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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Corona, ca
Posts: 100
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VHF?? Cobra marine HH350 vs. uniden atlantis 270????
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Large Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: La Verne, CA
Posts: 1,004
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I have that cobra that I bought from bps. Been good so far. Floats, good range, aux mic input.. My only gripe is either it doesnt have or I havent found a way to lock the keys so I dont accidentally change channels.
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#3 |
Emperor
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Buena Park
Posts: 3,649
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I am going to suggest you consider buying from west marine + warranty. Expensive... yes, but at least you can just get another radio over the counter, usually right away if you have problems with it (you eventually will). It's easy breezy!
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#4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Encinitas
Posts: 257
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Standard Horizon HX 290 or 300 is relatively same price that I would recommend. The brand (and similar models) are the old standby for some of the old guard fisherman.
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#5 |
Junior
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 22
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My criteria for a VHF radio for use out on the ocean on a kayak are at a minimum that it be waterproof and that it floats and has GPS (as a backup for the fish finder's GPS). My own short list included DSC as well so I can push a button and have my exact position sent out to the Coast Guard accurately.
Accurately is the key word in that last sentence. If you do not provide your location in a manner that is 100% correctly understood your location as received may be off by 13 miles from your actual location. It happened last summer to a person off Newport Beach. There are radios from Uniden, Standard Horizon, and Icom that have all of these capabilities and sell for under $250. To me my life is worth the extra $150 for the DSC function. Only drawback is that 99% of the fishing PFD's are not designed for use with a VHF radio. Even the "S&R" type are made for use with a small radio like the Icom M88 and not the larger floating type. |
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