[C320-list] VHF radio replacement

[Gene Helfman]

thanks to all regarding the  GX-1700 VHF with GPS.  Everyone seems
more-or-less satisfied with the purchase and performance, and anything
would be an improvement over the old Apelco.  Standard Horizon has a $30
rebate going right now, plus I'm part of a Port Supply discount group with
West Marine (with free shipping) so will go ahead with the install.  Doubt
it will be plug and play but what ever is?

On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 4:42 PM, Michael Rauh <RaceAnnouncer at verizon.net>
wrote:

> I also have the GX-1700 installed in the cockpit.  The cover and mounting
> kit plus the radio were purchased at:  Defender.com
>
> Mike
> On Your Mark #408
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 24, 2014, at 9:31 PM, Bill Hutt <bhutt at windstream.net> wrote:
> >
> > Gene,
> > I installed GX-1700 in the cockpit to replace the Apelco radio that the
> PO had installed and died after one week. We were able to make it fit in
> the existing hole with some modifications. The radio and GPS works great.
> > Be advised that both the cover and the mounting kit must be purchased
> separately. A bit of a rip off.
> > Bill Hutt
> > "Caribbean Soul" #570
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> >> On Nov 24, 2014, at 12:40 PM, Gene Helfman <genehelfman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm thinking about replacing our original equipment (20 yr old?) Apelco
> >> 5160 VHF radio to take advantage of technological improvements (esp. DSC
> >> but much more). I'm considering the new Standard Horizon Explorer GX1700
> >> with built-in GPS.  Any experience or opinions?
> >>
> >> gene
> >> Satori, #398, 1997
> >> --
> >> Gene Helfman, Professor Emeritus
> >> Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
> >> PERMANENT address:
> >>   498 Shoreland Dr., Lopez Is., WA 98261
> >>   (360) 468-2136
> >>   genehelfman at gmail.com
> >>
> >> "You noticed nobody gives a damn about beached minnows."
>



-- 
Gene Helfman, Professor Emeritus
Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
PERMANENT address:
    498 Shoreland Dr., Lopez Is., WA 98261
    (360) 468-2136
    genehelfman at gmail.com

"You noticed nobody gives a damn about beached minnows."