This radio is selling at reduced prices these days because Standard-Horizon has a newer model at the old price point. The new model is the HX 460. It has all the bells and whistles of the 350, comes with AC and DC chargers, but it's about 1/2 the size. It's roughtly the size of a pack of cigarettes, and can easily fit into a pfd pocket with the antenna sticking out the top. It also has lithium batteries instead of Ni-cad. I bought a 460 a couple of weeks ago to use both paddling and on my sailboat as a supplement to the fixed mount 25w radio w/ masthead antenna. This weekend sailing, sitting in my sailboat cockpit with the antenna approx 5-6' above the water, I got a reply to a request for a radio check from about 5 miles away. The radio was set to transmit at 5w. When I tried again at 1w, I couldn't reach anyone else within range. Then I tried the fixed mount radio transmitting at 1w, and I was able to reach the same boat 5 miles away. The fixed mount radio uses a 3' whip antenna mounted on the masthead approx 40' from the water. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 3/10/2001 7:36:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, bobvolin_at_bestweb.net writes: > Battery life is excellent, and the radio works wonderfully when it stays > dry. Yeah, I'd second Bob's endorsement. We've kicked VHFs around a lot, and the HX350S is an excellent radio, but it *will* leak. My idea --- it's probably in archiveland somewhere --- of putting two or three tight wraps of electrical tape around the battery/radio connection has worked for me so far without problems. Jack Martin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
From: "Jernigan Brian (nbd1bpj)" <nbd1bpj_at_ups.com> >The new model is the HX 460. It > has all the bells and whistles of the 350, comes with AC and DC chargers, > but it's about 1/2 the size. One of the nice features that attracted some of us auld fahrts with failing eyesight was the 350's large display. Does this new model have a puny display? (I haven't found one on a web page anywhere.) Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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