Radio input needed for yak to yak yakkin', emergency - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

TheBentRod · 08-20-2012, 06:40 PM

For $20 more and you can get a floating one. As always keep the receipt and the box.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...classNum=50160

bus kid · 08-20-2012, 07:15 PM

get the floating one, whatever one you get.

jorluivil · 08-20-2012, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bus kid

get the floating one, whatever one you get.

Don't forget the leash...........

Mongo Johnson · 08-21-2012, 05:10 AM

Thanks for the input. 'Nice to see what class of unit to look at.

bigbarrels · 08-21-2012, 06:37 AM

this is the one I use.

http://shopping.yahoo.com/66842622-i...6w-tx-li-batt/

Small, submersible, and it floats. Just make sure it is on the USA setting. I was trying to talk to FloridaBoy on a couple trips out and figured out later I was on the Canada channel.

ful-rac · 08-21-2012, 10:41 AM

I can recommend standard horizon, brand new not going to be cheap, but you shouldn't cheap out on a critical piece of equipment like a raido. You can save someones life or maybe even yours. Besides you can listen to matt and jorge talk'n smack all day long too.

After a few years of hard use I had water enter my hx750 and it wouldn't turn on. No problem Standard Horizon is down the street from here in cypress. I took it in, no receipt, no questions asked, they replaced the unit free of charge. I also had an external mic go bad on me once, and they replaced that free of charge as well, even with no reciept.

Randy214 · 08-21-2012, 11:14 AM

I picked up a couple of these.
http://www.amazon.com/Cobra-MR-HH425...obra+UHF%2FVHF

This is one of the few radios that has both GMRS and VHF built in to one unit. The GMRS channels allow a combination of 1,815 channel codes so you an your buddy can be on a private (walkie talkie) channel without transmitting over VHF channels. It also has a rewind button to reply the last message. I use this alot since I'm old and deaf.

"Dual Band Receive and Transmit. One button allows you to switch from the GMRS to VHF bands. You can talk to GMRS users on the dock or ashore and easily switch to the VHF Band for routine or emergency vessel to vessel or vessel to shore communications. One BAND key switches you between bands.

Provides access to all 10 NOAA channels for 24-hour weather and hazard information
Fully submersible to JIS7 standards, and backed by a manufacturer's 3-year warranty"

08-20-2012, 07:15 PM	#2
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	get the floating one, whatever one you get. __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

08-21-2012, 05:10 AM	#4
Mongo Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Long Beach Posts: 192	Thanks for the input. 'Nice to see what class of unit to look at. __________________ A day on the water . . . priceless.

08-21-2012, 06:37 AM	#5
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	this is the one I use. http://shopping.yahoo.com/66842622-i...6w-tx-li-batt/ Small, submersible, and it floats. Just make sure it is on the USA setting. I was trying to talk to FloridaBoy on a couple trips out and figured out later I was on the Canada channel. __________________ The shorter you are, the bigger your fish appear

08-21-2012, 10:41 AM	#6
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	I can recommend standard horizon, brand new not going to be cheap, but you shouldn't cheap out on a critical piece of equipment like a raido. You can save someones life or maybe even yours. Besides you can listen to matt and jorge talk'n smack all day long too. After a few years of hard use I had water enter my hx750 and it wouldn't turn on. No problem Standard Horizon is down the street from here in cypress. I took it in, no receipt, no questions asked, they replaced the unit free of charge. I also had an external mic go bad on me once, and they replaced that free of charge as well, even with no reciept. __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

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08-20-2012, 06:40 PM	#1
TheBentRod Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Murrieta, CA and Bonney Lake, WA Posts: 431	For $20 more and you can get a floating one. As always keep the receipt and the box. http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...classNum=50160

08-21-2012, 11:14 AM	#7
Randy214 Junior Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 26	I picked up a couple of these. http://www.amazon.com/Cobra-MR-HH425...obra+UHF%2FVHF This is one of the few radios that has both GMRS and VHF built in to one unit. The GMRS channels allow a combination of 1,815 channel codes so you an your buddy can be on a private (walkie talkie) channel without transmitting over VHF channels. It also has a rewind button to reply the last message. I use this alot since I'm old and deaf. "Dual Band Receive and Transmit. One button allows you to switch from the GMRS to VHF bands. You can talk to GMRS users on the dock or ashore and easily switch to the VHF Band for routine or emergency vessel to vessel or vessel to shore communications. One BAND key switches you between bands. Provides access to all 10 NOAA channels for 24-hour weather and hazard information Fully submersible to JIS7 standards, and backed by a manufacturer's 3-year warranty"