I've lost the original note from the person who wanted info on VHF radios. I saved several of the posts from the recent thread, and can send them privately if that person will e-mail me. After reading the last thread here and doing a little reading and meditating, I decided on the Apelco 520. I felt that I'd need a (potentially) submersible radio, and the price of the Standard put me off a little. I've only had my Apelco for a month or so, but at this early stage it's all I want from a handheld marine radio. The rechargable battery pack is plenty for my uses around here. When I take some longer trips this summer, my plan is to use the rechargable NiCad pack first, then switch to the AAA pack if needed. I have rechargable AAA batteries and a solar battery charger (available from Campmor), so the landfill problem won't be too severe. The biggest potential disadvantage of the AAA pack is that, unlike the NiCad pack, it's only "splashproof" (whatever that means) and not submersible. Thus there's a very small chance that I could spoil the AAA pack if I dumped in salt water. Guess I'll just have to listen to the weather reports on my VHS before I set out, and stay ashore rather than go storm kayaking. - Bill *************************************************************************** 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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