Hooky Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 I have only had a hand held VHF on my boat in the belief I never ventured too far away from others or a repeater station. Standard Horizon hx751, a superb radio, it has been ducked, dunked and abused over the last three years, it still works fine, surprisingly the range can be 8 miles tx which upto this month is all I ever needed. Things change, I have now got the confidence and knowledge to venture far further out, upto 35- 50 miles is on the cards in perfect conditions, I'm not sure the range of a mobile phone (???) but you can be sure Sod's law will happen , it's a damn long trip getting back on a 4hp aux ! After much googling I decided I had to get a new DSC class D , a huge selection at a time when the funds were very low, add to that a new twig ( with high db gain ) here goes another £300 plus ( or so I thought ) Sometimes you get lucky , a brand new Standard Horizon DSC gx1100e was found , £70.00 add the new twig and now I have spent the grand total of £90.00 , all eBay again !! With a (theoretical) range of 30 miles my West Bay wreck trip and others are now a definite, 😎 At what price Safety? Bargain of the year I think. So that's it, it's been a bit of a struggle getting my old boat how I wanted it all ready to go, back ups etc etc . Now all I need is a day off in good weather 😖 it's been emotional. Mal Thomas, Jim, Maverick Martin and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fox Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Well done Hooky, it's a wise investment Mike Jim and Hooky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Thomas Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 The radio is you friend when your on a long trip, it gives you that peace of mind that help is not far away should something go Pete Tong, wise decision Hooky. I will rest peacefully in the knowledge your safe when your out on that big bad sea far far away. Your new safety officer. Mal Jim and Hooky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher 126 Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Also good for listening to crabbers talking shite all day!!! At least you know the ariel still works when you can hear them! Always good to know you can get a call out all joking apart, important bit of kit. Mal Thomas, Duncan F (bathclaret), niggle and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coddy Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Hi Hooky Bought one of those for my craft, just need to get the boat into the water. Don't forget to register it to obtain your MMSI number and to add it to your CG66 coastguard listing Hope all goes well Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted May 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Thanks all, yes, all sorted with mmsi and new ofcom ship licence , it's been a interesting evening reading about setting it up and programming in the numbers etc etc etc NOT!!!! So off to do the cg66 thing , errrr missed that bit ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted May 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Well done Hooky, it's a wise investment Mike And you might be pleased to hear the mighty electric winch is all sorted as well , eh Mike ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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