Standard Horizon HX210 6W Floating Handheld Marine VHF Transceiver [HX210]

I haven't used it in the field (or on the boat, to be more fair), but just going through the manual and reading about all the features, I'm really amazed. Dual/Triple Watch, FM ratio, floats, LED light, 1w/6w switching. I'll get back here after I've used it for a while.I'm the photographer at a yacht club and this will be a huge asset at sailboat races.

This is the second HX210 we have bought. It's a great radio for the price. It charges in about 3 hours and is powerful enough to work well on Sarasota Bay. It floats and is submersible to 3 feet. Luckily, we have not had to test those features. It also comes with a 3-year warranty. And the company, Standard Horizon, stands behind that. When our first one stopped working within the 3-year timeframe, we returned it to them, and they sent out a new one in about 2 weeks. We are pleased with the product and the manufacturer.

Loud clear transmission easy to use great reception, battery saver mode makes battery last a full 12 hour work day with constant transmission and then some. Only negative thing is the battery is secured to the radio and you don’t have the option to have 2 batteries. If it dies you can’t switch with a charged battery

Not the easiest to utilize IMO. Seems to pull in signal fine and seems to broadcast signal fine… but for a simple radio it takes a lotta finagling to get to the channel you want to monitor and then use to transmit.

We use this item on our boat as a second backup to the onboard radio. Works quite well.

Performed as expected and even floated in the ocean when I accidentally dropped it in !

Uhf works good. Vhf (am/fm) radio has great pick up I can listen to the radio the whole time I fish. Where as with my indash one I can't. I absolutely love this radio.

The media could not be loaded. Booted right up and was easy to use without the instructions (the manual is thorough and well made). The radio signal inside my concrete apartment was surprisingly good.