I am look into getting a marine radio. I want to be able to get the weather, and be able to call for help it needed. What do I need to be looking for? Someone recommended the Waterproof HH980 VHF Radio made by Uniden. I probable will only buy one. So, I want one that is reliable and has all the functions I will ever want. Thanks _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free _at_yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
I just returned from a run to West Marine and they have the cheaper of the Standard waterproof on sale for $159. Sale is good through this weekend. -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net] On Behalf Of Darian Dunn Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 1:04 PM To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: [Paddlewise] Who make a good Marine radio? I am look into getting a marine radio. I want to be able to get the weather, and be able to call for help it needed. What do I need to be looking for? Someone recommended the Waterproof HH980 VHF Radio made by Uniden. I probable will only buy one. So, I want one that is reliable and has all the functions I will ever want. Thanks _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free _at_yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
>I just returned from a run to West Marine and they have the cheaper of the >Standard waterproof on sale for $159. Sale is good through this weekend. Just got the 1999 catalog in the mail. You can request one from their web site. www.westmarine.com (I think). *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
>>I just returned from a run to West Marine and they have the cheaper of the >>Standard waterproof on sale for $159. Sale is good through this weekend. Just got the new Cabela catalog. Two pages of VHF radios. Cheapest was Uniden HH955 at $129, but is listed at "weather-resistant". Others in range of $139 to $199 are listed as waterproof, include weather channels, etc. http://www.cabelas.com/ JP *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
From: "Joe Pylka" <pylka_at_castle.net> To: "Clyde Sisler" <clyde_sisler_at_email.msn.com>, <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Who make a good Marine radio? Date sent: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 20:46:33 -0500 > Just got the new Cabela catalog. Two pages of VHF radios. Cheapest was > Uniden HH955 at $129, but is listed at "weather-resistant". Others in > range of $139 to $199 are listed as waterproof, include weather channels, > etc. Not to raise a lot of old issues, but, if I were buying a VHF radio for sea kayaking now, I'd definitely not look at anything less than "submersible" --- the JIS standard --- if the delta in price is $0 to $60. And the auto-alert weather feature --- available on the Apelco 520 which is "submersible" --- for just over $200 makes it a strong competitor. Jack Martin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
As I reported here a couple of weeks ago, I owned (note past tense) an Apelco 520 that I purchased in mid-December. It was nice--fairly small and light weight. Worked well at room temperature, but when I took it outside I couldn't hear it. I'm in Milwaukee Wisconsin and paddle year round on Lake Michigan, so a radio is no good if it doesn't operate in cold temperatures. After complaining here about it, I emailed the tech folks at Raytheon (maker of the Apelco radios). The first response wasn't on point at all--but they did tell me that the LCD might freeze up and that the 520 was not waterproof (submersible) when the alkaline battery pack was in use. So I sent another email. To their credit they responded in a timely fashion and apologized for missing my point. They informed me that the first production run of a couple hundred 520 radios were made without the proper venting in the NiCad battery pack. They advised me I should take the NiCad battery off the radio and look to the left of the recycle symbol where there should be a small white dot which is the vent to equalize the pressure under varying temperature conditions. Without this vent the pressure deforms the speaker causing the malfunction I was experiencing--no volume. With printed copy of email in hand, I returned the radio to my local Boat U.S., where I had purchased it and exchanged it for a "better" model from Horizon--the Standard HX350S. Though it is more expensive (I paid $279), the $50 got me a better radio, with 110 volt AC and 12 volt DC chargers, 10 hour NiCad battery, as well as AA alkaline battery pack. It meets the JIS7 submersible rating and so far works really well, although our temperatures have moderated a bit lately. The folks here at Boat U.S. were not aware of the Apelco venting problem, but checked their stock and found one other radio that had been returned (by another sea kayaker) for the same reason. And, another sea kayaker here exchanged his yesterday for a properly vented 520. (We are paddling together tomorrow morning and will test them out, it is supposed to be in the 15 to 20 F degree range.) The folks at Boat U.S. talked to the Standard people and were told that the 350S is also not JIS7 submersible when the AA battery pack is being used. My inspection of the battery pack though revealed a lot of gaskets and O-rings being used, unlike the Apelco 520. My guess is that it has a higher level of water resistenance, if not waterproofness. I'll test mine out in fresh water and report back (I'll make it a short report though). Hey, thanks for hanging in with this long winded report--but I think anyone shopping for VHF radios will appreciate this insight. John Browning Milwaukee Wisconsin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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