Who has experience with them and what can you recommend for make/model?

Thanks,

DK

ICOM would by my recommendation. Standard Horizon also makes a decent one.

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DK, I have the ICOM IC-M34...the one that floats. Lithium-Ion rechargable battery, works great so far..

Remember that hand-helds are pretty much line of sight communication, if you are going offshore you should consider a bigger radio with at least a half wave antenna

I've got a Uniden Atlantis 250 BK. Bought it at Boaters World 3 years ago and don't remember what it cost. I charge it up every spring and it's good to go all summer.

I have the small Standard Horizons. Works fine since I boat in the bay but ... I got it because I didn't want to cut a hole in the console for a perminant mount, but it's a PITA to find a play to carry the portable all the time since it bounces onto the floor if I try to just "put" it somewhere. Best I've found is to clip it to my life jacket, but I still don't like the weight/bulk of having to have it on "me".

-g

ICOM is the best one out there. Model will depend on your needs.

I looked at that one also and decided on the 72 instead.
It wasnt that much more and it has 6 watts and it real small compared to the others.I made West marine match internet price of 179 and had a 15.00 of coupon

http://www.anchorexpress.com/product...l.cfm?pid=4796


http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...3&classNum=542

Uniden MHS350 was my pick after looking at them all.( BTW, Unidens were sorta like Bayliners till a year or so ago whe some of the Standard Horizon guys left and got on with Uniden.)
Very good quality,good batteries and a good radio.
Icom is top shelf. I have a fixed mount in my fishing boat that has been abused.
Best buy is the Uniden. But the boat shows are soon so you may want to see what is new.

West Marine is having a 10% off online sale...might help a decision.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...d.php?t=170967