I agree, Fred. If you want a wireless remote mic, buy a handheld VHF, specifically the Standard Horizon HX850S.
No, it won't pump out 25 watts but your wireless remote won't work in your dinghy away from the boat, either. I have a hardwired RAM3 at the helm for my Standard Horizon VHF. Love it. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 11:37 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > That’s supposed to be a pretty nice radio; but I have an issue with the > whole wireless remote mic thing. > > First, has anyone ever lost overboard something that wasn’t firmly > attached to the boat? And secondly, has anyone gone to use a piece of > rechargeable battery-powered electronics, only to find that the battery was > dead? Neither of these scenarios apply to a hard-wired remote mic like the > S-H or the Icom. > > Otherwise, I’d agree that the Simard was a great option. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Jan 8, 2016, at 9:25 AM, Gary Russell via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Has anyone looked at or used the Simrad RS35 VHF radio? It looks amazing > for the price! It has NMEA2000, AIS, DSC and supports up to two wireless > remote mikes. Defender has it for $329.99. The wireless remote mike is > $139.99. The comparable Icom radio is $399.99 and the remote mike and > cable is $274.98. So, $469.98 vs. $674.97. > > Gary > S/V High Maintenance > '90 C&C 37+ > East Greenwich, RI, USA > > ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ > > > On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 9:20 AM, Barry Lenoble via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Hey, >> >> >> >> I do like Standard Horizon gear and I have had a few of their VHD radios. >> Nice gear, good audio quality, innovative, etc. >> >> >> >> My comment is this: The SH radios are NMEA 0183 only. This is too bad >> because NMEA 2000 is much easier to integrate. If you don’t have any other >> electronics, and don’t plan on integrating the radio to a plotter, then >> don’t worry about it and the SH radio is a good choice. However, if you >> think you might want to install a chartplotter, and display the AIS >> information on the plotter screen, and / or you plan on interfacing a >> plotter to an autopilot, wind instrument, or ANYTHING else, I strongly >> recommend you buy a VHF that has NMEA 2000 interface. >> >> >> >> With NMEA 2000 you don’t have to worry about connecting the little tiny >> wires together, or about baud rates, or who is the talker and who is the >> listener. You just plug the cable in and it works. >> >> >> >> Simrad makes a VHD/AIS receiver with NMEA 2000, so does Lowrance and I >> think icom does too >> >> >> >> The Simrad unit is nice because the second station handset is wireless >> and you can carry it with you. The Lowrance unit doesn’t support the second >> handset. >> >> >> >> Good luck, >> >> Barry >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Barry Lenoble >> >> leno...@optonline.net >> >> Deep Blue C, C&C 110 >> >> Mt. Sinai, NY >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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