Its mesh, so yes. They do have an intense range, which looks to be 11km by default with LOS.
Probally makes more sense if you’re hiking with people that also have these on them at camp or the like. At roughly $50/each, its a pretty easy splurge for everyone if your group likes the woods.
More info here. It looks like Amazon does have the basic model for around $40, no case but pre-soldered.