SAFTEY!!!

[Honeygirl]

With fishing slow and not much to report it’s a good time to do winter maintenance and check our safety equipment. I.E. Flares, horn, first aid equipment, ECT... also please check and register your DSC on your VHF. If you do nor have a VHF with one buy one! A good radio is very inexpensive and could save you life! I prefer ICOM radio's but have a standard horizon and an ICOM 604 on my boat. Here is the web site to register and a few radio web sites. Joe

http://www.coastalsailing.net/Cruising/Seamanship/Radio/DSC.html

http://www.icomamerica.com/

http://www.standardhorizon.com/

http://www.uniden.com/index/home.cfm

http://www.furuno.com/

[LABRISA DEL MAR]

Joe,
I am looking at the ic-m422 and the ic-m504,I thought these would be more than I need but after your post I am not sure? the ICOM 604, Why did you pick this one?
GOOD POST!!
David

[Honeygirl]

I buy really expensive stuff so people think I am cool and think I know what I am doing JUST KIDDING. I bought the 604 after I used friends, The ICOM’s have a lot of futures that I liked and use a lot. I can send messages over the radio to other ICOM users via text to there radio (good for calling friends in on fish without keying up) It has a loud hail and PA that I use when I we are hooping. I can talk to the guys outside on deck and they can talk back through the Horn\speaker. It also has a scrambler so when I do talk to the guys in my fishing group our words are scrambled and the biggest reason is I got it dirt cheap.

[LABRISA DEL MAR]

JOE,
Thanks ,I am going to West Marine to check it out the 604. I am looking for big display numbers,easy to see Plus ETC, DSC, Hailer,PA,but text messages would come later.Thanks Again for the RADIO WEB sites. David

[LABRISA DEL MAR]

JOE,The ICOM 604 Radio has a lot features,Thanks for your radio web sites post. Is Honeygirl getting NEW electronics? david

[Honeygirl]

Yep all new. I didn't really need them, My old stuff worksgreat and I knew howto use it. But I found a deal I couldnt pass up so I am getting a new Nav-Net vx2 system with two dispalys. Joe