leong Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Have any of you tried this unit? It's expensive (about $700) but has DSC and a full function GPS. If it's worthwhile maybe we could arrange a group buy. http://www.uniden.com/products/productdeta...?product=MYSTIC http://www.sailingworld.com/sailing-gear/e...adio-43720.html http://reviews.cnet.com/gps/uniden-mystic-...7-30897408.html http://www.boatingmag.com/article.asp?arti...5§ion_id=10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shewhorn Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 When I did my research about 6 or 7 months ago I considered the Uniden as it was the only handheld VHF I could find with built in GPS and DSC capability. I quickly came to the conclusion that I'd MUCH rather have a reliable radio with excellent battery life than one with terrible battery life and some feature that might not work because the batteries are dead. Whether you're transmitting a voice signal or a DSC signal both operate on the principal that someone is within range to receive said signal. If you're battery is dead because it's underspeced for the application (running both a GPS AND a radio, especially if you're transmitting is a huge drain on the battery) it won't do you much good for either application. I opted for an Icom M72, a Garmin GPS MAP76 CSx and a few waterproof charts instead.Cheers, Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Fournier Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I owned one of these last season for a few months, it was pretty handy, but was heavy, battery life was short and mine stopped working, at least the GPS part, it wouldn't acquire sattelites. (They gave me a full refund, maybe they've improved as mine only cost $400 and they look alot different now.) It was handy having both units in one I must admit, but now I own the Icom-72 and the Garmin 76 cx. Love having the GPS on board, they are extremely fun and a lifesaver in the fog! Plus, they list alot of services nearby, ie: restaurants, gas stations, marine services, boat launches, hospitals etc., very handy when you go to new places. Good choice Shewhorn, noticed you have same.Brad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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