With 50 channels, these NOAA weather alert two-way radios give you maximum output power with Xtreme Range Technology in a rugged, weatherproof case. Get clear, crisp communication from 22 channels with 28 extra channels to choose from. With a range of up to 36 miles, they're perfect for most adventures. 285 privacy codes give you up to 6270 channel options to help you block other conversations. Backlit LCD is easy to read during the day or night. Radios have five animal call alerts for attracting turkeys, ducks, crows, cougars and wolves. Two-way radios also feature privacy codes, direct/group calling, NOAA weather radio/alert/scan, silent operation, whisper function, SOS siren and more.
With 50 channels, these NOAA weather alert two-way radios give you maximum output power with Xtreme Range Technology in a rugged, weatherproof case. Get clear, crisp communication from 22 channels with 28 extra channels to choose from. With a range of up to 36 miles, they're perfect for most adventures. 285 privacy codes give you up to 6270 channel options to help you block other conversations. Backlit LCD is easy to read during the day or night. Radios have five animal call alerts for attracting turkeys, ducks, crows, cougars and wolves. Two-way radios also feature privacy codes, direct/group calling, NOAA weather radio/alert/scan, silent operation, whisper function, SOS siren and more.
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The lowest price for Midland GXT1050VP4 Two-Way Radio Pair, 36mi Range, Camouflage right now is $125.50 at eBay.com.au.
The all-time low was $116.05 on 3 June 2026 — today's price is 8% above the lowest ever. That's a little above the best price we've seen.
Prices last updated 21 June 2026.
Midland GXT1050VP4 Two-Way Radio Pair, 36mi Range, Camouflage
With 50 channels, these NOAA weather alert two-way radios give you maximum output power with Xtreme Range Technology in a rugged, weatherproof case. Get clear, crisp communication from 22 channels with 28 extra channels to choose from. With a range of up to 36 miles, they're perfect for most adventures. 285 privacy codes give you up to 6270 channel options to help you block other conversations. Backlit LCD is easy to read during the day or night. Radios have five animal call alerts for attracting turkeys, ducks, crows, cougars and wolves. Two-way radios also feature privacy codes, direct/group calling, NOAA weather radio/alert/scan, silent operation, whisper function, SOS siren and more.
With 50 channels, these NOAA weather alert two-way radios give you maximum output power with Xtreme Range Technology in a rugged, weatherproof case. Get clear, crisp communication from 22 channels with 28 extra channels to choose from. With a range of up to 36 miles, they're perfect for most adventures. 285 privacy codes give you up to 6270 channel options to help you block other conversations. Backlit LCD is easy to read during the day or night. Radios have five animal call alerts for attracting turkeys, ducks, crows, cougars and wolves. Two-way radios also feature privacy codes, direct/group calling, NOAA weather radio/alert/scan, silent operation, whisper function, SOS siren and more.
Last updated at 21/06/2026 13:02:13
Midland Gxt X-tra Talk Two Way Radio Gxt1050 & Gxt860 Walkie Talkies
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Midland Gxt1050vp4 Radios With Headsets And Charger
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4 Walkie Talkies Midland GXT1050 with Individual Chargers and Batteries 50 Kms
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originally posted on midlandusa.com
I bought 4 of these at the same time. ALL radios have less than 4 hours use- TOTAL power on time. All battery packs have been replaced within the last two months because of their natural life cycle.They suddenly locked up for no reason. All packs have been charged appropriately, and all settings have retained themselves without pack batteries installed, making me believe the onboard memory batteries are still ok. Given the fact that all four of these locked up within a month of each other- if not on the exact same date and time- I believe this to be a planned obsolescence feature built in to the radios themselves. I have tried all available low level troubleshooting I found online.Outside of this issue, menu navigation is painful, the open key has a miserably ... MoreI bought 4 of these at the same time. ALL radios have less than 4 hours use- TOTAL power on time. All battery packs have been replaced within the last two months because of their natural life cycle.They suddenly locked up for no reason. All packs have been charged appropriately, and all settings have retained themselves without pack batteries installed, making me believe the onboard memory batteries are still ok. Given the fact that all four of these locked up within a month of each other- if not on the exact same date and time- I believe this to be a planned obsolescence feature built in to the radios themselves. I have tried all available low level troubleshooting I found online.Outside of this issue, menu navigation is painful, the open key has a miserably long swell time before transmit, making it difficult to hand these off to a novice user. They get frustrated and despite repeated reminders, tend to start talking before the 1-1 5 second delay in transmit, making the whole usability far worse than expected. A well oriented hunting or other group may not have this issue, but be aware that there is some learning that should take place.The included earpieces are next to worthless. A specially bought, better made earpiece or headset works FAR better, especially in VOX mode, which is all but unusable with the stock earpieces. The radios themselves are of appropriate levels of value for the price, at least until this lockup tool place. Given that the most used unit may have transmitted less than 20 short messages and been powered on for something on the order of four hours total- and that they have been kept dry, 99.5% of the time used indoors... this issue is supremely irritating, disappointing, and, it rendered these unusable, completely unacceptable and worthy of sourcing from another company. I am ticked right now.
