raidos

[gabreamyaker]

what type of radios were some of you using last weekend for communication with each other.

[troutman]

Just a handheld marine radio

[3spots]

There are a few different types on the market. For kayak fishing look for the submersible/ waterproof ones. Some even float. BPS has a few models.

[troutman]

Yea mine does all of the above.

[kenmorrow]

Well, I wasn't there, but I use a Midland Marine handheld w/weather alerts and scanner. I paid like $50 for it w/the rechargeable/conv battery option, stand, earpiece/boom mic, etc. at an Academy Sports and Outdoors in Texas during a sale. I think it's normally about $70-80. It's waterproof, of course. I just leave it in my cratepak w/the weather alert function running unless I need it. On the rechargeables, a full charge will last about 3 days in this mode over a month if turned off. I've been very happy with it. Folks can talk about effective range of VHF radios all they want to, but the reality is they are all line-of-sight. And from a kayak you have a very short line-of-sight. So you are only going to have much range when communicating with tall ships, shore stations, and aircraft. The more chop/wave action, the shorter your effective range "ship-to-ship." So don't pay too much attention to claims about range. You want durability, battery life, and features that make sense.

[gabreamyaker]

thanks guys for the info. one of my last few things to get for my new addiction.

[chase4556]

Thank you gairishyaker for posting this. I too was wondering what radios they were using. I want to get one that way when we go out again I can radio yall when all the fish are starting to over load my yak. ;-)