Hi
My son has just bought a second hand 23 ft motor cruiser which was very
basic to say the least, not even one piece of safety equipment with it,
however he has started to kit it out. I do not know anything about boats and
their equipments but my wife and I were considering buying him a VHF radio
as a Xmas present (the licence he can get himself) .I was looking at a Silva
S10 DSC priced at £129.00 UKP or $221 USD or a handheld Star M-298 £57 UKP
or $97 USD He will probably never be more than 3 miles offshore and the boat
will be used purely for leisure and maybe a bit sea angling in the west of
Scotland. The radio would be just for any unforseen emergency.

I'm not sure which to go for, a fixed or handheld. Would the fixed radio set
be rather extravagant for the purpose ?
Any advice would be much appreciated

Thanks