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Standard Horizon HX870 Floating 6W Handheld VHF with Internal GPS

We have analyzed 208 reviews and found:

31% of users say that: Product worked, works well, was easy to use, has exceeded my expectations. Radio is used very little for two years, will help you if you in trouble, was sailing within 3 to 5 miles of shore, worked fine. Gps is relatively quick to acquire a position, is invaluable, is such a great feature, is useful for basic navigation. Feature are great, are many. 4% of users noticed that: Unit work by transmitting to my fixed-mount standard, is not quick start-up user friendly, was not used, was sent via fedex 2nd day. Battery was just about out of charge, will die in 5 hours. Screen is larger for obvious reasons, was condensation. Coast guard was pinging my cell.

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product
124 43
great • love • excellent • ok • quality • worked • works well • was easy to use • has exceeded my expectations • safety precaution • is a couple of weeks • is still performing well • got dark quick • don't see anything wrong • more than i expected • very robust • seems good • is the perfect companion • very timely manor • works perfectly
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radio
58 6
great • nice • excellent • great little • best • good • awesome • newer • is used very little for two years • will help you if you in trouble • was sailing within 3 to 5 miles of shore • worked fine • is consistently rated • works fine • all • good distance • has good sound • all the time • are excellent equipment • is going to work well
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gps
17 5
great • enabled • integrated • is relatively quick to acquire a position • accurate • impressively quickly • best • is invaluable • is such a great feature • is useful for basic navigation • is better than expected • precise location of waypoints and navigation function • was on and working • clear blue skies • sync'd up quickly
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feature
19
great • nice • good • are great • easy to use • easy to access • lot of neat • many great • are many • many • improve only key attributes • rich • especially like • lots
battery life
7 6
good • improved • could be better • is conducive to my daily use • reasonable • more
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quality
8
excellent • very good • deep commitment • good • high • nice
hx870
6 2
new • is noticeably larger • noticeable lighter • helps ensure it will float • pleased • please consider my experience
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handheld
7
best • is good • is doing everything • performs very well • could have had fm with little extra cost
vhf
6 1
great • cheaper • really great • is line-of-sight • excellent
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price
5
great • good • fair
display
3 1
was red to maintain night vision • still see • large
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boat
2 1
is great • great
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this radio
4
really like • like • love • recommend
menu
3 1
relatively easy to navigate • works great • are very intuitive
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reception
2 1
good • is clear
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870
2 1
is comparatively large • good
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gps feature
2 1
dsc-equipped marine radios • large display
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everything
2 1
worked as expected • ready for use
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item
3
very pleased • arrived on time • works great
gps coordinates
3
come up very quickly • really fast • is simple toprovide verbally
program
3
easy to • easiest to
sound quality
3
good • very clear • is superb
size
3
good • is compact • nice
operation
3
intuitive • seems fairly intuitive • super simple
vhf radio
3
waterproof • great • good
menu system
3
straightforward • easy to use • is much better
review
3
end of my • depth • update
package
1
compact
unit
11 12
reset • fixed • work by transmitting to my fixed-mount standard • been turned on has it received or successfully transmitted to another vhf unit • problem • is not quick start-up user friendly • was not used • was sent via fedex 2nd day • on the water three times • navigated me through a narrow curving channel • indoors
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battery
6 8
lasts at least 8 hours • swelled • defective • was just about out of charge • will die in 5 hours • like prior models • goes away more rapidly • charged
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screen
4 5
goes off • is larger for obvious reasons • drawback • similar aviation and ham models • was condensation
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coast guard
1 4
was pinging my cell • webpage not available • same response • would hear me on 16
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button
1 3
pushed the panic • could have been larger • small
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transmitter
3
did not work • was not working • works or not
cradle
3
was too small • is not convenient on a boat underway • is not weather resistant
speaker
1 1
is completely useless
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waypoint
1 1
multiple waypoints
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control
1 1
squelch
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functionality
1 1
is not useable
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mmsi
1 1
can be programmed only once
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