Capt. JG wrote:
I'm thinking about Christmas :-) and am contemplating a new handheld. I've
owned Standard Horizon radios, currently the HZ350S and a smaller one, both
of which have impressive range and battery life. I'm thinking about the
GPS/DSC enabled SH 850S. Someone have experience with it or can recommend
another, similarly featured VHF?



Jon, I have an ICOM IC-MIV, it's been very good, waterproof, good range
, exceptional battery life, (manufacturer claims 16 hrs, but I get about
24 and that's with the thing scanning about 20 channels continuously),
small, good audio output,,, just my 2 cents...

Cheers
Martin