The Uniden MHS338BT is a rugged handheld Marine radio that is rated IPX8 submersible and designed to float. Water activated emergency strobe light and flashlight. Drop-in charging cradle and Li-ion rechargeable battery. Automatic Backlight Switching, white for daylight, amber for night. Integrated GPS, NOAA weather alerts and FM radio, it’s easy to stay connected and alert.
Full 6 WATT TRANSMIT POWER- Transmits at full power to ensure maximum range. High/LO power level select lets you boost the transmitter power from 1.0W to 2.5W to 6.0W for added transmission distance. GPS (Favorite Position mode). Lets you save your current position as well as manually enter other positions. You can save positions into a directory to return to them as desired.
BLUETOOTH WIRELESSS - It is also Bluetooth-capable so you can use Uniden's smartphone app (iOS and Android) to set up the radio and to text message other VHF text message capable radios. You can also enter other information such as DSC directory information.
WATER ACTIVATED EMERGENCY STROBE LIGHT & MOB - Strobe light and distress feature automatically activates when in water. MOB (Man Overboard). Lets you lock onto the current position when a Man Overboard situation occurs. Water-activated automatic MOB is also featured.
EASY-TO-READ, BACKLIT LCD SCREEN - Large, orange backlit LCD screen displays easy-to-read text messages. Backlight Level (Off + 8 steps). Noise Canceling for both received and transmitted audio. Compass Display. Lets you determine the way you want the radio to display your course - by showing your course and direction or by showing location on a northsouth-east-west display. Automatically auto-plots to a received DSC distress call.
This radio complies with International Class D DSC standards for handheld GPS/VHF marine transceivers. Dual and Triple Watch operation. These different watch modes let you monitor up to two Coast Guard Distress/Hailing channels and one weather channel along with one regular marine channel.