inputs.text: large heavy lowtech - dakota murs handheld transceiver ht radio speak larger heavier looks feels low tech compared modern frs gmrs amateur radio ham hts also odd nonstandard antenna connector thus although antenna removable no aftermarket antennas work no adapters would allow aftermarket antenna attached real shame since fcc allows murs radios connected type antennas ham cb radios use another negative antenna connection becomes wiggly time unless carefulbatterywise uses standard aa rechargeable batteries instead proprietary battery pack plus takes eight mind accounts significantly large size positive side last long time eight aa cells put two watts 2w however thats lot weight carry around hold hand connected wall wart power supply directly doesnt require charging cradlethe biggest reason buy particular radio murs ht made motorola three times priceyoull interested know dakota motorola murs hts legal ones available market usa cheap chinese ham radios illegally allow transmitting frs gmrs murs frequencies four watts 4w radios also emit spurious offfrequency transmissions dont meet fcc specifications general addition cert search rescue etc teams wont permit illegal radios operationsthe bottom line need murs ht absence better option makes one buy