originally posted on ebay.com
When AA batteries are new, transmission is like having the receiver standing right next to you. This quickly discharges the batteries, like in one morning of hunting. This thing eats batteries like a tyranasaures rex eats goats. Looking into buying some Ni-MH high amp hour batteries and a charger. This is going to be more expensive than what I paid for a pair of refurbished GXT1050 radios. Previously Used GXT 650 radios these were not as clear or able to reach out and touch someone. AA batteries in these lasted several days. I would recommend either one of these depending on the transmitted distance required and the topography.
originally posted on midlandusa.com
I bought this for hiking and traveling. The size and weight is perfect. My favorite feature is the ability to get weather updates in an emergency. This exceeded my expectations. The fact it's made in the USA is fantastic.
| Total Radio Channels | 50 |
| Minimum Channel Frequency | 462.55 MHz |
| Maximum Channel Frequency | 467.71 MHz |
| Call Alert Type | Tone,Roger Beep |
| Maximum Number of Call Alert Tones | 10 |
Midland Gxt X-tra Talk Two Way Radio Gxt1050 & Gxt860 Walkie Talkies
Delivery $63.41
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Midland Gxt1050vp4 Radios With Headsets And Charger
Delivery $62.19
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4 Walkie Talkies Midland GXT1050 with Individual Chargers and Batteries 50 Kms
Delivery $49.58
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I bought 4 of these at the same time. ALL radios have less than 4 hours use- TOTAL power on time. All battery packs have been replaced within the last two months because of their natural life cycle.They suddenly locked up for no reason. All packs have been charged appropriately, and all settings have retained themselves without pack batteries installed, making me believe the onboard memory batteries are still ok. Given the fact that all four of these locked up within a month of each other- if not on the exact same date and time- I believe this to be a planned obsolescence feature built in to the radios themselves. I have tried all available low level troubleshooting I found online.Outside of this issue, menu navigation is painful, the open key has a miserably ... MoreI bought 4 of these at the same time. ALL radios have less than 4 hours use- TOTAL power on time. All battery packs have been replaced within the last two months because of their natural life cycle.They suddenly locked up for no reason. All packs have been charged appropriately, and all settings have retained themselves without pack batteries installed, making me believe the onboard memory batteries are still ok. Given the fact that all four of these locked up within a month of each other- if not on the exact same date and time- I believe this to be a planned obsolescence feature built in to the radios themselves. I have tried all available low level troubleshooting I found online.Outside of this issue, menu navigation is painful, the open key has a miserably long swell time before transmit, making it difficult to hand these off to a novice user. They get frustrated and despite repeated reminders, tend to start talking before the 1-1 5 second delay in transmit, making the whole usability far worse than expected. A well oriented hunting or other group may not have this issue, but be aware that there is some learning that should take place.The included earpieces are next to worthless. A specially bought, better made earpiece or headset works FAR better, especially in VOX mode, which is all but unusable with the stock earpieces. The radios themselves are of appropriate levels of value for the price, at least until this lockup tool place. Given that the most used unit may have transmitted less than 20 short messages and been powered on for something on the order of four hours total- and that they have been kept dry, 99.5% of the time used indoors... this issue is supremely irritating, disappointing, and, it rendered these unusable, completely unacceptable and worthy of sourcing from another company. I am ticked right now.
When AA batteries are new, transmission is like having the receiver standing right next to you. This quickly discharges the batteries, like in one morning of hunting. This thing eats batteries like a tyranasaures rex eats goats. Looking into buying some Ni-MH high amp hour batteries and a charger. This is going to be more expensive than what I paid for a pair of refurbished GXT1050 radios. Previously Used GXT 650 radios these were not as clear or able to reach out and touch someone. AA batteries in these lasted several days. I would recommend either one of these depending on the transmitted distance required and the topography.
I bought this for hiking and traveling. The size and weight is perfect. My favorite feature is the ability to get weather updates in an emergency. This exceeded my expectations. The fact it's made in the USA is fantastic.
We just bought this and already am very pleased with the purchase. The camouflage design makes it unique and great for being out in the woods, no shiny buttons to catch a glare. The radios works great and we especially love the weather channels. We bought ours for camping as well as emergencies, and this meets & exceeds our needs. Requesting a license from the FCC is a bit of a pain (they are slow moving), but otherwise everything about this radio set is all thumbs up. Our set came with headset, charger base that plugs in wall or with an adapter for 12v DC receptacle (cigarette lighter) batteries and belt clips.
