VHF cobra HH475 ?
 

Is this a decent radio for the price?http://www.marinescreens.com/Handhel...Bluetooth.html


Backed by 40 years of Cobra quality, this unique compact floating radio features Bluetooth Wireless Technology to keep your cell phone safe and dry while communicating loud and clear. It also features Cobra's exclusive Rewind-Say-Again digital voice recorder so you will never miss a VHF transmission.

Features:

• Bluetooth Wireless Technology - Keep your cell phone safe and dry by pairing it to the radio
• Rewind-Say-Again - Replay missed VHF calls
• Floating - Never lose your radio. Floating design and orange core makes retrieving your radio easy if dropped overboard.
• Noise Canceling Microphone - Blocks background noise for cleaner
  conversations
• 6 Watt VHF - Select between 1, 3, and 6 Watts for short and long range
  communication
• USA, Canada & International Channels - Allows operation on any of the 3
  different channel maps established for these areas
• All NOAA Channels - Instant access to national All Hazards and weather
  information, 24 hours a day
• Weather Alert - Alerts with an audible tone and visual alarm if
  threatening weather is nearby
• BURP - Vibrates water out of the speaker grill and improves speaker
  performance

Specifications:

• Submersible
• External Speaker/Microphone Jack
• Instant Channel 16
• Unlimited Memory Channels
• Tri-Watch
• Scan
• Memory Scan
• Signal Strength Meter
• Button/Key Lock
• Battery Tray With Charge Contacts
• Illuminated Function Keys
• Selectable Key Tone Beep
• Large, Illuminated LCD Display
• 3 Year Warranty (on radio) for products sold in the USA

I have one and think it is great.

I was thinking about this VHF+GPS combo unit. Sounds like the battery life is only so-so...

PLUS, a small WestMarine rebate.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...0#.UUQQildBx6M

http://content.westmarine.com/images...e/11029907.jpg

For $100 I think getting a FF with GPS would be more useful. The blue tooth on this unit sounds like a great feature.

How is the bluetooth?

Works okay. I can leave the phone in the bag and call through the radio. It is limited in commands. With my BB I could only redial last number for some reason. Also, my phone battery dies too quickly to rely on this throughout the day. so I don't use it much.

If you get this, do not pair more than one phone with the unit. The first one I had, the pairing function did not want to work anymore. I had to get it replaced via warranty.

So what happens when you get a new phone? I upgrade every 12 months give or take.