MHS75

Great quality, exactly as expected.

Love this little radio. Battery life is fantastic, brings in signals other radios do not, knobs to set squelch and volume.#1 drawback is radio does not float (nor does it claim to). Don't drop it overboard! #2 drawback - radio only comes with 12V charger (plugs into cigarette lighter port). Bought a 12V power supply with cigarette port that plugs into normal 120V AC socket. The power supply can also power my 12V air compressors from house outlet instead of having to start car.Had the radio on for two days of cruising with 18 other sailboats, and had to communicate with 3 bridge tenders (twice each). Battery still showed 50% at the end of 2 days without any recharging. Outstanding battery life for a handheld radio.Reception was clear, loud, and completely understandable. Everybody I talked to heard us fine on the 1W setting, never went to higher transmit power.

this is my third and last radio from uniden. the radio itself works well and i like having knobs to turn the volume and the squelch rather than push buttons like on other radio models. the sound through the speaker is a bit distorted as it got wet a few times...would by nice to have a "burp"feature" on it. Now for the charger...what a piece of junk! got my first radio years ago and the plastic clips that hold it to the radio broke in a short time. i had to wrap black electrical tape around it to hold it to the radio in order to get it to charge. this year while trying to attach the charger to the radio i lightly bumped the chargers plug against a wooden table and the end snapped off. now i had a radio i liked but no way to charge it! i wanted another small radio (fits in several of my pfds nicely) so i took a chance and ordered another one like it. i reasoned that if i was careful i would have a new charger and maybe i could get a few years out of my old one yet. well when i received the new one i took everything out of the packaging and clipped the charger to the new radio...immediately one of the clips on the charger broke! i was hoping that maybe after all this time maybe uniden had enough complaints about their charger and made a better one. they did not:( it is a real shame to have a decent radio on the market and then pair it with a cheap charger. guess i'm back to wrapping the charger and radio together with tape in order to keep using it...

The Uniden MHS75 is waterproof and submersible to 5 ft. as advertised. However they also advertise a floatable design which might lead you to believe the radio floats. It does not! Be sure to attach a short 2 inch section of pool noodle or similar float to the included wrist strap before clipping it to you belt. If it does fall into the water you will be able to retrieve it without diving to the bottom. The radio has great transmitting power, 5 watts or 1 watt switchable,and crystal clear reception. If you are a boater you should not leave the dock without one. The Quad watch feature makes the radio especially useful as you can monitor 4 frequencies at once. The VHF channel you are using, Ch.16 which is mandatory for boats underway, Ch. 9 another frequently used non commercial calling channel, and a weather alert channel so you won't miss a hazardous weather advisory. This leaves you free to pilot your boat safely without having to constantly fool with the radio. I purchased a 110v ac/12v dc adapter from amazon for a little over $2.00 w/500ma output and it fully charges the battery which is shipped uncharged in a little less than 4 hrs. Recharging after each use should be less than 2 hrs. This inexpensive accessory will allow you to charge the radio when you are not aboard your boat, or keep you radio charged if you don't have a 12v outlet on your boat. Fully charged the radio will transmit over 3 hrs. and monitor traffic for a week. The rechargeable battery also holds its charge with the radio turned off for a very long time. I have left this radio sitting unused on my bureau for months during the summer when it is just too hot to take the boat out and the battery indicator has never dropped below full.All of my other rechargeable batteries need an occasional charge to keep them full. Not this one. I am really impressed. This little waterproof handheld VHF marine radio is everything a recreational boater should need to boat safely. Happy Boating.

Title says it all, I'm not the person you should base your purchase on.That being said I will give my observations and thoughts on this radio.Hardware:Nice. Really nice. This radio is solid and feels great in your hand. It looks great and has logically placed and responsive controls. The display is bright, clear and easy to interpret. The volume and squelch controls are smooth and have a nice solid "click" when turning off the radio. The keypad buttons are labeled, lighted and spaced for effortless use. This is a really nice device regardless of it's intended use.Radio:I live inland. About 60 miles from the US Gulf Coast. There is zero radio traffic on the marine bands where I live. I can not tell you anything about the marine radio on this thing... yet. Later this year I will return to kayaking and perhaps I'll update this review.The Weather Radio is excellent! Best weather radio I have ever owned. Several channels are clear in my area and at least two channels are "5 by 5" all the time. The weather alert function actually works! A tornado warning occurred late one night and as I had intentionally left the radio on it broke squelch and I was warned as you would expect. (it did not squelch after the alert was concluded)The battery lasts a long time. I wish my cell phone would last like this.The night I had left the radio on was several days into a discharge and even after that there was plenty of battery left. Great battery life!If I could find this same product working as an FRS GMRS radio I would gladly pay the same price again. This is good hardware!