They are great takes for huntingHeadset is awesome. Plenty of optionsLong lasting batteryUsed for the black powder hunt in Utah
I used these radios for hunting last fall. Required distance for communication was just over a mile, but they functioned perfectly. Batteries had to be changed once during a week of hunting and they were mainly in listening mode without much transmitting required, but functioned well even in the cold weather. It's no secret that the "36 mile" range is theoretical over clear terrain such as treeless areas, but for reasonable distances they function fine. Easy to program. I didn't use the rechargeable batteries, but used AA instead for my purposes. Recommend this particular model.
The Walkie Talkies are like new and work well. All original accessories were also included. Unfortunately the batteries were shot and needed to be replaced. Not a big deal.
I purchased a pair of GXT1050VP4 radios last week and have been putting them through their paces. I chose this model after much shopping and research. The reason I picked it is because (1) I need the power and bandwidth of GMRS, (2) this model has a smart-phone-style vibrator which allows you to quietly know when someone is direct-calling without any beeping, and (3) this model has wildlife sounds that the ads implied could be used in place of the normal beeps when an audible direct-calling sound was needed (like during winter stalking when I'm wearing too many clothing layers to feel the vibrator). My hope was that the animal sounds would not spook wildlife when I'm stalking wildlife with my camera in the outdoors. (4) Plus, I wanted to buy from an American ... MoreI purchased a pair of GXT1050VP4 radios last week and have been putting them through their paces. I chose this model after much shopping and research. The reason I picked it is because (1) I need the power and bandwidth of GMRS, (2) this model has a smart-phone-style vibrator which allows you to quietly know when someone is direct-calling without any beeping, and (3) this model has wildlife sounds that the ads implied could be used in place of the normal beeps when an audible direct-calling sound was needed (like during winter stalking when I'm wearing too many clothing layers to feel the vibrator). My hope was that the animal sounds would not spook wildlife when I'm stalking wildlife with my camera in the outdoors. (4) Plus, I wanted to buy from an American company, if possible.So far I am VERY disappointed!!! Here is why I cannot recommend these or any Midland GMRS hand-held radios:(1) They are not true GMRS radios, Part 1: To qualify as a true GMRS hand-held radio, they must be able to operate at a wide bandwidth of 20 kHz for channels 1-7 and 15-22. If I had known in advance of my purchase that ALL of the Midland hand-held consumer GMRS radios operate ONLY at the narrow bandwidth of 12.5 kHz on ALL channels, I would have gone elsewhere! (I'm ignoring Midland channels 23-50 in this review because they are not real channels. They are just channels 1-22 with preselected privacy settings.)(2) They are not true GMRS radios, Part 2: Another qualification of a true GMRS hand-held radio is to be able to transmit at up to 5 watts for channels 1-7 and 15-22. The Midland radios offer three transmit power settings: L (low), M (medium) and H (high). Midland tries to conceal the power at these settings which is why you will not find it stated in any of their specs or advertisements. But here it is: L = 0.5 watts, M = 1.5 watts and H = 2.8 watts. And you ONLY get these power levels on a freshly-charged or full battery. I checked Midland's latest FCC Test Report for this model from Jun-2022 (FCC ID: MMAGXT1050G) and discovered that they barely made it to 2.5 watts out the antenna (actually their highest power transmitted from the antenna was 2.48 watts at 462.6375 MHz, which was Channel 4). Note: The FCC allows GMRS radios to transmit up to 50 watts for channels 15-22 but you don't see hand-helds doing that because it would require much bigger antennas and batteries. So 5 watts is considered the norm for these channels for GMRS hand-helds and the higher power is implemented on mobile stations, base stations and repeaters.#1 (narrow bandwidth) and #2 (lower power) above are why Midland's GMRS hand-helds don't have much more range than their cheaper FRS hand-helds. The FCC limits FRS to a narrow 12.5 kHz bandwidth on all channels and 2 watts of power on channels 1-7 and 15-22. Since Midland's GMRS hand-helds have the same narrow bandwidth and only marginally more power, their range is barely better. Because of this, you could operate a Midland GMRS hand-held at its H (high) power setting and the FCC will think you are just using an FRS radio with a fresh battery. So I see no reason why you should need an FCC GMRS license for a Midland GMRS hand-held because it isn't providing GMRS performance (for the record: I do have a GMRS license).Why did Midland choose to hamstring its GMRS radio, making it really just an FRS radio with a slightly better antenna and battery? Answer: My guess is marketing! You see, in order to transmit at the full GMRS bandwith and power, you'd need a more efficient (bigger) antenna and a bigger battery. And I suspect that the Midland marketing department put the kabosh on that because bigger, heavier radios don't sell as well. Plus, it also means that Midland's FRS and GMRS radios interoperate with virtually no degradation (since the bandwidths are identical on all channels).