{"id":68890,"date":"2020-06-09T14:25:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T18:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=68890"},"modified":"2023-05-06T22:43:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T02:43:02","slug":"a-perfect-handheld-vhf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/gear\/a-perfect-handheld-vhf\/","title":{"rendered":"A Perfect Handheld VHF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HH600-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Cobra HH600 VHF\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HH600-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HH600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HH600-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/HH600.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The pint-sized Cobra HH600 VHF is a powerful little radio with DSC calling, Bluetooth and so much more. It is submersible, and should it fall into the drink, an automatic strobe light will aid in its recovery.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Dave Reed <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"hydra-affiliate-buy-button\">\n                        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cobra.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n                            <button class=\"hydra-buy-button\" role=\"button\">Buy Now<\/button>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>There are plenty of things we take for granted on our raceboats, and one of them is certainly the handheld VHF. You know\u2026the one you need in times of distress, the one you use to check in with your race committee, the one you rely on when someone\u2019s OCS, the one you use to call the launch because the beer cooler is depleted. That\u2019s the same VHF that gets tossed around the boat with the same care of a crushed 12-ounce can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, your trusty handheld VHF demands more respect because it is one of the most important pieces of equipment on your boat. And maybe, just maybe, you might respect it more if was like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cobra.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cobra Marine H600<\/a>. This pint-sized comms device is packed with features that take it well beyond your trusty old-school handheld.Where do we start? How about the built-in GPS receiver and Digital Select Calling. Should you find yourself in distress or in need of finding, your coordinates displayed and sent automatically when making DSC calls. When paired with your phone, Bluetooth connectivity allows you take and make phone calls between races, so there\u2019s no need to dig your phone out of the drybag for nav station desk. The noise-canceling microphone cuts back wind noise and background chatter, and a few recent tests (calling home to check on the kids) confirmed outstanding clarity on both ends (plus\u2026it\u2019s fun to annoy with the teenagers by finishing each sentence with \u201cover.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>And, if you didn\u2019t catch that last broadcast from the race committee after the start, you simply say, \u201cSay Again,\u201d and it replays the last 20 seconds of the previous VHF call. Yep\u2026that\u2019s our bow number. Talk about a race saver. And on the topic of saving, it has an easy-access distress button on the side, a dedicated man-overboard key, and a flashlight\/S.O.S. light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The HH600 is submersible, and thankfully, colored bright orange so you can back and find it (the light also flashes if it\u2019s dropped in the water), and at only about 5 inches tall, 3 inches wide and 12 ounces, it\u2019s small enough to tuck inside a PFD or sheet bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Paging through its menu to set up your unique Maritime Mobile Service Identity number (for DSC calling) is easy, as is setting up the Bluetooth and other functions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, for $209, this is one of the most feature-packed handheld VHFs we\u2019ve ever used, which some might say is the best bang-for-your-buck, but it\u2019s more than that. It\u2019s the one VHF you\u2019ll come to appreciate after you win the race, hail the race committee to thank them, and then call home to share the news, without ever having to touch your phone.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small, powerful, and loaded with features, the Cobra HH600 floating VHF is ideal for raceboats large and small.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Dave Reed","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"20200609","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"155","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"The Cobra HH600 floating VHF radio is ideal for race boats large and small.","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"ZJRXO6QVMZFUVAZRUJIRJCFCF4","arc_website_url":"story\/gear\/a-perfect-handheld-vhf\/","custom_permalink":"","arc_subtype":"right-sidebar","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":0,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[155],"tags":[172,165,177,224,1500],"class_list":["post-68890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear","tag-electronics","tag-gear","tag-racing","tag-sailing-gear","tag-vhf"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}