Regency Polaris MT5500xl Marine radio

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Regency Polaris MT5500xl Marine radio

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I ran across a Regency Polaris MT5500xl Marine radio in some of my grandfathers old stuff. does anyone know the FCC regulations on these things? Is it a good radio? what frequencies do these radio's operate at? and should I waste time putting it in my dads boat or does anyone even talk on these frequencies in-land? this thread may be posted in the wrong section, but it was the closest thing I could find.

I know nothing about marine radio's any input would be helpful.
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Using Marine radio in land will depend on how big of a lake you've got. Lake Lewisville, North of Dallas is fairly large and has several large boats on it. They also have a Coast Guard station on it.
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...I would be wasting my time putting it in the boat then. largest lake around here is only 17 miles long.

Ohh well, guess I'll just pack it back up and put it back in the closet.
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PM me if you are interested in selling it. I live right by Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel. I think it would be fun to listen to the boats go up and down through there.
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