Handheld VHF

Simon B · 11 August 2004, 09:17

Anyone seen the Raymarine handheld 101e for less than £169? Any reviews of it? cant decide whether to spoil myself or go for the cheaper older Silva wproof.

Jon Brooks · 11 August 2004, 10:15

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Originally Posted by Simon B

Anyone seen the Raymarine handheld 101e for less than £169? Any reviews of it? cant decide whether to spoil myself or go for the cheaper older Silva wproof.

Not seen any reviews good or bad.
Only has AA batteries in it, not a conventional battery back.
Raymarine have a fairly good reputaion.

Silva gets lots of thumbs downs from nay users, varios problems

You might want to consider the Icom M31 too

Regards

ashbypower · 11 August 2004, 10:28

Hi, I'd recommend ICOM kit, we run two M21's brilliant! had one flood, ICOM replaced no hastle. Easy to use, good warranty, good battery life with the option to swap pack with a AAA pack if needed.

Brian C

Simon B · 11 August 2004, 14:15

Apparently Raymarine are not sending any new ones out now and may recall all sold so far. Anyone seen the Entel 640 looks good for £150. Icom still hard to beat though.

Daniel TD5 · 11 August 2004, 14:26

unless it icom don,t even think about it

i have the M1 euro v it is very good

dan

David Hickman · 11 August 2004, 16:50

Go for Icom. We use the M1 euro V and the I-m21's. List price for the IC m-21 is £159.00 and you can get it for cheaper than that.
All excellent radios.

Daniel TD5 · 11 August 2004, 17:08

and the parts service is top class my kids pulled the buttions off and arial
off spoke to jon he said pop in both parts cost less than off the net for the arial

dan

Tim M · 11 August 2004, 17:52

Don't get a Silva - I have one, and smashed it at the weekend. Not very good at all - dropped it on the floor and it fell apart.

chrisallse · 11 August 2004, 18:03

If you can go for Icom...great radios..got the M1 Euro and 601..the battery life in the handheld is fantastic. And i can listen to London VTS in Berkshire on the 601.

stevetheboat · 12 August 2004, 06:28

Standard Horizon HX260E
Well worth considering

Simon B · 12 August 2004, 08:42

Top brand loyalty, no doubt from very effective personal marketing, can the icoms take external mikes?

Brian · 12 August 2004, 08:53

Simon
If you are asking about the HH Euro M1 (top product BTW) why would you want an external mike?

Matt Riley · 12 August 2004, 09:55

The Icom M1 Euro can take a speaker mike, i dont think any other handheld radios on the market do, except for the entel ht640. The only issue with the M1 euro is the cost (mailspeed marine price is £279 for the VHF + circa £80 for the mic) compared to the entel, which also has a lithium battery, and with speaker mic costs about £200 from belmont comms

Cheers

Matt

Simon B · 12 August 2004, 13:51

Brian,

I think the Simrad H51 can take external devices but at a price, the reason for going for a mike was so the cox could keep the radio on them away from the front of their bodies (gets broken hauling divers in by the bootstraps etc) and still be able to transmit and recieve on the relevant channel.

stevetheboat · 12 August 2004, 14:19

If you require a robust waterproof handheld with speakermic and shoulderholster to keep the unit out of harms way then the Icom M1 EuroV is the only real option - with the Entel a poor but cheaper 2nd bet.

chrisallse · 12 August 2004, 18:31

Icom M21 119.95 http://www.mesltd.co.uk/

David Hickman · 15 August 2004, 06:39

In the Aux CG we get issued with the Icom M1 Euro V with speaker/Mike and ear piece. These radios do take a bashing on some cliff jobs and are always reliable. Battery power last for ages.
Its nice as well to put the radio in your pocket and just have the speaker/mike clipped on your lapel/collar.

Jon Brooks · 15 August 2004, 08:52

If you want a speaker mic wait till Southampton Boat Show
We intend to give them away free with the M1v as a show offer

Regards