So is that a yay or nay ?
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So is that a yay or nay ?
Not sure on the hard and fast rules on this one, but it would be hard to prosecute for using marine channels when onshore. After all, they are used for land to boat all the time.
I've bought a bunch of Dualband Chinese (Baofeng) 5w handhelds that are as tough and reliable as any expensive company units I've used, Straight out of China off Ebay for about $40 shipped each, never looked back.
Pretty sure that as long as both "Operators" have the right paperwork (assuming you want to dot your "i's") then its a non issue. I would imagine its the same even if you are not as long as you are not tying up ch 16 you should be fine. I would happily use one anywhere almost. I think I might actually put a UHF in the truck tho if we ever get it back
I use them both on the water and some times on land.
We use VHF for work a 25w land/boat based unit and few 1/3/6w waterproof hand helds for the portable units.
We use Cobra brand.
https://www.cobra.com/products/handheld/mr-hh350-flt.
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