[Paddlewise] VHS (as in Sam) radios

I need some comments from all you experts.

When we talk about marine radios, we talk about standard VHF 
hand-held radios. We like them to be waterproof and prefer to have 
them live in a pocket on the life jacket.

The ACA talks about having paddlers use VHS radios. Is this real, 
a typo, a failure to understand? What goes on here? I am told there 
really are VHS radios--are they waterproof--what are they compared 
with our VHF radios?

Thanks,
Chuck Sutherland
skimmer_at_enter.net
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