Comments on: Review of Uniden Atlantis 250 Handheld VHF Radio

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:45:11 +0000

There must be better ways of protecting a radio for lighting strikes.

By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:12:42 +0000

I guess that I was not clear. The batteries were in the radio when it was baked. I took the radio out of the oven, cooled it for twenty minutes, then tested it and it still transmits and receives properly. I did not change the batteries or anything, it just keeps on working.

The more observant readers will also notice the word accidentally immediately before baked. The radio was in the oven to limit damage in case of a lightning strike, and I forgot to remove it when I preheated the oven for banana bread.

By: dad ensslen

dad ensslen — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:39:51 +0000

thanks for the reference, I looked it up. No batteries were in it I take it, hence the boat did not blow up.

You sure you two should be sailing big time if things like this happen.

nice picture of you

love

bon voyage

By: dad ensslen

dad ensslen — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:33:41 +0000

funny, what about the smell of everything?

who was the genius?

what frequencies and what power?

thanks

my Yaesu VX-7R ham transceiver an awful lot more expensive, floats? and waterproof.

Would not think of baking it.

Your Battery not dead?! It did not explode?!