Hi guys, me and my mate have just bought a 12 foot ali boat and were in the market for a marine handheld radio, not too sure what would be better a old 5 watt 27mhz, or a new 5watt VHF. Not looking at going too far off shore, about 3 mile max, and never used either type of radio so looking for some suggestions from other users if any are on this forum.
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Marine - UHF or VHF Handheld??
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Re: Marine - UHF or VHF Handheld??
You need to obtain a license to operate VHF marine, whereas 27MHz is class licensed (no individual licensing). As for one over the other, I'll handball that one to the boatiesHEKTIK wrote:Hi guys, me and my mate have just bought a 12 foot ali boat and were in the market for a marine handheld radio, not too sure what would be better a old 5 watt 27mhz, or a new 5watt VHF. Not looking at going too far off shore, about 3 mile max, and never used either type of radio so looking for some suggestions from other users if any are on this forum.
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