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VHF/GPS
Thanks for the input. I am thinking that the VHF and separate GPS is
the way to go. Cheers On Nov 25, 6:37 pm, "tlindly" wrote: Q1, dunno Q2, no Q3; i'm not sure about the mystic, havent seen it yet. but with the Garmin, while it's "5 mile range" on the GMRS channels is sometimes as little as 1/2 mile if thereis any kind of terrain, I noticed that while on the bay it was always quite full of traffic and I got comms established beyond the 5 Mile range [this was SDiego bay...][also, you need to stand as high above the waterline as possible, sometimes]. There is no public safety channel or monitoring so you will have to talk some stranger into calling 911 with instructions to relay to the coastguard your gps co-ordinates, iffy at best. I would advise a marine VHF handheld, just slightly more expensive and no GPS but CG is pretty good about finding people, carry a compass too, that'll help them find you. While there are a couple of spots in the bay where your handheld VHF will not get to the coastguard, you will at least get another Mariner who will better understand your distress than the landlubbers you will find on GMRS [Garmin Rino] Rino's also are NOT water proof. Lots of VHF Marine handhelds are. GMRS also requires an additional License $75 YOu can get a simple seperate GPS for real cheap for your training, should do speed-readouts you mentioned. wrote: I have a small sailboat (V15) on SF bay. I am looking for a VHF/GPS for training when I am not with other boats. The water is very cold and so I need a radio, and then I found out some have GPS with them. I want to be able to have speed read-outs and be able call for help if needed. I found two so far. The Uniden Mystic, and the Garmin Rino. I like the Rino better because of Barometer and it saves Speed records, but I can't figure out if it does Marine VHF, or if there is a Hack to make it do Marine VHF. So 3 Questions: Can the Uniden Mystic save speed data and moved to the computer? Can the Rino be hacked to provide Marine Radio VHF? Is there any other options available? Thanks in advance, Alex |