2018 VHF Marine Band Radio Round-up
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:16 pm
Here is a short list of VHF Marine Band fixed-mount 25-Watt radios with NMEA-2000 and their MSRP and retail prices, in order of lowest retail price. The hyperlinked text leads to additional articles that concentrate on describing the particular radio in detail.
2018 VHF Marine Band Radios with Class-D DSC and NMEA-2000
Again, the list above is for radios that have NMEA-2000 interfaces. There are many other radios available without NMEA-2000 which are not listed here.
2018 VHF Marine Band Radios with Class-D DSC and NMEA-2000
- GARMIN
VHF 110: $280 MSRP; $212 retail
VHF 210 with AIS: $600 MSRP; $465 retail
SIMRAD
RS20: $349 MSRP; $245 retail
RS40 with AIS: $619 MSRP; $442 retail
SITEX
MDA-4 with AIS: $459 MSRP; $359 retail
ICOM:
M506: $755 MSRP; $366 retail
STANDARD-HORIZON
GX6000 with AIS: $833 MSRP; $377 retail ($456 discount)
LOWRANCE
LINK-9 with AIS: $449 MSRP; not yet available at retail
FURUNO
FM-4800: MSRP $745; retail price unknown
Again, the list above is for radios that have NMEA-2000 interfaces. There are many other radios available without NMEA-2000 which are not listed here.