marine radios
Submitted by Malana64 on Thu, 2016-11-03 07:28
can anyone recommend a good reliable marine radio as Ive been told the GME's arent great
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Submitted by Malana64 on Thu, 2016-11-03 07:28
can anyone recommend a good reliable marine radio as Ive been told the GME's arent great |
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Tim
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Icom
i have the icom and have had no issues
ROCKPOM
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+1
+1
resurgence
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Another vote for Icom.
Another vote for Icom.
Starbug
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Icom
Icom
Malana64
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thank you will check them
thank you will check them out
Cleo
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GME
I have always used GME and never had a problem
carnarvonite
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GME
Same here, never had a problem with GME or Cobra but have replaced a couple of Icoms on sea rescue boats
markj
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Icom
After replacing 3 GME's switched to Icom and wouldn't choose any other brand now
sunshine
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As an ex ham radio operator Icom...hands down the pick
Made in Japan to the highest specs....ran a 701 as a ham and even when antenna destroyed by a direct lightning strike the Icom still worked perfectly......says it all!
Dale
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I'm a Yaesu man myself
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sunshine
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Ran a Yaesu 2kw amplifier
Never driven that hard as the 6 element quad did most of the work
mullows
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I com is the go!!! Had one
I com is the go!!! Had one for years, no dramas
Cheers
Mullows
The Older I get the better I was :-)
sea-kem
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Who sells these Icom radios
Who sells these Icom radios boys?
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Dale
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They have them at Whitworths Andy, https://www.whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=114&item=69746&intAbsolutePage=1
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Mr Wolf
sea-kem
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Cheers Dale, how'd you go
Cheers Dale, how'd you go with the bolts?
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Dale
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Still waiting to get the motor mounted, then I'll know what size I need.
"Just because you are a Character, Doesn't mean you have Character."
Mr Wolf
meglodon
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Icom
You might pay a few dollars more, but just how much is your life worth.
All radios need to be looked after I just find Icom do the job better than a couple of other makes I've had.
Jackfrost80
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Forgive my ignorance (and
Forgive my ignorance (and googling laziness) but what makes the Icom radios better than GME?
I'll go out an buy one today if it means increased safety for my family on the water. One thing I don't have is DSC but I haven't felt the need to upgrade strictly due to that.
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dodgy
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Reliability. Gme used to be
Reliability. Gme used to be awesome. Rare to see anything but the white seaphone model on any boat through the 90's. At some point the quality started to slip and they became less reliable.
Personally I have had a gme and lowrance fail. Had a raymarine and icoms with no dramas. Just about to order a new icom for mine (already have icom handheld in the ditch bag)
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Jackfrost80
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Cheers mate, might be time to
Cheers mate, might be time to upgrade to that GPS receiving radio afterall. WOuld be good to have one that scans other channels too so that I can assist other boats if they get into strife
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Oceanside Tackle
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Icom (tick)
I know shop owner Ryan will never recommend/use GME after he had multiple issues with his radios & stereos and their warranty/backup service is bad.
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sea-kem
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I've had a GME in my boat
I've had a GME in my boat since I bought it nearly 10 years ago and never had an issue, might be one of the older better quality one's as Dodgy mentions. But being it's over ten years old I'm thinking an upgrade is in order. But My Fusion stereo still blasts out the vibes and brings the Dhuies
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Jackfrost80
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Bit of Black Sorrows or
Bit of Black Sorrows or Screaming Jets I am imagining for some reason perhaps a bit of old school Metallica?
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sea-kem
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Deffo Metallica, but fave at
Deffo Metallica, but fave at the moement is System of a down.
Love the West!
Jackfrost80
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I've got a bit of a tradition
I've got a bit of a tradition going where I'll crank Cowboys from Hell as I leave the ramp but generally give it a bit of Hatebreed, Sevendust, Pantera, Metallica, Tool or Sepultura out on the water but am partial to a bit of Crowded House or Pearl Jam when fishing upriver in the dinghy to match the tranquility around me. I'll generally give it a bit of Slipknot or Meshuggar around the western suburbs just for the lols when I get dirty looks from the wankers eating cheese on their deck.
