priced cost effective.

 

        

Opus T2 Pro Licensed Radio

When License free radios can't deliver the range, or if channels are congested by others, get the Opus T2-PRO.

Opus T5 Licensed Radio

Opus T5 waterproof Radio - rugged and works in most environments. Massive features and ready to go right out of the box.

HTQ 8100 Lone Worker

For lone worker with a 'man down' option, these radios are a very cost effective and work exceptionally well without compromise.

Kenwood Range

Class leading robustness, clear audio quality and top-of-the-range features, including audible channel recognition, using speech synthesis. Long range two way radios.

iCom Range

The radios from ICOM are suitable for a variety of needs – large or small, mobile or stationary. Offering a wide frequency range, multiple signaling and loud audio.

Vertex Range

Standard is now Yaesu, one of the big four in radio communications. Vertex radios may be a considered especially when buying a rugged licensed radio for the UK.

Contact

It's simple to contact us.