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NEW FLOATING VHF LINE HELPS PREVENT LOST RADIOS
Boaters no longer have to worry about accidentally dropping their vital VHF radio in the water and losing it.
Cobra Marine, a division of Cobra Electronics, introduces its Floating Line of VHF handheld radios, the MR HH330 FLT and the Bluetooth®-equipped MR HH475 FLT BT.
Boaters can now get the most technologically-advanced features packed into their VHF radio at an affordable price.
With a bright, orange core, these unique handhelds can be easily spotted in the water, if they end up overboard.
Incredibly compact for a floating radio, these units fit nicely in one's hand and have easy-to-operate controls and large LCD screens for easy viewing.
Operating with 6 Watts of power, Cobra's most powerful handheld radios, it easily enables long-range communication while a noise-canceling microphone blocks background noise for clearer conversations.
The unique "BURP" feature vibrates water out of the speaker grill to improve performance in extreme conditions.
Similar to Cobra Marine's award-winning MR F300 BT, the MR HH475 FLT BT also incorporates patent-pending MicroBlue™ technology, enabling users to conduct cell phone calls through their Cobra radio using Bluetooth® wireless technology.
It also includes Rewind-Say-Again™ to record and replay up to 20 seconds of a call, a convenient and potentially life-saving feature.
"With the addition of the Floating Handheld Line, we're moving ahead with all our products and expanding our offering of Bluetooth®-equipped radios," said Tony Mirabelli, senior vice president of marketing and sales. "The Floating Line is an entirely new category of VHF radios for us and a new way to offer boaters an effective way to clearly communicate."
The Floating Handheld Line offers instant access to NOAA 24-hour national All Hazards and weather information and channel 16 for emergencies.
These radios can also scan three channels simultaneously, including channel 16 and two user-selected channels.
The Scan feature runs through all channels or those programmed into the memory to find conversations in progress.
Each handheld comes with a Lithium Ion rechargeable battery, locking desktop charger with AC/DC adapters and a spring-loaded swiveling belt clip.
Cobra's new Floating Line will be available in stores in September 2009 for a suggested retail price of $129.95 for the MR HH330 FLT and $179.95 for the MR HH475 FLT BT.
A division of Cobra Electronics, Cobra Marine is a leading designer of mobile communication products for the marine industry.
Products include handheld and fixed VHF radios, including exclusive Rewind-Say-Again™, All-Terrain-Radio and MicroBlue™-equipped systems.
Contact Cobra Electronics Corporation, 6500 West Cortland Street, Chicago, IL 60707.
773-889-8870.
productinfo@cobra.com; www.cobra.com/marine.
About Cobra Electronics
Cobra Electronics is a leading global designer and marketer of communication and navigation products, with a track record of delivering innovative and award-winning products.
Building upon its leadership position in the GMRS/FRS two-way radio, radar detector and Citizens Band radio industries, Cobra identified new growth opportunities and has aggressively expanded into the marine market and has expanded its European operations.
The Consumer Electronics Association, Forbes and Deloitte & Touche have all recently recognized Cobra for the company's innovation and industry leadership.
To learn more about Cobra Electronics, please visit the Cobra site at www.cobra.com.
