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Uniden Floating Handheld IPX8 Marine VHF Radio w/ GPS & NOAA Alerts
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Amazon has Uniden Floating Handheld IPX8 Marine VHF Radio w/ GPS & NOAA Alerts (MHS338BT) on sale for $139.99. Shipping is free.
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- Uniden MHS338BT handheld marine VHF; IPX8 submersible; floats
- Transmit 1.0 / 2.5 / 6.0 W; International Class D DSC with GPS; Dual and Triple Watch
- Bluetooth; Uniden iOS/Android app for setup, VHF texting, and DSC directory
- Water-activated emergency strobe and flashlight; automatic water-activated MOB; manual MOB lock
- Integrated GPS with favorite-position directory; NOAA weather alerts; FM radio
- Large orange-backlit LCD; backlight off + 8 steps; auto white (day) / amber (night); noise cancel on RX/TX; compass display; auto-plot to DSC distress
- Drop-in cradle; Li-ion rechargeable battery
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Written by SaltyOne | Staff- At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $18.76 lower than the next best comparable online prices starting from $158.75.
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Amazon has Uniden Floating Handheld IPX8 Marine VHF Radio w/ GPS & NOAA Alerts (MHS338BT) on sale for $139.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member pennysave for sharing this deal.
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Thanks to Community Member pennysave for sharing this deal.
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- Uniden MHS338BT handheld marine VHF; IPX8 submersible; floats
- Transmit 1.0 / 2.5 / 6.0 W; International Class D DSC with GPS; Dual and Triple Watch
- Bluetooth; Uniden iOS/Android app for setup, VHF texting, and DSC directory
- Water-activated emergency strobe and flashlight; automatic water-activated MOB; manual MOB lock
- Integrated GPS with favorite-position directory; NOAA weather alerts; FM radio
- Large orange-backlit LCD; backlight off + 8 steps; auto white (day) / amber (night); noise cancel on RX/TX; compass display; auto-plot to DSC distress
- Drop-in cradle; Li-ion rechargeable battery
Editor's Notes
Written by SaltyOne | Staff- At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $18.76 lower than the next best comparable online prices starting from $158.75.
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
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In those situations reliability and waterproof rating can literally be life or death.
That being said, I'm not very familiar with the quality of either Baofeng or Uniden for marine electronics, which is what I do for a living, but I have a generally more favorable view of Uniden as a brand overall.
Standard Horizon and Icom are the typical main brands for handheld VHF radios. But there's an argument to be made for lower priced brands as Uniden or Baofeng, either used as a backup, or for redundancy, since you might be able to get 2 or 3 for the same price as the main brands. Or that it's better to have one of those, than nothing at all, if the price point makes that difference.
Also having 2 cheaper ones where one is always charged, would be better, than a top of the line model with no battery left, because you used it all day...
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In those situations reliability and waterproof rating can literally be life or death.
That being said, I'm not very familiar with the quality of either Baofeng or Uniden for marine electronics, which is what I do for a living, but I have a generally more favorable view of Uniden as a brand overall.
Standard Horizon and Icom are the typical main brands for handheld VHF radios. But there's an argument to be made for lower priced brands as Uniden or Baofeng, either used as a backup, or for redundancy, since you might be able to get 2 or 3 for the same price as the main brands. Or that it's better to have one of those, than nothing at all, if the price point makes that difference.
Also having 2 cheaper ones where one is always charged, would be better, than a top of the line model with no battery left, because you used it all day...
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One, this is a true marine VHF where you can program in an MMSI. For the folks who are using their Baofeng without a license, you absolutely do not mess around with this stuff, because an alert on a false MMSI or someone else's will land you a heap of trouble. Similarly, it can send DSC codes to the Coast Guard. Also don't mess with this in any coastal area.
Two, you don't need to program an MMSI, but if you do, it needs to be tied to a vessel. There is no "roaming" MMSI... this is for use on and with a specific boat that has an MMSI issued from the feds or BoatUS if you decide to go in that direction.
Three, the charging cup on this device is its weakest link. There is no separate or aftermarket battery charger for the included rechargeable battery, and if you bust the cup or it gets corroded from sea air/water, etc., the new ones from Uniden are half the price of this radio. You can get a AAA battery case for it, but unless you are using it as a true emergency radio and just put lithiums in there and throw it in a drawer, you will drain through the AAA case ASAP.
Four, the menus suck.
Uniden is a fine brand, but if you want a cheap marine VHF, I would stick to their cheaper models without the GPS, and if you want something with GPS and other digital features, look at Standard Horizon or Icom instead.
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One, this is a true marine VHF where you can program in an MMSI. For the folks who are using their Baofeng without a license, you absolutely do not mess around with this stuff, because an alert on a false MMSI or someone else's will land you a heap of trouble. Similarly, it can send DSC codes to the Coast Guard. Also don't mess with this in any coastal area.
Two, you don't need to program an MMSI, but if you do, it needs to be tied to a vessel. There is no "roaming" MMSI... this is for use on and with a specific boat that has an MMSI issued from the feds or BoatUS if you decide to go in that direction.
Three, the charging cup on this device is its weakest link. There is no separate or aftermarket battery charger for the included rechargeable battery, and if you bust the cup or it gets corroded from sea air/water, etc., the new ones from Uniden are half the price of this radio. You can get a AAA battery case for it, but unless you are using it as a true emergency radio and just put lithiums in there and throw it in a drawer, you will drain through the AAA case ASAP.
Four, the menus suck.
Uniden is a fine brand, but if you want a cheap marine VHF, I would stick to their cheaper models without the GPS, and if you want something with GPS and other digital features, look at Standard Horizon or Icom instead.
I just registered one this month with the FCC.
"Handheld Vessel VHF - This license type is intended for use on multiple vessels"
Source: https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bure...d-stations.
For anyone else reading this, FYi, the license with the FCC costs $175.
(And if you apply for one, make sure you specifically request one that starts with the number 8 so you don't have to request a modification.)
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