Midland Radio

Midland Radio is a very well known quality made 2-way radios.  Midland has been known for years as making great CB radios  and they still manufacture two mobile and two handies for the Citzens Band.  It's only natural they would want to expand into the GMRS Radio market and they have done so very sucessfully. 

 Midland Radio has many GMRS handies available.  Midland, too, no longer manufactures FRS only handies, but all their handies now have both GMRS and FRS channels.  The FRS channels automatically switch to low (500 mW) power and the GMRS channels operate anywhere from 1 watt to 4 watts, depending on model.

Midland - MXT115 & GXT1000 Bundle - MicroMobile Two-Way Radio w/External Magnetic Mount Antenna & GXT1000 Two-Way Radio - Up to 36 Mile Range Water Resistant Walkie Talkies

Midland - X-TALKER T77VP5, 36 Channel FRS Two-Way Radio - Up to 38 Mile Range Walkie Talkie, 121 Privacy Codes, and NOAA Weather Scan + Alert (Includes a Carrying Case and Headsets)

 The Midland Radio lineup is very extensive, in fact probably the most extensive of GMRS Radio manufacturers.

Midland advertises that their radios will work from between 10 miles to 36 miles (one more mile than the maximum range the Cobra advertises... hmmm...).  These may be possible under optimal conditions that you won't see in the city or the burbs.  Optimal would be on a lake, boat to boat, or on a mountaintop, with a clear view of the surrounding area.  Realistically, these Handies will have much less range in "real life" than advertised, because of buildings, trees, hills, and other obstacles, interfering with the signal.

Listed above are some of the most popular Midland GMRS radios.  In my humble opinion, you can't go wrong with a Midland radio.  These rigs are quality.