I just checked out the radio. It looks really good. The one thing the ad doesn't say that it comes with is an adapter to use AA batteries. This is important if you're ever going to do any trips where you are away from "shore power" for an extended period. I have a Humminbird - the cheapo model that was on sale at West Marine a few years back for $79. It's big and heavy, the numbers are small and hard to read, it's not waterproof so it always has to be in its waterproof plastic sleeve, and when I bought it it didn't have an AA battery adapter. (It does now.) But it works fine. Obviously, the $79 price tag was the key selling point. I'm forced to kayak "on the cheap." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert A. Glantz, Jr." <r_glantz_at_bellsouth.net> > I'm looking to get a Standard Horizon HX460S that is on sale at > www.sailnet-inc.com for $229.95 plus a $50.00 rebate. It seems to be an > excellent radio but expensive... > > What is everyone else out there using? Any opinions? Anything just as > good (5w transmit) but CHEAPER? *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 03 2004 - 17:37:24 PST
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