Larry Edwards wrote: > In our kayak shop we had very bad luck with the Apelco 510. > We sold many of them because the price was good. Within a year all > except one came back with leaks. Needless to say, we dropped them > like a hot potato. Appreciate the warning. Where did they seem to leak (if you could tell)? Was it at the battery/transceiver joint or through the membrane over the button pad? > Inexpensive VHFs that have proven reliable for us (zero > returns) are the Uniden HH980 and Icom M1. I particularly like the > Uniden because it is one of the few VHFs still in production that > has a "large bore" antenna coax fitting (TNC) that will accept a > 1/2 wave antenna. While slightly larger than the M1, it has a > bigger battery and longer battery life. What is your experience with a 1/2 wave antenna? Any increase in transmitter range? > My apology in advance if speaking from my experience in the > business touches some buttons; however, it is experience that is > germane to an extensive thread and I think of interest. Not a problem. Grateful for authoritative info. I earn money at a job, too, and share pertinent info here gleaned from my "day job." -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Apr 30 1998 - 22:52:41 PDT
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