New radio and antenna
Submitted by Ericl on Sun, 2021-06-27 17:19
Hi
My VHF Radio died on my last trip out last Thursday. Need to get a new radio and antenna and probably antenna base as well. Just want a simple easy to use radio that has a decent range, hopefully 40 to 50 k's from sea rescue. Other than the dead radio, Thursday was a good day with 2 nice dhu, 86 and 65 and 2 baldies. Also made the mistake off thinking of putting my Cray Pots out again and promptly hooked a huge spotted wobby. Didnt have anywhere to keep it so released.
Will try post pics
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Faulkner Family
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Nice feed there. Well done
Nice feed there. Well done
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
sea-kem
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Very nice bag Eric
Very nice bag Eric
Love the West!
Dhu_west
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Very tasty bag there mate
Very tasty bag there mate good job
More of a fisherman than a catcherman
sunshine
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New radio
In my view only one worth considering....Icom with DSC (M323 I seem to recall ) .......antennas are a real issue as all GME antennas no matter what length they are are effectively the same antenna. Pacific brand are the same with both lengths providing the same dbi gain.
I am using a GME but am presently looking for a better replacement
resurgence
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Shakespeare
I've been looking into this for a while and it seems that Shakespeare is possibly the best brand. Used by a lot of high end electronics installers overseas.
Not cheap but appear to be worth the money.
uncle
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Nice day out Eric
next time I’ll be ready hopefully
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
moose hunter
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Vhf
I agree with icon & pacific Ariel, had this set up on previous boat, the taller the Ariel the better
my new boat came with a gme package which in my opinion is no where near as clear as the icon set up, have installed longer Ariel, is better but still lacking in clarity
moose hunter
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Whoops spell check Icom
Whoops spell check Icom
Stevieboy
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Great bag
Well done Eric, some great feeds there
davewillo
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Great bag Eric. You are the
Great bag Eric. You are the wobby whisperer!
PGFC member and lure tragic