Hand held radio cobra marine hh350

[cub21rak]

So I have a marine radio mounted in the boat but I need to rewire the boat and mast before I can use that so I went and bought a cobra marine hh350 today from bass pro shop.
The main reasons I bought this one is this was a floating radio where the other 3 weren't.
Also the guy told me that with this being 6 watt it makes for longer range. I plan to sail Lake Michigan and don't plan to wander too too far but I figured longer range the better. It also has NOAA weather channels and emergency alert which I would think is good to also have while camping to listen for incoming storms.
Anyone have this radio? Opinions?

[dlandersson]

I have the same thing - or something very similar. It picks up all the traffic on the south side of lake Michigan - from Chicago to Michigan. Often kicks in before my regular radio (with mast antennae) does.

I listen to Ch 16 religiously.

[seahouse]

Looks like a good bang-for-the-buck buy.

While I went with a Standard Horizon floating hand held a while back (yup, a Practical Sailor suggested model), one thing to know is that one reason some models float, and others don't, is that the battery is physically smaller, within battery types. Meaning that run-time is less than similar non-floating models. But, selectable power gives you some control over this.

I very briefly considered buying a “sinker” model and attaching a float (like the floating key fobs) to it.

[Freedom77]

Handhelds work great on areas like the Great Lakes or the Ocean. Lake Mead is surrounded by mountains which at water level limit the reception. Fair Winds and Full Sails...Old salt.