1 high end vhf or 2 lower end vhf radios?

[2nazt]

GPS store will be selling a icom m36 for a good price. Plus a few other GPS units.

 

[tim h]

My .02

I have a pair of cheaper ones that seems to work fine.
They are a great backup if my main radio goes out .
For Bimini a pair is a must for us. Often times one radio is at the pool and one at the condo. Last year I loaned my second one to a fellow Jetboater.
I have gone with out a handheld and missed out on some excursions due to not having communication . Some condos have radios in them, but not all.

I say go for the 2 cheap-ish ones that are waterproof ....

 

[shane hric]

So, my boat has a built in cobra vhf with the distress signal gps and dsc but i need to buy the gps parts as an add on. No big deal.
But, i was also thinking that for [USERGROUP=14]@Bimini[/USERGROUP] and [USERGROUP=25]@Cumberland / Kentucky[/USERGROUP] trips it would be good to have a handheld. At Cumberland all the marinas have taxis both on water and land that all use marine vhf to communicate. If you need a ride up to the hotel/cottage just tune in and ask and they take care of it.

In any case, i don't know if i shoud get a handheld with the gps and dsc on it or just get two cheaper ones for the dame price. The nicer handheld would be nice for emergency usage if thrown from the boat. The two cheaper ones would be used all the time for communication with marinas and my wife from parking lot to marina etc.

So, anyone with 2 cents of an opinion go ahead and chime in!

Hey @Speedling, I bought a set of the floating horizon hand held's for Bimini and they worked great. I was able to find that Horizon was offering mail in rebates for the hand held and mounted which you and I finished installing on my boat ($60 total). They all have worked great and I recommend them for sure!