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re: school me on marine radios for kayak fishing
Posted on 4/4/21 at 7:35 pm to upgrayedd
Posted on 4/4/21 at 7:35 pm to upgrayedd
Happy Easter!! And thanks for all the suggestions. I will start checking into these options.
As far as distance and terrain go, we normally fish within 2 miles of where we launch. Most of our fishing is in the marsh, shallow water ponds, bays, and canals, etc. We normally stay close to each other, but lose line of site chasing reds and trout. I would guestimate that at most we are separated by as much as ¼ mile or so.
Once we are that far apart, it can be difficult to reconnect in the marsh. Sometimes we can connect by cell, but as mentioned earlier, there have been a few times when one or more of us did not have cell reception. When this happened this weekend, it hit home that if one of us had an emergency, we had no way to let the others know and/or call for help.
As far as distance and terrain go, we normally fish within 2 miles of where we launch. Most of our fishing is in the marsh, shallow water ponds, bays, and canals, etc. We normally stay close to each other, but lose line of site chasing reds and trout. I would guestimate that at most we are separated by as much as ¼ mile or so.
Once we are that far apart, it can be difficult to reconnect in the marsh. Sometimes we can connect by cell, but as mentioned earlier, there have been a few times when one or more of us did not have cell reception. When this happened this weekend, it hit home that if one of us had an emergency, we had no way to let the others know and/or call for help.
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Posted on 4/5/21 at 11:54 am to scotty4lsu
Look at some GMRS radios. They're a step above a standard walkie talkie. You may need an FCC license for use (no test, just a payment and registration that lasts for 10 years).
As others have said, the baofeng's are pretty powerful for the price and I think you can program them to regular FRS frequencies (which is what regular walkie talkie's use). The good thing about the baofeng would be that you have access to a lot of other bands that wouldn't be available through a standard handheld so if you needed to you could talk on regular HAM bands - you don't need a license to transmit if it's an emergency. There are several aftermarket antennas like Nagoya that will also extend your range. Like others have said though, they're not waterproof, so that's something to take into consideration.
As others have said, the baofeng's are pretty powerful for the price and I think you can program them to regular FRS frequencies (which is what regular walkie talkie's use). The good thing about the baofeng would be that you have access to a lot of other bands that wouldn't be available through a standard handheld so if you needed to you could talk on regular HAM bands - you don't need a license to transmit if it's an emergency. There are several aftermarket antennas like Nagoya that will also extend your range. Like others have said though, they're not waterproof, so that's something to take into consideration.
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