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charleshagen wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 4:23 am Nice. Got any AFFORDABLE suggestions?

On a tight budget.

I'm not trying to be snarky, but if you cannot afford a $60 radio, you probably have no business going to the Bahamas. Please read my posts in this topic. All of the information that you need is there.

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Did not see a $60 radio. Can you show me again?

Thanks in advance for helping.

So URLs are not allowed to be posted? They do not show up on my posts either.

Would the Baofeng UV-5RTP Dual Band Two Way Radio, UV-5R 8W High Power Version, Ham Radio Handheld work for what I am trying to do?

I fixed the links.

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Cheers,
Kevin

Wow Kevin

I thought those little connected squares were spectacles.

Just get a Baofeng and program in a few weather channels in your location.
Mine was under $50cnd
I have loads programmed into it.
(using their s/w tool)

And can be used to transmit

AD

WHICH one?

I will check at home for the exact model.
But it covers all freq's in the marine band.. and many others.
It was about $50-$60 Canadian pesos..
To program it all and set up menus you need the software (free usually included)
And a programming cable.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00CP0 ... UTF8&psc=1

You set up all the freq's .. names... channel numbers..etc in a table, and can download it all into the radio.
VERY nice.

Off the top of my head (I will check tonight) I think it was the UV9R (waterproof) radio.

AD

[link fixed. KBM]

interested. They have so many different models my head is spinning.

adudinsk wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:52 am Just get a Baofeng and program in a few weather channels in your location.
Mine was under $50cnd
I have loads programmed into it.
(using their s/w tool)

And can be used to transmit

AD

These radios will not do HF, or SSB, they are strickly VHF/UHF low powered hand helds and only transmit and receive FM. Your VHF marine radio already covers the VHF weather channels. You do have a VHF marine radio?

Yes but is that available in the bahamas?

charleshagen wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 12:24 am Yes but is that available in the bahamas?

https://www.noonsite.com/place/bahamas/view/weather/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFQT4KWB

Would this work?

No. That is a CB radio masquerading as a ham radio so that it can be imported to the US.

charleshagen wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 9:01 pm...while I'm in the bahamas...

This just came up on my radar as a pilot and might be of interest to you. Travel Advisory for Bahamas Bound Tourits