I don’t think Midland radios are very good.

[WRYZ926]

I've went round and round with Siri and whenever I have called her a dirty name, she just laughs at me and really messes up what I have types. Siri is pure evil. 

The issue I had with the MXT500 I owned was that it had low power even set to high. And I don't care for how the Midland radios with everything in the hand mic cannot be programmed using a computer. That is more of a personal preference for me since they are pretty easy to program through the radio itself.

Midland radios are fine for those that want a simple radio that works right out of the box and they don't want/need all of the bells and whistles.

I'll stick with Wouxun radios for Part 95 certified radios as they have all worked well for me.

PS: I double checked everything to make sure Siri did not change anything before hitting the reply button. 

[WRYS709]

Negative experiences with Midland Radios seems to be a popular tooic on this Forum; and they are so expensive, too!

They seem popular with the “Jeep Crowd” here!

[wayoverthere]

8 minutes ago, WRYS709 said:

Negative experiences with Midland Radios seems to be a popular tooic on this Forum; and they are so expensive, too!

They seem popular with the “Jeep Crowd” here!

They market to the Jeep crowd, including via event sponsorship. 

Excluding some quality issues with a couple of the recently introduced models, it seems like more of the complaints boil down to the limitations of the radios than something actually being "wrong" with the radios.  Some of this may be attributable to their marketing, or just unmet expectations.

Midland has their marketing down pat, and they do the simple "plug in and go" pretty well, and while they've improved on it with some recent models, they're still somewhat limited feature wise, especially for the price point....if they work for you as they are (and you're okay with the price), they aren't a bad choice.

[WRYS709]

41 minutes ago, wayoverthere said:

…they're still somewhat limited feature wise, especially for the price point....if they work for you as they are (and you're okay with the price), they aren't a bad choice.

So you’re effectively saying: “if you desire to pay higher prices for limited features, these are the radios for you!”

Maybe years ago…

There are just too many cheaper, more efficient alternatives available to continue to follow this practice any more!

[wayoverthere]

2 hours ago, WRYS709 said:

So you’re effectively saying: “if you desire to pay higher prices for limited features, these are the radios for you!”

Maybe years ago…

There are just too many cheaper, more efficient alternatives available to continue to follow this practice any more!

I'm not saying they're the BEST choice, but hey, if someone wants to pay that price for simplicity, that's on them. they're low on the list of what i'd be likely to suggest.

that said, i have owned a couple, because it was what was easy to find on the shelf at the time. (handhelds, and a mxt115)...gave them away to a coworker with a jeep to use with her daughter.

[marcspaz]

3 hours ago, WRYS709 said:

So you’re effectively saying: “if you desire to pay higher prices for limited features, these are the radios for you!”

Maybe years ago…

There are just too many cheaper, more efficient alternatives available to continue to follow this practice any more!

 

People are willing to pay for easy out of the box and reliable. 

[OffRoaderX]

3 hours ago, WRYS709 said:

So you’re effectively saying: “if you desire to pay higher prices for limited features, these are the radios for you!”

Maybe years ago…

There are just too many cheaper, more efficient alternatives available to continue to follow this practice any more!

I think it is hilarious how "some people" so are completely incapable of grasping the simple fact that just because they dont like something, nobody else on the planet possibly could like it.

As @marcspaz noted, many people are more than willing to pay for a simple, easy to use, no frills/no bells&whistles, "americanISH" product.

Just because it is not the right choice for you does not mean it's not the right choice for someone else.  

 

[73blazer]

I'll throw my 2cents in...every Midland HT or mobile I've every had ... sucked. From poor audio quality on TX and RX to poor output (it says 40w mobile on business freq but you test and it's much closer to 20w). That and they seem to have a knack for not communicating well with other than their own. It'll be a few years before I try another Midland. 

[WRYZ926]

It's always nice to have choices. Midland radios are not for me but I also won't knock someone that likes them either. Nor will I degrade others for buying what they like or what they can afford. We all have different budgets and income levels.

Go with what you like and don't worry about what others think of your choices.

I see the same snobbish attitudes on the different firearms forums too. I'll stick with my Hi-Point carbine that is cheap, FUGLY, yet accurate and very reliable.

[OffRoaderX]

1 hour ago, WRYZ926 said:

Nor will I degrade others for buying what they like or what they can afford.

But if you dont degrade others, how are you going to make yourself feel superior to them and show everyone how much of an expert you think you are?