Re: [Paddlewise] Recharging the hand held ICOM M3

Fred..  Well, they charged me $20 to order the wimpy Icom M3 manual.  Had
it been me.. I would have passed, but I sent my dear wife to do the job and
she, being so efficient, got the manual ordered.  Then, as luck would have
it, the old manual showed up as I was cleaning out my pickup.


I had corresponded with Gronseth about his recommendations about a VHF...
he had said that none of the VHF radios are "really" water proof.  Thus, I
got the slightly larger M3 and went to Boat US and got one of the
waterproof plastic containers for it.  It works just fine through the
plastic.  You might want a container for your own M1.

Robert


>
>Yeh, I think the ability to use standard AA batteries is great for backup.  I
>chose the M1 though for it's waterproofness.  My current kayak is a wet ride
>and I wanted a radio that would be easily accessable and would work when I
>needed it.  I had the battery pop off into the water though in my first use.
>I'm not happy with the battery attachment design
>to say the least.  The Icom service manager said they would replace it, but
>it's been 2.5+ weeks and I've not seen it.  Once I do get it, I need to come
>up with a means of assuring the battery stays attached to the radio.  Icom
>hasn't done that.  I may use somthing like what I saw in a West Marine
>catalog. They call them "Floaters" I think.  Kind of a huggie that wraps
>around the radio and allows it to float.  No water protection.
>
>I hope you have better luck receiving the manual than I receiving my battery.
>
>Fred
>
>Robert C. Cline wrote:
>
>> >I  looked up the charge time in my M1 manual; 15 hours, initial or not.
>> >Then I
>> >checked the West Marine catalog and saw that the M3 has different
>> >batteries.  I
>> >would call Icom tech support.  Tech support 425-454-7619, main switch
>> >425-454-8155,
>> >8:30-5:00 PST
>> >
>> >Fred
>>
>> Fred:  Thanks for the phone numbers.  I have ordered a new manual (my wife
>> ordered it for me).  How do you like your Icom?  I got the M3 becuase it
>> uses both NiCADs and Alkaline.  You?
>>
>> Robert



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