RE: [Paddlewise] marine radios

From: Peter Rattenbury <ratten_at_uow.edu.au>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:19:24 +1000
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Alex,  I think most folks on here would agree that the point of
vulnerability is the battery compartment of any brand and style of handheld
VHF..the manufacturers do their best but they can't make a totally water
impermeable seal between a removable battery pack  and the radio body.. I
have heard of such problems with all brands...

-----Original Message-----
> And remember, all radios are NOT WATERPROOF, whatever their rating.. treat
> as you would any piece of electrical equipment around saltwater...and keep
> it in a drybag..

I don't have any radio (so far), but have heard such opinion more than once.
Did you (or anybody who reads this) had any hermeticity problems or symptoms
of corrosion with ICOM M1V *not* kept in dry bag? (this particular one seems
to be the cheapest among a good ones).
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