Description
From the manufacturer
Rugged Mic - Triple Watch: 16, 09, and current channel.
- DSC: Distress, Send and Receive.
- Waterproof
- USA / Canada / International Marine Channels
Uniden UM385 25 Watt Fixed Mount Marine VHF Radio
25 Watt Fixed Mount Marine Radio with DSC
Knowing when to turn back can be as valuable as being able to call for help. Uniden’s Marine Radios protect you from what lies ahead, as well as getting you out of dicey waters, by informing you the moment a storm starts brewing and transmitting your location should you need help. With triple watch features, DSC capabilities, a range of international marine channels and S.A.M.E. Weather Alert – the UM385 brings everything you’ll need on the water into one compact design.
Features
Rugged Microphone
User selectable white backlight for day and orange backlight for night. Increased visibility on the already largest LCD screen in class (30mm (h) x 40mm (w)) for clear, easy to read channel numbers and icons.
DSC (Digital Selective Calling)
The Atlantis 275 floats and is rated submersible to 4.9 feet for 30 minutes. Furthermore, it comes equipped with a tone to clear water from the speaker cavity when the radio has been submerged, meaning this radio will be ready when you need it the most.
S.A.M.E. Weather Alert (Specific Area Message Encoding)
Receives all Weather channels and Alerts. Comes with an emergency strobe light and built-in flashlight for emergency situations.
Atlantis 155 MHS75 Atlantis 275 MHS335BT UM385/BK UM435/BK Channels All USA, International and Canada Channels (Includes the new 4-digit channels, Canadian “B” channels and all Weather Channels) All USA, International and Canada Channels (Including Weather Channels) All USA, International and Canada Channels (Includes the new 4-digit channels, Canadian “B” channels and all Weather Channels) All USA, International and Canada Channels (Includes the new 4-digit channels, Canadian “B” channels and all Weather Channels) All USA, International and Canada Channels (Includes the new 4-digit channels, Canadian “B” channels and all Weather Channels) All USA, International and Canada Channels (Includes the new 4-digit channels, Canadian “B” channels and all Weather Channels) Transmit Power 1.0 / 3.0 Watts 1.0 / 2.5 / 5.0 Watts 1.0 / 2.5 / 6.0 Watts 1.0 / 2.5 / 6.0 Watts 1.0 / 25 Watts 1.0 / 25 Watts Weather Resistant IPX8 / JIS8 Submersible Waterproof Level IPX8 / JIS8 Submersible Waterproof Level IPX8 / JIS8 Submersible Waterproof Level IPX8 / JIS8 Submersible Waterproof Level IPX4 Waterproof Level IPX8 Waterproof Submersible DSC (Digital Selective Calling) ✓ ✓ ✓ GPS Capabilities Yes, Position, Time, Plotting, Direction Yes, With External Connection Yes, With External Connection Emergency Strobe Light ✓ ✓ Rechargeable Radio ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Battery Life up to 10 Hour up to 12 Hour up to 10 Hour up to 12 Hour NMEA 0183 Interface Yes, Output Yes, Input and Output Yes, Input and Output NOAA Weather Alerts ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
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Rigoberto Madruga –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stamas
Todo estuvo bien y fácil de instalar
Jaden james –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Have a fun trip with the uniden
This product is amazing can’t go back to the old one
One person found this helpful
DIY Projects –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works perfectly. Easy to install.
Very easy to install. I used it extensively and it works well. Volume could be louder.
Brenda Knopik –
1.0 out of 5 stars
Quit working in a year/warranty team at uniden is awful
Worked great while it worked. I bought it one year ago, used it for two months right after purchase and put it away for a year, only to bring it back pit this year and it has intermittent transmission issues, as well as the speaker only working part of the time. I thought I’d be against a 1 star review but plugged in the exact same model radio to troubleshoot and it had the SAME EXACT issue, only worse. Warranty department at Uniden is very slow if they even answer you, as of now I’ve been ghosted for a week. In the only response in one week they then told me to not buy from amazon because its an uncertified third party seller. I sent it in anyway for warranty and it has been there for four days days and no word yet. I’ve always used and trusted Uniden products and had great luck but their terrible warranty service will be the reason I find another brand.
