Mark wrote: >Thanks for the advice on the M88. I looked at the M72 >and also thought it was great, except it does not come >with a AA battery back up tray, which with my limited >knowledge I am thinking is a good idea to have. Do you >agree? G'Day Mark, I'd agree. It can't hurt to have the battery backup as well as the rechargeable. I use an ancient Garmin 725 VHF and bought a battery charge cable and AA tray for back up. This was because of an incident a few years ago on a long trip when our group split up between islands and then got caught by winds for a couple of days before we could rejoin. My rechargeale was down to its last few milliamp minutes:~) Anyway there was no excessive chat on that nights radio schedule! Also just to support Dave's comment that the tray may not be waterproof. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Oct 09 2006 - 00:30:00 PDT
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