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11 August 2015, 15:37
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vhf radio recomendations
Can anyone recommend a vhf radio, I currently have an m-tech but it hasn't lasted long and the switches and dials have seized up now?
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11 August 2015, 16:18
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Well thats not the one to replace it with .
try this Standard Horizon GX1700E VHF DSC Radio with built in GPS
eBay
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11 August 2015, 17:55
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I can only recommend what I use, which is Standard Horizon. Have a fixed DSC and two Hand helds, one of which is DSC
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11 August 2015, 18:32
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I can only recommend what I use, which is Standard Horizon.
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What he said - but others will say the same about Icom. Outside these two main manufacturers people are generally less enthusiastic about use on open, wet, ribs.
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11 August 2015, 18:54
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I can only recommend what I use, which is Standard Horizon. Have a fixed DSC and two Hand helds, one of which is DSC
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+1 for SH
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12 August 2015, 08:17
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What he said - but others will say the same about Icom.
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That'll be me  - use them in both fixed and hh.
Ignore the cheap rubbish - they are what they are - rubbish.
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12 August 2015, 09:50
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Icom, but that's what I've always used.
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12 August 2015, 10:09
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Best option for a RIB IMO is the ICOM M400 with Command Mic.
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12 August 2015, 15:44
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I looked into this when getting mine. There were only two that came recommended, the Icom and the SH. I got the SH but there was not much between them.
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12 August 2015, 17:06
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I got the SH but there was not much between them.
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SH is made by Yuasu (spelling?) & Icom is well, Icom. Both well respected Japanese radio manfs. You won't go far wrong with either. Personally, I can vouch for the excellent aftersales with Icom. Never had SH so can't comment. I wouldn't touch any other manufacturer of marine VHFs.
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12 August 2015, 21:56
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Either of these are excellent we run both Icom and SH and have brilliant service both from the sets and the manufacturer.
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15 August 2015, 08:32
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I've just got a new Icom IC-M423G with built-in GPS, much easier to use than the old M411.
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15 August 2015, 23:21
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SH HX851 is good, but battery life isn't the greatest. I think the HX751 is a brilliant radio if you don't need the DSC capability.
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16 August 2015, 10:15
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Icon for me. Fixed and portable hand-held. Quality kit. Built in GPS would be useful if you can afford.
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16 August 2015, 11:30
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icom, never had any problems with them yet.
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16 August 2015, 15:11
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I have had a couple of older ICOMs fail over the years, each time I have phoned them and they have replaced them with no issue. Excellent customer service.
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16 August 2015, 15:36
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Quote:
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Icon for me. Fixed and portable hand-held. Quality kit. Built in GPS would be useful if you can afford.
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Icom even. Thank you predictive text! 
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18 August 2015, 22:06
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We have a standard horizon fixed dsc. It's stopped communicating with the Garmin GPS for some reason? I.e. no position on the radio screen. Checked the wiring, all appears OK, anyone got any idea what the problem is?
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18 August 2015, 22:21
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Has the Garmin dropped out of NMEA mode? Garmins often talk in their own code by default. So could it have reverted to that and as a result the SH can't understand what's coming in...?
Failing that - you probably need to put the data into a COM port on a laptop / PC and see if there is any data coming in?
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18 August 2015, 22:28
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That could be the problem I guess? Although I don't really understand it? Thanks anyway Shinyshoe.
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