Re: VHF recommendations
BA
Thge ICOM 412 about $200 is a great waterproof radio I have had for 3 years. ICOM Is king on quality radios. The other guys like Lowrance never made radios and started dabbling. Probably fine. But why bother finding out if they are as good as real radio manufacturers? I have a Lowrance FF, does not mean I would buy their GPS/Plotter over Garmin.
That AIS (recieve only) and GPS integration is a $400 radio. I think Horizon/ Standard makes it. Gimmicky stuff of little value for the extra couple $100's.
Wanna upgrade... get the highest gain antenna you can find (about $180). Way more bang for the buck there than a tricked out radio with a tiny display telling you commercial vessels name, speed and courses. I guess if you're bored fishing that can be interesting- right? LMAO
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