Customer ratings

A very nice update of the previous model (HX870), especially with the updated firmware that now includes the DSC Position request call.
Also likes the new display format.

primarily for port registrations

After I got to grips with the German Engl. Manual and have used, tried and tested the handheld radio HX890E, I am very impressed by how many possibilities this device not only offers for radio, but also for navigation! The GPS receiver works precisely (if you should sit in a life raft with it, you can also give your exact position). COG, SOG and ALT are also displayed! Countless waypoints can be saved and controlled! With it you can navigate completely in an emergency! The radio transmission is clear, as is the reception. Important for use in the inland area in the HX890E you can save the ATIS number (and the DSC number for the sea) yourself! The buttons are easy to use. and changing settings (such as squelch strength) is very easy. It gave me a lot of pleasure to get to know the many possibilities that I cannot list here. The HX890E is not a slim device, but it still sits comfortably in the hand and has its place on the navigation table.

Robust, waterproof quality with charging cradle for the supplied rechargeable battery and alternatively a mounting block for AA batteries.

Looking great and handy

Looks to be great for dingy works and as ekstra radio in cockpit ore around

serves to be able to use a second channel in relation to the permanently installed VHF. Communication with the locks and/or harbors on the English south coast took place on the built-in VHF, inter-ship communication (10 ships) on the portable radio. Since the voice quality was poor, we had to constantly change channels on the built-in VHF, since the handheld radio was hardly or not at all usable. Is this due to an error in the device or is the voice quality of the handheld radios always so bad. Experienced fellow passengers on the other boats could not help me either. I then stopped using the handheld radio