Help deciding on a VHF Radio

OK all you IC-M34 owners this is the response I got back from icom I hope it helps  

PS I just checked out mine and yes the Power saver was on I just turned it off will have to Waite to see if it helped.
Pat R

Pat,

Thank you for contacting ICOM America Technical Service Department.

Look to see if you, and the others, have the power save function turned on. If the Power Save mode is on the radio will go into a hibernation state and it takes a second or two worth on transmission to het them back into the normal "on" dtate.


This is the PS parameter in the set mode which starts on page 17 of the Instruction Manual.

Manual for the IC-M34

Pat

I owned the Uniden Voyager and will say the 6 - AA battery case leaks which is why I got rid of it. The West Marine VHF which I currently own is OK but the lack of a channel lock is frustrating.

Scott

Thanks Scott I am trying to find a good one for my buddy .

Pat R

FYI: This is a link to one of our clubs discussions on VHF...hope it helps.
http://tkaa.org/Forums/tabid/56/forumid/6/threadid/24168/scope/posts/Default.aspx

Pat

I owned the Uniden Voyager and will say the 6 - AA battery case leaks which is why I got rid of it. The West Marine VHF which I currently own is OK but the lack of a channel lock is frustrating.

Scott

I have the West Marine VHF. It does have a channel lock. Mine accidentally switched to that setting, and now I can't unlock it!

I have the West Marine VHF. It does have a channel lock. Mine accidentally switched to that setting, and now I can't unlock it!

Which model do you have?

I have the West Marine VHF. It does have a channel lock. Mine accidentally switched to that setting, and now I can't unlock it!

Which model do you have?

Sorry. Just noticed your question. It's a VHF 55.