No more walkie-talkie blues.

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A few years back, two-way radios--we used to call them "walkie-talkies"--became all the rage, getting extended use in shopping malls, amusement parks, on the beach, and at vacation spots. Trouble was, if users wandered too far apart, or happened to be in a locale with high interference, communication could become garbled or, worse, nonexistent. No longer--at least not since the introduction of the X-Tra Talk GXT400 from Midland Radio Corporation, N. Kansas City, Mo., the handheld powerhouse that undoubtedly has raised the bar for all family radios. No wonder, since Midland is the first to offer a four-watt radio for two-way communication--with enough power to talk over distances of up to 12 miles!

Lightweight and compact, it ensures clean, crisp communication through 22 channels and 38...