VHF Radios - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Baja_Traveler · 01-02-2013, 12:10 PM

I carry my old humminbird VHF all the time - it is only 4 watts (only good for line of sight communication), does not float and is not waterproof.
Later this month I'll be upgrading to an Icom M36. It has a 6 watt output (the highest wattage a handheld typically has - it's most important feature in my book) and it has a waterproof IPX7 rating - rated for 30 minutes submerged to 1 meter, which is good for when I take the occasional swim in the surf getting back in, and it floats should it ever become separated from my pfd.

01-02-2013, 12:10 PM	#1
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	I carry my old humminbird VHF all the time - it is only 4 watts (only good for line of sight communication), does not float and is not waterproof. Later this month I'll be upgrading to an Icom M36. It has a 6 watt output (the highest wattage a handheld typically has - it's most important feature in my book) and it has a waterproof IPX7 rating - rated for 30 minutes submerged to 1 meter, which is good for when I take the occasional swim in the surf getting back in, and it floats should it ever become separated from my pfd.