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Portable VHF Gift for a Friend...
Don White wrote:
I used to recommend the Standard Horizon 460S but am starting to have second thoughts. I bought mine almost two years at our local boat show but returned the first one because of a defective 'lamp' switch. Now, I just noticed that the 'keying' switch is very hard to depress. It's not as if I use the thing a whole lot. Believe I'm still under warranty but now I'm getting nervous about the long term prospects for this radio. Harry Krause wrote in message ... A close friend down in Florida is buying a skiff/flats boat for inshore fishing (Indian River lagoon area) and I can't talk him into installing a "permanent" VHF radio with antenna. He thinks his cell phone will be enough. So for XMAS, I plan on buying him a portable VHF as a gift. But there are so many of them out there. I have a ICOM portable I use (rarely) as a backup on my boats, but it is a few years old and probably no longer in production. Any suggestions? Since it is for a small boat, ruggedized and water-resistance are important characteristics. What should I buy for a good-quality VHF portable for a gift? -- Email sent to is never read. Thanks. My old ICOM still works. I know because I use it once a month. On the other hand, I just shipped my almost-brand-new ICOM 502 back to the factory service center on the left coast because it wasn't transmitting with any punch at 1 watt, and noisily at 25 watts. Horizon has a new model, a 471S, that also works on the FRS bands. But it is $360. -- Email sent to is never read. |
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