Icom-422

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I had just purchased an ICOM 304 last week. While chatting in the chat room last night, HitMan told me about the features of the ICOM-422 radio. After looking over the new features, I purchased this new radio, and will be sending the other one back.

Here are a couple of new features, that make this radio a MUST have!

Digital Selective Calling Features

DSC uses a unique ID (MMSI code) similar to a telephone number, allowing you to make contact with a specific boater or group of boaters in your area. A total of 100 address IDs can be stored with a 5-character name.

Position Request and Position Report with External GPS Receiver

With an external GPS receiver, the position request and position report functions allow you to exchange ships position. The received position information can be plotted on a third party GPS or other navigation equipment which accepts NMEA data format. The polling (request/reply) function checks whether a specific ship is in the communication range.

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Including shipping, I paid $187.96.