what marine vhf radio to buy?

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what marine vhf radio to buy?

#1 Post by spindlefist »

Hi all,
i'm sure this has been covered here many times before,
looking to get vhf radio, 5w or so, wondering what brands/links can folks recommend.
I'm aware I've to do a course to use it too.

thanks
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#3 Post by Seaniebo »

This is the one I use on the Kayak;

http://www.marineparts.ie/electronics/v ... g-vhf.html

I find it great. Its rechargeable, lightweight and compact and lasts for days on a single charge.
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#4 Post by Cluais »

Best handheld on the market even has dsc..
http://www.gaelforcemarine.co.uk/41289/ ... Radio.html
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#5 Post by spindlefist »

hmmm, plenty of food for thought there, thank you
2016: dogfish, pollack,

2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,

2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,

2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,

2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,




Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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#6 Post by anthony byrne »

I use the cobra hh475. It has all the usual features,floats, different charging options, belt clip etc etc but the one thing I like is the blue tooth. I can leave the phone in a dry box and take calls on the radio!
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#7 Post by davequirke@hotmail.com »

i have a fixed cobra cant rate there service back up any higher great after sales help if that helps
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#8 Post by spindlefist »

thanks lads, I'm going to go for the Cobra HH330 Floating VHF , it's all my budget reaches (the starving artist) . hopefully I'll never need to use it though!
2016: dogfish, pollack,

2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,

2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,

2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,

2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,




Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..

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