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This radio is great! Waterproof up to a 3 feet deep (have not tested that claim, and don't care to!) The radio last for weeks without charging, I like the Triwatch button with monitors channels 16/9/and weather alert channels. You can also can all 88 channels, or scan up to 10 memory channels. The weather button is great so you can hear the weather at anytime. I live 10 miles inland and can still turn it on in my house and hear the coastguard on channel 16 and the weather reports also. The back light is not half bad, although the orange colored glow is a little out dated. The unit is light and rugged. The antenna is just the right length. It's a very sharp looking unit also. I was very happy that it came with high quality rechargeable batteries (6 of them) they are 2100mah which is basically the latest in rechargeable NIMH. My favorite feature of this unit is it's reception bars. When another boater is transmitting a signal, you can basically tell how far you are from them by how many bars you have (1-5). The unit transmits on 1 watt or 5 watts of power, which is just right. I almost always use it at just 1 watt and I have not had any trouble. If my boat ever starts sinking, I say screw the wife and kids, I'm going for this puppy first!
This is the Motor Vessel "Miss Behaven" out of Miami, Fl out!

It took less than 3 minutes to setup the radio (on international frequency). Sailing 5 miles offshore, called the marina using just 1 watt, on a cluttered channel. The answer came in seconds, and operator stated the communication was absolutely clear (5/5).
The radio uses regular and rechargeable AA batteries. Charge @car, @boat.
Tough equipment.
I strongly recommend.

Bought this radio to cruise up/down the tombigbee. Ya just might run out of gas, cell phone communications are spotty if any. Tugs and personal craft steer for the channel. I needed a good reliable radio to chat with tugs 3 wide and emergency communitaion also if needed. So far I feel that I made the right choice. It came with rechargable batteries which i am very pleased to have. In closing I feel much more confident with a reliable radio on the Bigbee. I have had no probs with it 5 star it is.