I've got an Apelco 520 (made by Raytheon) and like it, although I haven't had to use it seriously. A couple things to note: its only "submersible" with the NiMh battery pack, not the alkaline, because of the seals (the same thing was true of the other comparable "submersibles" when I bought this radio). It is kinda difficult to turn on with its rotary volume on/off switch if you keep it in a waterproof pouch. Pretty easy to use. Some on the list have experienced problems with the battery pack in low temps; it hasn't been an issue for me. The Standard Communications radios are also highly regarded; you might check them out. > Current favorites are the Raytheon RAY 106 ($256) and the Apelco 520 > ($204), prices from www.defenderus.com. Does anyone have any experience > with these? Other suggestions that meet the list above? -- Rob Gendreau Oakland, California gendreau_at_ccnet.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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun May 09 1999 - 09:59:20 PDT
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