Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA17715; Thu, 4 May 1995 07:16:33 -0700 Return-Path: <James.Paugh@Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis> Received: from Sun.COM (koriel.Sun.COM) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA244117003; Thu, 4 May 1995 07:16:43 -0700 Received: from Eng.Sun.COM (engmail1.Eng.Sun.COM) by Sun.COM (koriel.Sun.COM) id AA19455; Thu, 4 May 95 07:12:44 PDT Received: from jurassic.Eng.Sun.COM (jurassic-248.Eng.Sun.COM) by Eng.Sun.COM (5.x/SMI-5.3) id AA14160; Thu, 4 May 1995 07:12:40 -0700 Received: from jalama.Eng.Sun.COM by jurassic.Eng.Sun.COM (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA29244; Thu, 4 May 1995 07:12:23 -0700 Received: by jalama.Eng.Sun.COM (SMI-8.6.9/SMI-SVR4) id HAA11020; Thu, 4 May 1995 07:12:36 -0700 Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 07:12:36 -0700 From: James.Paugh@Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis (Jim Paugh) Message-Id: <199505041412.HAA11020@jalama.Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: Waterproofing a Cell Phone X-Sun-Charset: US-ASCII
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> The phone dealer said phones are pretty resistant to damage from impact but
> not salt water. Even sitting on the beach can cause corrosion.
>
> So how much would all these pouches cost vs. the cost of a radio and license
> and bag?
Marine radio's (a good one) does not need a bag. Just stick it in a pocket and
go. A friend of mine has the ICOM M15, carries it in a holster attached to his
harness. Has never had a problem with it. He and his sailing buddy "check in"
every 15 minutes while sailing off Bolinas.
~Jim
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