Recommend me a hand held VHF
- Thread starter Buck Turgidson
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SeasickPete
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I got a ICOM IC-M94DE with AIS receiver, GPS, DSC etc. I quite like it apart from the fact that you cannot charge it whilst powered on according to the manual. No real issue as I mainly do day sailing on the Dutch inland lakes. I definitely fall in category, buy the best one you can afford. It is probably overkill for my situation but it is the only VHF I have onboard and figured I might as well splurge a bit and get the fanciest one. Now I don't need to buy a separate handheld GPS or AIS receiver which justifies the additional costs for me. Note that I sail a Hunter Formula One and the only semi permanent installed electricals are battery operated cabin lights and the ignition coil on my outboard.
Mark-1
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"Float'n Flash" felt like a gimmick to me....
,,,,right up until the point I dropped it off a paddleboard.
Biggles Wader
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I have just ordered the same-----£40 after a £6 discount. Interested to see what turns up!
Alicatt
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I have a Hunter too, albeit a Broom Ocean 37 called Hunter that originally came from the Netherlands. With the changes coming to the waterways in Belgium I'm glad to have the AIS and VHF as looking at the new app the Vlaamsewaterweg have leaves a bit to be desired.
I have a test and evaluation version of the app on my phone, it was not without problems, but those bugs that I found have now been rectified. Still it only applies to boats registered in Belgium, the way it looks just now is that foreign boats will have to use AIS and VHF to navigate the waterways, and will be compulsory to use the app or the VHF+AIS come July 1st.