Just after the BRC I bought a pair of Motorola FRS 5420's at Sears for $49.95 which was $10.00 less than Best Buy, Circuit City or any other store in my area. 14 channels, 38 codes, VOX, and several more features.
I took them to Montana for como use at the Quigley Buffalo Rifle match and for use inroute from Ohio. They were on for the entire road trip(30 hours) and during the 4 days(6-10 hours each) we were there. I put fresh batteries in for the trip home on Sunday.
No complaints on my part, but I haven't checked the range very much yet. So far they seem to be good little radios.
Don in Ohio