New: Midland MXPW Moveable Radio Base Stations

When you’ve ever shopped for a two-way radio, you will know that handheld and cellular are two of the commonest classes. Handheld radios are — you guessed it — battery-powered gadgets sufficiently small to carry in your hand or put on on a belt. Cellular radios, then again, are typically bigger and heavier items utilized in automobiles, drawing energy from the car’s battery. Cellular radios within the GMRS class can transmit at as much as 50 watts, whereas handhelds are restricted to five watts. (You might recall our earlier article displaying how we installed a 50W mobile radio in our 4Runner.) Right now, Midland introduced a brand new MXPW radio base station collection that gives extra portability for these highly effective cellular radios.

The brand new Midland MXPW collection takes current Midland mobile GMRS radios and integrates them into moveable metallic ammo cans. Every can features a mounting slot for the radio, a built-in battery pack, volt and amp meters, a fan to maintain the unit cool, and storage for the hand mic, magnetic antenna, and cables. The detachable can lid is waterproof and acts as a metallic floor aircraft for the antenna, maximizing its vary.

We had been additionally happy to study that each of those items are made within the USA.

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Two fashions can be obtainable initially:

• MXPW115 — surplus 7.62mm ammo can with 4Ah LiFePo4 battery, appropriate with the MXT115 (15W), $425 MSRP
• MXPW500 — surplus 5.56mm ammo can with 10Ah LiFePo4 battery, appropriate with Midland’s MXT500 (50W), $600 MSRP

Above: The MXPW115 (prime) is designed for the MXT115 radio, and the MXPW500 is designed for the MXT500. Radios aren’t included with these items, so you will have to buy these individually.

As you may see within the pictures above, the laser-engraved panels inside these moveable base stations present helpful reference information, together with menu flowcharts, channel and repeater frequencies, and a quick-reference information for the NATO phonetic alphabet.

Each of those MXPW items embrace rechargeable LiFePo4 batteries, that are stated to solely lose 2% cost per thirty days when not in use. This makes them well-suited to long-term storage for emergencies. For off-grid charging, Midland may also provide the MXPW01 40-Watt Foldable Solar Panel for a further $150 MSRP.

For extra details about the brand new Midland MXPW collection, go to MidlandUSA.com.

Written by Patrick McCarthy