| Do you love the outdoors and playing on the water in | | | | with a charger for less than thirty dollars at your local |
| streams, lakes and rivers? Do you like to kayak, canoe | | | | discount store, but you will not be able to find a |
| or boat and want to keep in touch with others when | | | | waterproof walkie talkie unless you go online or to a |
| you are not near any cell towers? Have you ever | | | | specialty outdoor outfitter. There are several models |
| tried those hard plastic waterproof cases for | | | | by a company called Icom that start at over three |
| electronics and realized that they will keep your | | | | hundred dollars for the radio only - charger not included. |
| electronic items protected, but how are you supposed | | | | It is rated IP-X7 (JIS 7) for waterproofing. In other |
| to use them if you end up in the water? What you | | | | words it can be submerged in water for up to a half |
| need is a waterproof walkie talkie to communicate | | | | hour with no leakage in the case. |
| with others in your party without having to take them | | | | It has a 5W power output rating and comes with a |
| out of their protective case and run the risk of | | | | two step energy saver for longer battery life. The Li |
| dropping them in the water. | | | | ion battery is standard and it comes with an AA insert |
| Due to the sensitive nature of most electronic devices | | | | for normal alkaline batteries. It conforms to Mil Spec |
| they need to be kept away from moisture that can | | | | 810 C, D, E as well. With one hundred twenty eight |
| corrode their circuit boards and play havoc with the | | | | channels on VHF and PC programmable this rugged |
| batteries as well. If you are a water guide for rafting, | | | | work horse is great for police and fire fighters any |
| kayaking, canoeing or boating you should consider | | | | where. |
| investing in a waterproof walkie talkie. As expected, | | | | Icom offers the F50 with various feature upgrades |
| due to the additional case insulation and sealing | | | | including enhanced audio, voice recording and a |
| necessary to be categorized as water proof rather | | | | scrambler feature, a rapid charger or a ten hour |
| than water resistant a waterproof walkie talkie will be | | | | charger and a vibrate feature. These features will add |
| much more expensive than a standard model. | | | | up to an additional hundred dollars to the price. |
| You can buy a pair of opening price point FRS radios | | | | |