Question of the month

[Ken Juul]

here are the results for the VHF radio survey:

How do you talk on the VHF when at the helm?

Hand Held VHF radio  18 (51.4%)
Ram Mike to navsta VHF  10 (28.6%)
VHF installed in cockpit  1 (2.9%)
First Mate uses radio at the Nav Sta  5 (14.3%)
Other  1 (2.9%)

Total Votes: 35

Please respond to the next question of the month.  Props!

[Ron Hill]

Guys : When you have a hard wired VHF or a RAM at the wheel, you'll wonder why you wasted $$ to buy a hand held.  You can hear over engine noise and don't have to worry about battery status or the magnetism screwing up the compass. 
The price of a VHF is almost the same as a RAM, but you also have the redundancy of a second radio.