VHF Radio

ChasTheBoat · 18 August 2009, 12:14

this is probably a stupid question but does anybody still do a vhf base that doesn't have DSC built into it

Many Thnx

J

Jimbo · 18 August 2009, 12:16

Yes - Icom (amongst others I think) do the M401. Handy for places you don't want DSC such as Marinas and Sailing Club Shore Stations.

JABS · 18 August 2009, 12:16

Yes.

Jimbo · 18 August 2009, 12:16

http://www.icomuk.co.uk/categoryRend...ID=676&tID=647

Channel Ribs · 18 August 2009, 12:40

As said the Icom M410 is still available. Expect to pay around 125 quid for one.

You could also scour the 2nd hand stuff, where people have upgraded and have a working old school set to get rid of.

jyasaki · 18 August 2009, 16:32

Is there a reason DSC would be a disqualification?

If you don't like DSC, can't you simply not use those features? The units I am familiar with allow you to ignore incoming calls; and as long as you don't send one, it's the same as a non-DSC radio, isn't it?

jky

ChasTheBoat · 18 August 2009, 23:22

its for the sea cadets which is a youth organisation and we mainly operate on inland waterways were dsc would't be of much use to us