Marine Radios - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jorluivil · 04-22-2014, 10:46 AM

I just bought the Standard Horizon HX290, its $130 and there is currently a $20 rebate on this radio through Standard Horizon. I could be wrong but I believe most if not all of the handheld radios are 5watts max so spending any extra money may only get you bells and whistles that you may not need.

One of the main reasons, wait, three of the main reasons I bought the HX290:

1. I am receiving a $25 customer loyalty coupon from Standard Horizon

2. I am receiving a $20 rebate from Standard Horizon

3. The radio has a speaker/mic connector, if you've never used one of these speaker/mics you're missing out.

It is a little bulkier than the HX 471 that I had but not by much. Most of my radios were/are used for basic two way communication so a the extra bells and whistles like DSC, gps, etc. are more than I need.

04-22-2014, 10:46 AM	#2
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,855	I just bought the Standard Horizon HX290, its $130 and there is currently a $20 rebate on this radio through Standard Horizon. I could be wrong but I believe most if not all of the handheld radios are 5watts max so spending any extra money may only get you bells and whistles that you may not need. One of the main reasons, wait, three of the main reasons I bought the HX290: 1. I am receiving a $25 customer loyalty coupon from Standard Horizon 2. I am receiving a $20 rebate from Standard Horizon 3. The radio has a speaker/mic connector, if you've never used one of these speaker/mics you're missing out. It is a little bulkier than the HX 471 that I had but not by much. Most of my radios were/are used for basic two way communication so a the extra bells and whistles like DSC, gps, etc. are more than I need. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer