round
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Post by round on Aug 14, 2010 7:12:12 GMT -1
I've done a bit of googling and the Standard Horizon brand has widespread support. Many kayakers use them without any additional waterproofing and they seem to take it reliably. That makes the HX280E the current favourite. I would choose the Icom M71, but it is heading for twice the price without obvious benefit. I haven't found any reference to using external antenna since my first searches, so that may well be a red herring from long ago. I did find one article which said that 2w wasn't really enough in practice, but 5w was fine. It is generally accepted that the difference in range between 5 and 6w is minimal.
Thanks for all the help
David
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