handheld VHF AA battery powerd

[andyxs]

hi dos anyone know of a handheld vhf that can be powerd by off the shelf style batterys like aa or 9v.

[Jimbo]

Both my Icom M31 and my Standard Horizon HX270e came with adaptors enabling AA batteries to be used in place of their standard rechargeable ones.

Which would I reccommend? The Standard Horizon. Substantially better battery life, more robust, and a bargain at around £120 (speak to david@boatcareuk.com for a deal). Wins every time.

[Stoo]

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Which would I reccommend? The Standard Horizon. Substantially better battery life, more robust, and a bargain at around £120 (speak to david@boatcareuk.com for a deal). Wins every time.

I have one of these as well. I have never used the AA bracket that come with it, but I assume it works fine.

I can attest to their water-tight inegrity, having "launched" mine on one occassion

[BogMonster]

I've got an HX270E on order right now and one of the things that appealed was the ability to carry a set of Duracells "just in case"

[Jon Brooks]

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Both my Icom M31 and my Standard Horizon HX270e came with adaptors enabling AA batteries to be used in place of their standard rechargeable ones.

Which would I reccommend? The Standard Horizon. Substantially better battery life, more robust, and a bargain at around £120 (speak to david@boatcareuk.com for a deal). Wins every time.

Tell David he is a tad expensive, you can get the HX-270 for around £89 is you shop about on line.

All the best

[andyxs]

thanks guy its all good advice.

[Jimbo]

Originally Posted by Jon Brooks

Tell David he is a tad expensive, you can get the HX-270 for around £89 is you shop about on line.

All the best

Will do... That price was just a guess, I think that's about how much I paid for mine over a year ago now.

[yoyo]

Andyxs, More info on prices here:

http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=17481