Range needs to be about 10km, used in fairly open countryside, I was thinking Motorala are good for these, also use as a baby monitor when in alotment, which is just out of range of current specific monitors.
Thanks

you'll be lucky to get 10km out of any legal unlicensed handheld radio .

more like 1km.

We have used various different unlicensed types at HtN events… and they have all been crap.

1km max, less if there are trees or undulating terrain.

You need to get digital kit to achieve the range you want. Analogue WTs are only good up to 1km although the manufacturers usually claim 8km.

You need to get digital kit to achieve the range you want.

The only EU-legal unlicensed digital PMR walkie-talkie I'm aware of is this one which costs £200 per handset. They have the same transmit power (0.5W) and a similar useful range to analogue PMR446 radios (I have a pair of them on my desk).

There's a market opportunity for cheaper consumer-level digital handsets (standards have been agreed, chipsets are available) but the manufacturers haven't taken it up yet.

Analogue WTs are only good up to 1km

Unlicensed analogue PMR446 handsets, yes. Licensed kit can be much more powerful.