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03 August 2013, 12:37
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Central Belt of Scotland
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50 HP
Join Date: Mar 2009
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go for that - that was an offer from Icom earlier in year so great deal.
S.
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03 August 2013, 13:15
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Member
Country: Ireland
Make: Zodiac Mk I
Length: 3m +
Engine: 15 hp Yam two stroke
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 728
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I use a Icom M71, battery still fully charged after lying up all winter.
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03 August 2013, 13:48
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Country: UK - England
Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
Length: 8m +
Engine: 250
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 8,047
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SPR
go for that - that was an offer from Icom earlier in year so great deal.
S.
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03 August 2013, 13:51
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Central Belt of Scotland
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50 HP
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,066
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boatnomad
I use a Icom M71, battery still fully charged after lying up all winter.
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brother uses m71 for kayaking - over 5 years old and is permeant attached to his BA when out in water even during capsize drills.
he is bit extreme kayaker - if you want to see some if expeditions http://kelpscotland.com/
He been around Scotland plus few extreme places Greenland and Alaska
M71 has been replaced by the two M73 models
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03 August 2013, 13:52
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Country: UK - England
Boat name: ShaarkBait
Make: Zodiac 3.6 FR
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mariner 9.9 4-stroke
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 364
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I am pleased with my Icom M91D. Have not used it in anger but seems to last far longer than advertised in standby - day and half use just scanning so probably 12-15 hours.
I got mine at London boatshow for £225 plus 5 year warranty. May be worth waiting for Southampton?
Think there may be a new 92D model out now.
Only downsides are its quite big (but not too big) compared with others radios that I have seen and minor info on screen can be a bit 'small' under some conditions.
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03 August 2013, 13:55
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Central Belt of Scotland
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50 HP
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Originally Posted by whisper
Ordered ![thumbs up](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/thumbs.gif)
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I use a s/s keyring on my radio so I can attach the paracord and carabiner to radio as attached
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03 August 2013, 13:56
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Country: UK - England
Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
Length: 8m +
Engine: 250
Join Date: Jul 2008
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03 August 2013, 16:10
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Country: UK - England
Town: Lancashire
Boat name: Trigger Happy
Make: Bombard Aerotec
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 20hp
MMSI: 235907196
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 202
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Quote:
Originally Posted by whisper
I just had a look and it's showing as £199?
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At checkout you out in the discount code 5off, brings it to £189
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12 September 2013, 01:17
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Country: UK - England
Town: God's own County
Boat name: Still Consulting :-)
Make: Zodiac Cadet CLR 340
Length: 3m +
Engine: Yamaha 15hp 2 stroke
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 23
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It's now even cheaper...i'm seriously thinking about getting 1 of these after I've done my course (early Nov) it seems by some that it is a choice between the ICOM or Standard Horizon, after watching the youtube demo i'm liking the SH and at this price it seems very good.
Standard Horizon HX-851E Handeheld DSC VHF, Marine VHF Radio Equipment | Mailspeed Marine
Ian
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12 September 2013, 01:26
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Central Belt of Scotland
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50 HP
Join Date: Mar 2009
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I personally prefer the user interface if the icom m91d - very very easy to use and share interface with the 423 and 323 fix radios.
I have used both - but I have training radios for m91d and M323 ...
S.
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12 September 2013, 01:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: God's own County
Boat name: Still Consulting :-)
Make: Zodiac Cadet CLR 340
Length: 3m +
Engine: Yamaha 15hp 2 stroke
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Is there anywhere (ie youtube) I can see how the Icom operates in comparison to the SH
Thanks
Ian
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12 September 2013, 02:04
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Town: Central Belt of Scotland
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50 HP
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Is there anywhere (ie youtube) I can see how the Icom operates in comparison to the SH
Thanks
Ian
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12 September 2013, 03:10
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Country: UK - England
Town: God's own County
Boat name: Still Consulting :-)
Make: Zodiac Cadet CLR 340
Length: 3m +
Engine: Yamaha 15hp 2 stroke
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Cheers, now you've got me thinking lol
thanks
Ian
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12 September 2013, 07:18
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Country: UK - England
Town: Lancashire
Boat name: Trigger Happy
Make: Bombard Aerotec
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 20hp
MMSI: 235907196
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 202
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I went for the Icom M91d with the spare battery, only used it once but did use a full battery in a days boating.
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12 September 2013, 08:26
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Country: UK - England
Boat name: ShaarkBait
Make: Zodiac 3.6 FR
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mariner 9.9 4-stroke
Join Date: Nov 2012
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I often use mine for generally scanning the airwaves and found that my battery lasts a day and a bit. I recon I get 13-14 hours from full charge, although its not been used for transmission during that time but does regularly pick up quite a bit of traffic.
My only negative of the Icom 91d is the variance on the SOG makes it useless for adhering to speed limits - one second you are a knot or so under, next a knot over. Don't know if later versions of the s/w have better GPS filtering so smooth this.
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12 September 2013, 09:06
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Ardfern
Boat name: Moon Raker
Make: Humber Destroyer
Length: 5m +
Engine: Honda BF 90 D
MMSI: 235035994
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 694
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I have a SH HX750E. Seems OK. Used frequently for listening, rarely for transmitting, but it works well then. Switched on for three/four hours a day, it's still got plenty of power after five days.
Most important advice is... get one that floats ![smilie](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif) .
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12 September 2013, 10:45
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,551
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Both Icom & SH offer good quility, but for the DSc handhled s a quick google is showing ICOM at £250 and SH at £190....thats a big differance for essentially the same thing . Icom some 31% more costly - or £60 to spend on something else 'boaty'.
I'm not sure ICOM aren't trading off the brand a little on this one.
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12 September 2013, 10:59
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Central Belt of Scotland
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50 HP
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,066
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or SH are reduced since they made there money beating ICOM to market place...
as I said before I like the fact - both fixed sets and portable use the same menu system - and the new interface is easy to use.
£60 =less 2 tanks of fuel for me
S.
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