The icom m-15 is said by icom to be their best handheld..and is very durable as far as I can tell...and submersion resistant. Problem: No alkaline battery pack is available. The icom nicad battery for it is VERY VERY expensive...about 150 dollars last time I checked...and so far I have no interest in replacing the battery pack for my kayaking use. I would almost prefer to have one of the Standard radios, and use alkaline batteries. The Standard radio is only about twenty dollars more than the battery replacement for the Icom M-15...and that battery price is not justified in anyway by the quality of the battery. There is no secondary manufacturer of a replacement battery for the M-15..but if there were it would likely run about 50-60 dollars. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jan 28 2002 - 05:37:34 PST
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