D.I.Y Tiny House GuyD.I.Y Tiny House Guy –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent VHF for the money.
Bought 5 of these for my fleet of tow boats. 4 out of 5 stars due to 4 out of 5 radios lasting longer than a few months. They all work great except one. That one after 2 months the speaker would work sometimes and then not work at all randomly. The other 4 haven’t had any issues at all. Probably a defect or something is loose inside. Need to send it back.They transmit clearly, are pretty loud when volume is cranked all the way up. The multi channel scan feature is very nice if you only have one radio and want to listen to multiple stations. If you through dash mount it (like I did) make sure you buy the mounting push brackets for it which are sold seperately. Overall a decent VHF for the price.
28 people found this helpful
Hog huntin –
2.0 out of 5 stars
speaker doesnt work
this unit worked great for 10 months and then the speaker went out. i sent to uniden for warranty and they where fast to replace the speaker and ship back. 2 months after that the speaker went out again. this unit does not have a 3.5mm jack on the back to hook an external speaker up and i can not find an adapter to make a external work. i am about to send back again but not happy at all! the rest of my buddy’s are using cobras with external speakers have no problems.
2 people found this helpful
Dam welder –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great marine radio
Pretty easy to use. Detailed instructions. Gives me peace of mind on the water.
Roy Keith –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Choice
I was reluctant to purchase this unit because of other reviews, but the price made it worth trying, and Amazon has excellent return policy if it did not work. I loosened the spring action on the mike bracket due to reports of a weak plastic mike fitting. I feel a fix must have been made and I saw no weakness with the mike. I installed the radio and a 42″ antenna on my pontoon boat, launched at the St Johns River, 26 miles from me, requested a radio check, and received a clear response on ch 16. Several miles into my voyage I requested a RR bridge opening on ch 09 and was told I was heard loud and clear. I received various wx stations clearly. I don’t like the channel selection method, but I can live with that. Happy with my choice.
20 people found this helpful
Jeff –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works great
Works great with clear reception
One person found this helpful
James Santos –
5.0 out of 5 stars
good quality
works as advertised
Anthony Lusk –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally received
Radio seems to be a good buy. I’ll let you know in time. Shipping sucks.
Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great product at great price
Great product at great price
Tisha R. –
5.0 out of 5 stars
It’s our 5th one!
Used daily. Several family members have one
Michael –
5.0 out of 5 stars
So far so good
Have only used it a couple times for coyote hunting. Can pick people up pretty far and comes in clear. only bad thing is the fuse that was in there blew before I even used it. not sure what happened so I put a good fuse in and works good.
Richard Hardman –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good value
Excellent radio. Would buy again for upper helm station. Easily installed.
Clarence S. –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sneaker do go out
Speaker poor quality but you can put it on external speaker
One person found this helpful
Jeff –
5.0 out of 5 stars
A nice radio at a reasonable price.
Fairly compact for a hard mounted radio. It works well.There is an inline fuse included but no indication of how to change it or the amp rating.
RANDOLPH EVANS –
5.0 out of 5 stars
pricing
Its clarity.
Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works fine
Installed it in my support boat and it functions as expected.
David M –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good radio, great price
Very easy to install. Scan feature is not intuitive, but does work well once you figure it out. Needs an external speaker if your boat is louder.
Vernon D. Heusinkveld –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works great
Direct 12 volt hook up in boat easy.
Dale S. –
2.0 out of 5 stars
I got a year out of it.
I used this VHF on my fishing boat. It worked well for the past year (1 fishing trip per week) then just died. Started by giving me an error of “low battery” (while connected to my boats power supply) last week and refused to power up this week. I have checked for low voltage supply etc. But all the connections are firing perfectly.Oh well, I would not recommend this radio.
