marine radio

[sdtransplant]

was wondering if or how many run vhf radios on lake sak, if I need to put antenna on, thanks

 

[NDwalleyes]

Yes. In order to have transmission or reception range worth any value, you will want to have an antenna. Since VHF will essentially be line-of-sight, if you have any intention of ever using the radio during an emergency you will want an antenna.

One option is to consider a handheld unit with an antenna. Buy a good one with decent wattage. Most good handhelds will give you 15 miles (line of sight) of transmission range.

 

[Migrator Man]

Yes people use them but not as much as back in the day. They are a good back up to cell phones.

 

[Skeeter]

I have 8ft fiberglass antenna, ram mount, and radio you can have if you want it. I saw it in the shop last week and was gonna throw it all away.

 

[PrairieGhost]

I put a Ray Marine with eight foot antenna in my boat as a safety item before I added a second motor. While on Deveils Lake there was a lot of chatter, but none of it boats. It was more like " Martha while your in town stop by John Deere and pick me up an air filter".