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Hayden: The first radio I would look at is the Hummingbird. These radios are only about $80. If you find that they are not adequate you can always buy something else and use this as a spare/backup. The only down side is they only use alkaline batteries (not rechargeable). This may be good, may be bad. When you go to replace the NiCad in most of these radios you will spend close to $80 for a new one. A friend of mine has one and it seems to work very good.
Hayden: The first radio I would look at is the Hummingbird. These radios are only about $80. If you find that they are not adequate you can always buy something else and use this as a spare/backup. The only down side is they only use alkaline batteries (not rechargeable). This may be good, may be bad. When you go to replace the NiCad in most of these radios you will spend close to $80 for a new one. A friend of mine has one and it seems to work very good.
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l just got a shakespeare se700 what a great vhf,nimh battery,all the adapters ,memory free charging,super vhf.
l just got a shakespeare se700 what a great vhf,nimh battery,all the adapters ,memory free charging,super vhf.
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Tim Schaaf
An Idea for Steve
Steve, if you want to use nicads in your Humminbird, why not just use nicad AA or AAA cells in your radio and recharge them when necessary, rather than the alkalines? They operate at !.25 volts rather than 1.5, but that probably won't make a difference. They don't last as long between charges, either, but then again, you could have two sets. By the way, you can make your own replacement nicad pack for much less than the manufacturers charge. They are basically a bundle of the afformentioned cells, and you can do the same thing yourself, quite easily. Just make sure that the batteries you use in your homemade bundle come from the same original pack, to minimize stray current losses.
Steve, if you want to use nicads in your Humminbird, why not just use nicad AA or AAA cells in your radio and recharge them when necessary, rather than the alkalines? They operate at !.25 volts rather than 1.5, but that probably won't make a difference. They don't last as long between charges, either, but then again, you could have two sets. By the way, you can make your own replacement nicad pack for much less than the manufacturers charge. They are basically a bundle of the afformentioned cells, and you can do the same thing yourself, quite easily. Just make sure that the batteries you use in your homemade bundle come from the same original pack, to minimize stray current losses.
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Larry W.
Handheld VHF
Hayden; My vote would be for a Standard Horizon 225. I'm on my second one,(I had to trade the first one to Mexican mechanic for his labor). I like them because they can use their own rechargable pack which can be charged with either 12VDC or 110VAC and they come with a tray for alkaline use, have a three-channel scan, are small and light, splashproof and can be operated with one hand.
Hayden; My vote would be for a Standard Horizon 225. I'm on my second one,(I had to trade the first one to Mexican mechanic for his labor). I like them because they can use their own rechargable pack which can be charged with either 12VDC or 110VAC and they come with a tray for alkaline use, have a three-channel scan, are small and light, splashproof and can be operated with one hand.
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Hugh
Uniden HH985
We just ordered a Uniden HH985 to have as a backup to the fixed unit. (You know, broken antenna, lightning... or just plain quitting). I have been told by launch pilots that the hand helds work better in crowded anchorages, too. The fixed mounts with the antenna 40-50' up overpower everything or interfere, etc. Anyway, got a good deal (free shipping and no tax) at buy.com. The radio has all the features I could think of for a VHF, comes with rechargable pack and a holder for alkalines. Waterproof, too. About $160. While I was looking, the Uniden Atlantis looked pretty good, too, and can be had for $100. Not sure if Uniden is a good name in radios, but my phone from them works great.
We just ordered a Uniden HH985 to have as a backup to the fixed unit. (You know, broken antenna, lightning... or just plain quitting). I have been told by launch pilots that the hand helds work better in crowded anchorages, too. The fixed mounts with the antenna 40-50' up overpower everything or interfere, etc. Anyway, got a good deal (free shipping and no tax) at buy.com. The radio has all the features I could think of for a VHF, comes with rechargable pack and a holder for alkalines. Waterproof, too. About $160. While I was looking, the Uniden Atlantis looked pretty good, too, and can be had for $100. Not sure if Uniden is a good name in radios, but my phone from them works great.
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