Hand held Marine VHF radio

[Kent Tooling]

Does that mean that it can be charged off the RIB's battery in extremis?

If you have got a cigarette socket fitted on the boat YES

[Jay_Benson]

If you have got a cigarette socket fitted on the boat YES

Thanks for that! Anyone know who supplies waterproof cigarette sockets?

[Kent Tooling]

Thanks for that! Anyone know who supplies waterproof cigarette sockets?

Any good MARINE CHANDLERS will stock them

[Richard Mason]

I have a Uniden 1W/5W Atlantis 250 hand held VHF, cost me abiout $140 off ebay, it's the only type sold at the local marine suppliers too, so I think it's reputable. It has a rechargeable battery and a spare holder that takes 6 (I think) AAs for backup.

I found that I could talk to our club boat, which has a proper fixed marine VHF, from 3kms away quite happily on 1W. Dunno what the full range is but I can talk to Hobart Coast Radio, 15kms away from my house, although there is a repeater on a hill about 8kms away.

It's pretty handy as an auxilliary and lasted all this weekend on a battery that was only displaying 60% charge. Talk:Standby was probably 1:99, if that, but you don't use VHF for idle chitchat anyway. I even had a conversation whilst in the little boys room of the house we rented, about 2kms away and on the other side of a granite hill from the dive site.

[Richard Mason]

Thanks for that! Anyone know who supplies waterproof cigarette sockets?

I wouldn't worry, just take some AA batteries.

[David_Tobin]

Thanks for the information. I have decided to spend a little more and get the ICOM m-33, it floats!

[Twinset & Wing]

I have just got a standard horizon VHF as a spare for my RHIB, they are local to me down in Kent it costs about £100.00, The reason i went for this one is that i can put a normal battery pack containing 5 AA batteries in the back of the radio if the rechargable battery runs out of power and it comes with the unit and also you get an incar charger as well.

John

another vote for this vhf although mine cost me 60

[SteveF]

We use a Standard Horizon Submersible HX270E - recommended by our local dealer who supplies the RNLI; is rechargeable and able to 'dive' to a modest distance.

[Treerat]

I want to buy a handheld Marine VHF radio to use on our club rib. We have a fixed VHF radio so this will be a backup.

Any advice on type and where to buy?

ICOM m33. It's waterproof and floats. I use it for rescue work and love it.

Andy

[diveracer]

if you can get waterproof cigarette sockets can you get waterproof cigarettes???

i have just bought an I-COM m33 the waterproof floaty one, £119.95 now, from barry at adventure electronics (very helpfull bloke) or mailspeed marine.
cant really beat it.

i hate english summers.