Eight weather channels; dual recharging dock; hands-free operation; extra privacy codes; decent battery life.

 Whether you're outdoors or at the mall, Motorola's Talkabout T6500 radios keep you connected without incurring talk-time charges, but their range is limited by environmental conditions.

Beltpack:

A portable headset station, consisting of a line bridging amplifier, an audio amplifier, and a microphone amplifier. When equipped with a headset it is capable of communicating with other beltpacks, fixed headset stations, master stations, or loudspeaker stations. Production Intercom manufacturers beltpacks in one and two circuit versions.