The theoretical extra range is two miles, from 16 miles to 18 miles. This is based on the height of the Coast Guard antenna being 30 metres, the height your handheld normal is of 0.5 metres and the height with the Galaxy of 2 metres. I used this line of sight distance calculator https://www.qsl.net/...

My ICOM in comparison did not, though I believe they did an adapter for it to get a BNC out.

The antenna on my Standard Horizon attaches with an SMA connector so there are definitely some handhelds this could connect to.

The socks on my Typhoon are still dry after a couple of years of frequent use.

They come in different sizes, people will probably need to know which size it is.

Does the old Etrex actually work, given the GPS bugs that had to be patched over the last few years ?

A similar issue cropped up a few weeks ago. try an extra layer of thermals. it might help keep your central body core temp up a weee bit. also some sort of headcover, a thin neoprene hood or a buff works great and keeps 40% of the heat in The “you lose 40% of you heat through your head” stuff is a ...

I carry one in my BA now, very slimmed down. It has: One Israeli style trauma dressing A couple of individual dressings A roll of electrical tape (thinking of replacing with self amalgamating tape) Pair of surgical gloves A face shield (all in a very small dry bag that just fits in my BA pocket) I a...

I recommend Anker for general power banks. I’ve also got a NOCO jump starter pack, which is ok too.

Thanks for raising this issue as I think it is important to check the antenna before each trip and not sure many people do it I'm not sure unwinding the antenna before every trip is a good plan. Mine already has a small crease in it from some clumsy unwinding, I don't think it is really designed fo...

Mine lives in my BA pocket, without any extra protection. It gets regular dunks in sea water.

I give it a good soak in fresh water after any sea water dunk. I pull the antenna out occasional to check it, there are no signs yet (after ~2 years) of it getting any harder to deploy.

It is true that it is harder to estimate the remaining charge in lithium cells than some other battery chemistries. The problem is that the discharge curve is much flatter, in other chemistries the voltage drops much more as the battery depletes. In devices like laptops and phone the remaining charg...

Wanted, a used Tiderace Xtra HV.

On my Subaru Impreza I use the screw in eye to tie down the front of my sea boat, rather than the under-body ones. The reason I use the screw in one is that it means you don't have to run the strap over the body work. On all the cars I've ever owned, to secure a boat from the under-body loop, you'd ...

You are talking about two different things. One of you is talking about the tie down loops under the body work that are there to stop vehicles moving about when they are being shipped (and on some vehicles at least are not designed for towing the vehicle with). The other one is talking about the tow...

Charts for the whole UK, £25. Print any area you like. https://www.memory-map.co.uk/maps/marine/2019-memory-map-marine-charts Thanks, that looks good, although it's £45 for the PC version to print charts (£25 for iPhone only) And the Mac version is bloody awful, especially the printing. Which is wh...

I’ve played this with a few of the chart apps so far (on iPhone and iPad). None of them that I’ve tried have built in printing support. The best you can do with them is take screenshots and print those.

Even better if everything was wirelessly chargable - no charging socket to fail, and again one charger does all. If you were on expedition, relying on a powerbank, you definitely wouldn't want all your devices wirelessly (inductive) charging. At best inductive charging is only 80% efficient, in pra...

Derroll from Nucleus Watersports here in Essex has got a Super Hero for sale for £350.

Search Nucleus Watersports on Facebook.

The Aquaquake function on my ICOM didn't seem to make any real difference.

I was definitely tempted by the slimmer Standard Horizon HX40E when it came out. I've had the speaker distortion, but then I had that with the ICOM I had before so assumed it was typical. I've found just giving it a good slap dislodges most of the water. I've not had the mic problem, though admitted...

Unless you want a DSC radio, I'd recommend the Standard Horizon HX300E. Pros: - not too bulky - floats - nice big channel numbers - doesn't need a proprietary charger (charges via a standard USB cable) - not too pricey at around £100 - battery lasts for ages in standby Cons: - only operates from its...

Well he is supposed to be...

But it is massively delayed, they don't expect to start shooting until next year. So it must be another film.

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a2770 ... rd-update/

I would recommend the Anker one, but sadly it seems like they don't make it any more. I'll been looking after the ones we have carefully...

I'd be interested in the map case, if it is still available.

That website doesn't exist any more, I assume this is the same document ?

http://arc.lib.montana.edu/snow-science ... 44-251.pdf

Stay clear of the touch screen ones, not good to use with wet hands. I have a Garmin eTrex 30x, which is waterproof enough for kayaking use that I put it in my deck hatch without any extra waterproofing. Battery life is excellent and the mapping on it is reasonably usable despite the small screen. I...

The link works fine for me (on Chrome on the desktop).

5 minutes with the airgun and it's silky smooth. Maybe this highlights the real issue... None of my three Werners (I returned the first two after repeated jams) have had a button that would be described as "silky smooth" even when it doesn't have sand jammed in it. In all three of them the toleranc...

You’d also need to check it was sand and not a bit of non silicon oxide based grit ;)