Handheld Marine Radio

[Elton]

I'm after a cheap, but decent enough, handheld radio. Can anyone recommend any models and/or places to buy them?

 

Basically, I've been offered the occasional use of a moored dory, but it doesn't have a radio fitted.

[Sutton Warrior]

I'm after a cheap, but decent enough, handheld radio. Can anyone recommend any models and/or places to buy them?

 

Basically, I've been offered the occasional use of a moored dory, but it doesn't have a radio fitted.

 

 

Here you go Elton, £50 upwards. Personally I would go for 'Icom' M33 waterproof and floats! They have a superb audio, no good having a radio that you cant hear properly or you cant be understood! You have heard them, they crackle and pop, or sounds like bacon frying in the background. Personal opinion; I wont have anything else on my boat?

 

On the other hand at £50, the Cobra is attractive for occasional use . . .

 

http://www.force4.co.uk/c/77/Handheld-VHF-...CFYIA4wodfURKpw

 

SW

Edited December 11, 2009 by Sutton Warrior

[kinmad]

Here you go Elton, £50 upwards. Personally I would go for 'Icom' M33 waterproof and floats! They have a superb audio, no good having a radio that you cant hear properly or you cant be understood! You have heard them, they crackle and pop, or sounds like bacon frying in the background. Personal opinion; I wont have anything else on my boat?

 

On the other hand at £50, the Cobra is attractive for occasional use . . .

 

http://www.force4.co.uk/c/77/Handheld-VHF-...CFYIA4wodfURKpw

 

SW

 

 

I have the cobra and can't fault it.

[chevin]

I'm after a cheap, but decent enough, handheld radio. Can anyone recommend any models and/or places to buy them?

 

Basically, I've been offered the occasional use of a moored dory, but it doesn't have a radio fitted.

 

 

I have a couple of ICom M32 sets and they are brilliant I used them a couple of years ago as two of us drove across Australia and while we were separated by reasonable distances at times, we were always able to keep in touch. I guess that the M33 that has been mentioned may be a better or superceding model.

[Elton]

Cheers, guys

[glennk]

Icom get rave reviews but the Standard Horizon 270 was voted best handheld for under £100. I use this one on the yak and have no complaints.

 

http://salestores.com/standa02.html

[Sutton Warrior]

Requirement: use on a dory . . . if the dory is open or open backed, 'water proof and floats' seems essential to me?

 

SW

[Sharkbyte]

Had my Icom M1Euro V for ten years now. Cost a fortune back then.

 

As good as the day it left the factory, and the decade old Li battery still performs 100%.

 

 

Buy right, buy once.

[wurzel]

Basically, I've been offered the occasional use of a moored dory, but it doesn't have a radio fitted.

 

It does now.

[Elton]

It does now.

 

Bloody hell. You been allowed to catch two cod this month, then?