X-OldHeader: From martin_d_frankel@yahoo.com-DeleteThis.com Fri Mar 30 21:48:42 2001 Return-Path: <martin_d_frankel@yahoo.com-DeleteThis.com> Received: from opus.labs.agilent.com (root@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com [130.29.244.179]) by jr.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id VAA26201 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Fri, 30 Mar 2001 21:48:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com (msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com [130.29.152.59]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id VAA19115 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Fri, 30 Mar 2001 21:48:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from web1406.mail.yahoo.com (web1406.mail.yahoo.com [128.11.23.170]) by msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with SMTP id B67D2A00 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Fri, 30 Mar 2001 22:48:41 -0700 (MST) Received: (qmail 18694 invoked by uid 60001); 31 Mar 2001 05:48:41 -0000 Message-ID: <20010331054841.18693.qmail@web1406.mail.yahoo.com-DeleteThis.com> Received: from [63.198.107.174] by web1406.mail.yahoo.com; Fri, 30 Mar 2001 21:48:41 PST Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 21:48:41 -0800 (PST) From: Martin Frankel <martin_d_frankel@yahoo.com-DeleteThis.com> Subject: Re: VHF radios To: wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com In-Reply-To: <200103302018.MAA04149@zonker.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>
I have the small 3-watt Uniden (940?) on my desk in pieces. It's
not waterproof. :) (My dry bag leaked and it was sitting in salt
water for the whole winter so I'm not sure if I can really blame
the radio.)
I just bought a Garmin 720 VHF handheld at West Marine for $120.
(It was discontinued and a display model to boot. The new model,
725, is $220ish and has 5 watts vs. 3, otherwise identical.)
I've had good experiences with Garmin's waterproofing on GPSes.
All the controls are buttons (knobs are difficult to use in a
dry bag, and less waterproof). It's moderately compact, and
takes alkaline batteries. Alkalines have much better shelf life
than rechargables, and hopefully I won't be using it enough to
need a new set more than once a season. :)
I checked out the new Standard-Horizon HX460, very sweet. All
aluminum, and the rumor is it is durable and waterproof enough
to use without a dry bag. At $300 I wouldn't risk it. It's just
slightly bigger than a box of cigarettes (plus antenna of
course).
Martin
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