Icom Handheld

[cehart]

After much diliberation, have opted for a icom m73 plus, rather than my original idea of having a vhf hardwired.

Can anyone care to comment on the quality and reliability of these units



Cheers

[cormorant]

My understanding is that to meet the safety regs a radio must be fixed if you are going offshore. If just using it for safety inshore than no probs.

EDIT - I am wrong . In QLD no rules on radio for rec vessel . AS soon as you head over NSW border the nanny state rather than common sense takes over.

Cheers

[cehart]

My understanding is that to meet the safety regs a radio must be fixed if you are going offshore. If just using it for safety inshore than no probs.

The regs here only state a two way marine radio capable of contacting on shore station, so its fairly generic

Common sense also comes in, one wouldn't go further than the capabilities of the radio

[rtp1984]

Will be watching this thread, I am in the market for a hand held. Up here in Queensland I don't think you are legally required to have a radio at all? Please correct me if I am wrong.
Regardless, I would be interested in 'value' hand helds, around the $200-$300 mark.

Thanks
Rob

[Spin]

They an Icom M73 plus hand held radio puts out 6 watts max
Compared to 25 watts a fixed mount radio puts out
Depends how far out your going i suppose
you will maybe be able to receive
But transmitting back could be a problem if your more than 10 miles out ?

[cehart]

I'm aware of the limitations of a handheld ,I would like to know if the Icom is any good

[Richo1]

Can't go wrong with Icom, one on the best brands on the market. I have one in my tinny an M-34 I think. Waterproof and it floats.
The company i work for, use Icom handhelds commercially over a fleet of 30 boats. They cop a flogging on a daily basis, and still keep going.

[Blackened]

G'day

Cannot go wrong with an Icom, have the M35, very good little unit.

Dave

[Brad O]

I have had an ICOM M23 as a backup for several years robust and reliable.