Cobra MR HH475 FLT VHF Waterproof Two-Way Marine Radio with Bluetooth
From Cobra
| List Price: | $179.95 |
| Price: | $154.32 |
Product Description
The Cobra MR HH475 FLT is a compact, waterproof, Marine Handheld VHF Radio with 1, 3, or 6 watt power options for short and long communications. The unit has Bluetooth wireless technology and is the only radio on the market that can answer your phone! It comes with a rewind-say- again function that replays missed VHF calls. This radio works for all U.S., Canadian, and International channels, allowing operation on any of the three different channel maps established for these areas. It also has instant national access to all the NOAA weather Channels which provide information on hazards and weather 24 hours a day. This feature is further bolstered by the Weather Alert function which alerts with an audible tone and visual alarm if threatening weather is nearby. Other features of this unit include a noise cancelling microphone, a burp function that vibrates water out of the speaker grill to improve speaker performance, instant channel 16, a large illuminated LCD display and keys, scan option, signal strength meter, key lock, a speaker/ microphone jack, and a battery with charge contacts that allows charging of the battery in the unit. Accessories included are a 1000mAh Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery, Locking desktop charger with AC/DC adapters, a spring loaded swiveling belt clip and an alkaline battery tray for use as a spare battery back up (uses 6 height quality alkaline batteries).
Product Details
- Size: One Size
- Color: One Color
- Brand: Cobra
- Model: CBRMRHH475FLTBT
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 13.00" h x7.50" w x3.10" l,2.40 pounds
Features
- Floating Waterproof Design and Orange Core Makes Retrieving Radio Easy if Dropped Overboard
- Bluetooth Wireless Technology & Rewind Say- Again Feature
- All NOAA Weather Channels & Emergency Weather Alert
- Tri-Watch Allows Monitoring of Three Channels at Once (2 user selected & channel 16)
- Unlimited memory channels allows programming for easy retrieval or scanning
Most helpful customer reviews
32 of 32 people found the following review helpful.After some research I found this radio very intriguing and purchased it. It had a high rating and a must buy through a sailing web site. Being into sea kayaking it is very important that the radios we use are water proof. Having the floating feature along with the burp feature is a plus then along comes the blue tooth capability, I was sold. I couldn't wait to get my radio. First day out on the water I want to see how well it floated and check out the burp feature. Well it floated great to bad it quite working with in a minute of being dunked. I emailed and called cobra and no response I called cobra again and talked to a live person who transferred me to factory service where I left a massage. No response. I called again and found out the return procedures and sent the radio back at my expense. Now I am willing to say that not everything comes out the way it should and that I was unlucky and got a defective radio. Well two weeks later I get a new radio. What do you do when you have a problem with a product? You go test it and see if it will fail in those conditions again. Well radio number two failed at being water proof to the JIS7 rating. This radio lasted a few seconds longer then the first one. Played the phone tag game again with Cobra. This time I made them pay for shipping so I had to wait another week for the label to make it to me. Sent radio number two in and three weeks later I received radio number three. So far this radio has lived up to the JIS7 water proof rating. I like the features it has. But I am just wondering if and when it will quit on me, if it does I am requesting my money back from Cobra, three times and you are out! Cobra could have done a better job communicating and calling me back. I never got a letter of apology about two radios being bad and I had to do all the work on trying to get the radios returned only once did they call back and that was after I left a message saying that I was not impressed with their product or customer service.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful.I purchased this radio for using on my Security job, and it is fantastic. It offers the most features for a great price, amazing range, crystal clear voice communications, and since it's lightweight and waterproof, it's not a burden to carry around. Since I'm on search and rescues periodically on a lake, the bluetooth feature is nice, as I can leave my phone securely in its pelican case and not have to worry about the radio getting wet.All in all, this is hands down the BEST marine radio I've owned.(I've used 4 or 5 other kinds at work, and eventually got this one for myself to make my life easier, and it was well worth every penny. I'd do it again in a heartbeat)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.I have been using this radio for just under a year now. About 4 months ago I noticed that I was not able to transmit like I should, but I figured the range was just being interfered with by something. I use this in a kayak so I'm always sitting really low to the water. Today I went to my buddy's dive shop and tested this radio next to his. I could not hear anything coming through on his radio from mine. After doing everything I could think of to get it to work, with no success, I decided to open it up. Now, you aren't supposed to do this, but I did anyway. Upon opening it up I discovered that the entire circut board was covered in corosion. Waterproof? Hardly. Submersible? I wouldn't. You would be just as well off spending less money on a radio that doesn't advertise itself as waterproof, and keeping it in a dry bag or something. $100 dollars down the drain! Also, the bluetooth function never really worked like it should. I got it to pair with my phone ONCE. It never paired again after that. WASTE OF MONEY!!!!!!!
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