My 6 year old loves Deep Purple so we'll give that a run too when he's out.
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sea-kem
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Love the Purple, Highway
Love the Purple, Highway star and Burn my best ever bucket songs ;)
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sunshine
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Andy I pity the dhuies
With that "?music" blaring out......prefer silence myself but perhaps that is because I was a roady in my early years
Starbug
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I do love the silence on the
I do love the silence on the water..... but if music is needed, Purple, SRV, John Lee Hooker, and too many more to mention.
carnarvonite
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Channel 16
Just leave the radio on channel 16 as one is supposed to do and keep an ear out
Surprising the number of fishos who log in then promptly turn their radio off, have tried to call them back via sea rescue radio and no reply, reckon they draw too much power yet they leave the sounder and Gps on while anchored.
meglodon
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A bit of sound advice (pardon the pun)
Unfortunately I know a couple of friends who log on then turn the radio off and only turn it on again to log off.
They have the blind view that they only need the radio to log on and off and if it wasn't a requirement of the law they wouldn't have one at all.
The mobile phone will do is their answer to emergency situations should any arise
It's quite sad really.
carnarvonite
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Requirement
It is a requirement of all who venture to sea with a marine radio, it has to be turned on to an emergency channel while at sea.
If DoT inspectors were doing their job properly when inspecting boats they should check the radio is turned on and working plus being set on an emergency channel
You have to think of others out there and no just yourself by relying on your phone to call for help when someone could be sinking close by and you don't know and cannot assist
Jackfrost80
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I am guilty of this as I've
I've been guilty of this as I've normally forgotten and left it on the working channel and get sick of hearing people logging on and off. Will definitely start switching it to 16 from now on.
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Starbug
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Just to clarify you are
Just to clarify you are required to monitor the working channel of your area, or 16vhf
So in the metro area you log into sea rescue on 73vhf. Stay on 73 and also scan the emergency channel 16.
In regional areas use whatever the local VMR uses, and always scan 16 regardless.
carnarvonite
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Wrong
You are required to monitor the emergency channel because if an emergency happens there is the possibility of that person not knowing the working channel of that area
If sea rescue wants to contact you they will call on the emergency channel then switch to the working channel once you reply
Starbug
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Really! From The navigable
Really!
From The navigable waters regs
52BAA. Certain vessels to be equipped with marine transceiver
meglodon
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Dual watch
A lot of radios allow you to keep what is called "duel watch" that way the radio will automatically switch between ch 16 and what ever other channel you choose. That switching process happens approx. every 15 seconds or so that way you are monitoring ch 16 and any other channel you wish.
When there is traffic on one of the channels the radio stops switching and stays on the channel being used, as soon as the traffic stops the radio automatically goes back to switching between ch 16 and the other channel you have selected.
Hope that makes sense.
Ashen
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Uniden
Sorry to butt in on the GME vs Icom debate but has anyone used Uniden marine radios and recommend them?
Also, if I was to go about 2-5km west of Rotto, will there be VHF reception? is there a big difference between brands and lengths of VHF antennas? 1.8m vs 2.4m etc?
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Starbug
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In terms of Quality uniden
In terms of Quality uniden sit somewhere inbetween Icom and GME.
As for antenna. The longer the antenna, the more elements it should have, and the better the gain. Check the gain in dB of the antenna.
2 to 5km west of rotto you should be able to contact Freo or Whitfords sea rescue on 73, if you have a half decent radio set up. If not try the repeater on 81.
Rig
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uniden
I have had a Uniden VHF and 27meg units for 3.5 years, they are in my boat unprotected exposed to the elements all year round and have never missed a beat except the paint fading. In my previous boat that was small enough to fit in my garage I went through a few GME units so no comparison. from memory they were both about $200+ each Icom are a little bit more
as far as range goes I have pacific antennas about 1.8m long on top of a head height canopy so the top of the antenna's would be around 3.8M off the water and I can always call sea rescue 20-30mile out of Hillarys on both 27 and VHF
Ashen
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Great info
Thats great info, thanks guys!
Will buy either Icom or Uniden VHF with 2.4m antenna.
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!