(3) A huge advantage of a GMRS hand-held radio is its ability to use a repeater to extend its range. Sadly Midland does not support repeater use (GMRS channels 23-30 and the unique repeater "privacy" codes are NOT supported).(4) Midland is using an outdated rechargeable battery for this radio. The GXT1050PV4 uses a 6-volt NiMH rechargeable battery (model AVP17) that stores a pathetic 700 mAh of energy. As far as I can tell, this radio model is at least 8 years old (probably 10+ years old) and Midland doesn't seem to have refreshed its AVP17 battery in all that time. In order to get 6 volts from NiMH, Midland must use 5 cells (because NiMH battery chemistry only produces 1.2 volts per cell). And a close examination of their AVP17 battery reveals that it has five AAA-size cells inside. Today (year 2024) a high-quality AAA battery (such as Panasonic Eneloop Pro) stores a conservative 930 mAh and an updated AVP17 should be able to achieve that same capacity or more. Furthermore, Midland's charging system is equally pathetic in that it takes a jaw-dropping 12 hours to fully charge an empty AVP17. And the AVP17 must be charged in the radio. Midland provides no external battery charger. And to make matters worse, Midland does not provide any way to charge the AVP17 from a USB port. This has got to be the absolute worst battery setup for a GMRS hand-held radio on the market today!!!(5) It was good that Midland designed this model to use four AA batteries as an alternative. But it did not design its radio to operate from 4.8 volts—it needs 6 volts. So four rechargeable NiMH cells won't work because 4 x 1.2 volts = 4.8 volts. So Midland says that only 1.5-volt Alkaline cells can be used (4 x 1.5 = 6 volts) and, since they are single-use, you'll spend a lot of money if you're forced to burn through Alkaline cells on an extensive trip in the outdoors. What Midland doesn't seem to know is that there is a rechargeable battery that will work and provide a workaround to their poor-performing AVP17. Xtar makes AA-size Li-ion batteries that output 1.5 volts and store a whopping 2,766 mAh of energy (4,150 mWh). Four of these AA batteries should easily power the GXT1050VP4 far longer than an AVP17. And you can charge them in an external USB-powered charger in 2 hours or less. This makes it possible to easily charge them with a modest solar cell. (If you go this route, do NOT attempt to charge them in your radio with any of Midland's chargers—the Xtar Li-ion batteries will need to be charged in their Xtar charger.)(6) Lastly, we come to those innovative animal sounds that Midland provides only in the camo-version of its hand-helds like this GXT1050VP4. These animal sounds are only used when you direct-call someone else. You see, when you push the "Call" button and initiate a direct-call, YOUR radio will beep to let YOU know that the radio of the person you are calling is also beeping. It's a kind of "confirmation". And the beep sound on YOUR radio is the ONLY radio that will have the animal sound. When you direct-call another GXT1050VP4 and it also has an animal sound selected, it will ignore it's own animal sound setting and BEEP when it receives the incoming call. ONLY the sender's radio will have the animal sound even if the receiver's radio is also configured for an animal sound. How stupid is that?!!! The way this should work is: When the user configures their radio to use an animal sound, it should be the sound that is used in place of EVERY beep tone that their phone will make. There should be zero beeping when the animal sound is selected. The way it works now is totally useless. If my wife direct-calls me while I'm stalking for a great wildlife shot, my phone will beep even if I have an animal sound selected. This poor implementation forces you to either (A) activate silent mode, (B) turn on the vibrate mode, or (C) plug in a headset. Unfortunately, #A and #B may cause me to miss an urgent message (especially during winter when I'm layered with lots of clothing and headgear. And #C is rarely an option because I need both ears open so I can hear the wildlife as I stalk them with my camera.In summary, substandard bandwidth, poor output power, no repeater support, outdated rechargeable battery and charger, poor third-party battery support, and poorly implemented animal sounds make the Midland GXT1050VP4 a disappointing GMRS radio that I canNOT recommend.
I had purchased GTX 2050 series long ago, I needed additional radios and found that the GTX 2000 series was no longer available. I have purchased several GTX 1050 and found out that the flaw to the "New and Improved" GTX 1050 is that my Speaker/Mic AVPH10 has a much lower volume output than the older model GTX 2050. I am sorry to say that in loud environments it is almost useless. If you use these for hunting volume may not be an issue but that is why you have a volume knob to give you more when you need it. Sad to say the volume issue was by design according to Midland.
| Total Radio Channels | 50 |
| Minimum Channel Frequency | 462.55 MHz |
| Maximum Channel Frequency | 467.71 MHz |
| Call Alert Type | Tone,Roger Beep |
| Maximum Number of Call Alert Tones | 10 |
