David Scheckman wrote: > We are wondering if anyone has a recommendation on a weather resistant > handheld weather radio (without the VHF communication) that is good to > take on kayak trips. In a word, no. Have not seen a "weather radio" with the sensitivity and weatherproofness common to even the low-end $150 marine HH VHF's. Every one I have checked out has a cheap front end (electronically), which severely limits its ability to pick up broadcasts. When I did comparison-testing on the $20 Radio Shack weather radio I have against an ICOM 10A (about $160), the VHF was vastly superior in reception. Because the weather radio has a telescoping antenna and the VHF has a short "rubber ducky" antenna, it is easy to keep the VHF in a simple, totally waterproof, radio bag while using it, both for broadcast and reception. That telescoping antenna is an entry point for water. Compounding the inferiority of the weather radio I have is that the units available in this country for domestic use do not have all the frequencies used in Canada. There may be better ones, however. I'd recommend you save your shekels and spring for a VHF. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Dec 27 1999 - 15:03:55 PST
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