I have the HX471 and think it is an excellent
radio. The HX270 should be a solid unit too, but without some of the additional features of the 471. The SH gear is pretty solid and very durable. My only complaint, and this probably applies to the HX270s you're looking at, is there is no visible battery level indicator that I've been able to find. NONE. So keep it charged..

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Sailingdog
Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Captain Malcolm Reynolds, Serenity (slightly edited)
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