Victor Santana –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Great
3 people found this helpful
Kenneth M. –
1.0 out of 5 stars
Waterproof?
It arrived quickly. I installed it and it worked great the first time out. On the way back in from fishing the wind had picked up and it got a little sporty for my 16′ boat and I was fairly soaked by the time I got back. The next weekend I turned it on, got the initial beep it does when you turn it on. All day on the boat it never once received any call or weather information on triple scan. Figured it was not receiving. I used my handheld Cobra VHF radio that I was using before and tried to see if it would transmit or receive calls and it wouldn’t. I had heard calls with my handheld from the weather and Coast Guard but not the Uniden. Now to go through the stuff with getting it shipped to them or sending me a new unit. Get the extended warranty!!!!
3 people found this helpful
Rick H –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great product and value.
This radio is compact and easy to mount also works great. It is a little hard to get used to compared to the old time radios. Have to do a lot of reading of the manual to get to know how to operate it properly.
jobo –
3.0 out of 5 stars
NMEA 0183 directions clear as mud
Four days trying to connect and get working NMEA features. Directions are worse than worthless, they are impossible and will consume the rest of your life trying to figure them out. Trying to connect a Garmin unit that has only two wires no problem, think again.
4 people found this helpful
Sunray Meluat –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great product
Good marine vhf radio.
Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bueno
Instalado en mi bote
David –
5.0 out of 5 stars
fast ship
very nice thanks
One person found this helpful
Vanessa –
2.0 out of 5 stars
Cheap but good for looks it would seem doesn’t work
Easy install sure however the antenna that it listed came with came separately almost as if the seller chose it and included a 3 party purchase on my behalf to ship to me if I bought this radio.However nothing seems to work , I’d consider myself a professional installer also for the record.And nothing works no reception on 9 or 16 very odd
george –
5.0 out of 5 stars
great radio
great radio nice price
One person found this helpful
Xavier Martinez –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Regular se rompió
Se rompio un boton solo 2 semana de uso
Bruce Greer –
4.0 out of 5 stars
crystal clear
Works as hoped
diane –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works and looks great
Yniden quality
Troy a. –
1.0 out of 5 stars
Uniden vhf is junk! Tech support suggested going online and shop other manufactures for solution.
Requires external GPS reciever that is no longer available. The GPS reciever model is actually printer on the out side of the box as additional accessories available but good luck finding one! Seller images missed that when posting pictures. Uniden does not respond!! Save your time and money and buy a different radio/brand! The cost of Trying to add a gps receiver to this radioI could have bought a Icom brand radio. Time money and aggravation it’s not worth it! Update! Finally uniden tech support on the phone they suggested contacting other companies on the internet to locate a receiver. Do not waste your time and money on Uniden!
Robert Cooper –
1.0 out of 5 stars
This radio is the worst VHF radio I’ve ever used.
I bought this radio to be installed on my dinghy but decided it work better on my main boat after I waited 2+ months to get this installed due to Covid-19 protocols. Here are my issues:1) The radio has a non-functioning squelch that makes use of Ch”s 5A, 11, 14, 21A and 67 unusable since background noise is unbearable and makes broadcasts received unintelligible. Ch 5A, 11 and 14 are the VTS channels for the Puget Sound region.2) The radio does NOT handle DSC calls correctly since it doesn’t properly send out the required Ack response. I’ve checked this with two separate alternate radios. It also doesn’t properly respond to a DSC test call to the USCG. And yes the GPS is properly connected and it’s properly displaying GPS coordinates.3) Customer service is non-existent. I contacted them via email notifying them of these problems two weeks ago. After one week not hearing any response I sent a follow up message. This elicited an automatic response that “We’re working on your problem”. I sent out another two days ago and got the same automatic response. Ok so I decided to phone in my problem (willing to suffer through the inevitable wait). Well I received a “We’re sorry but we are shut down for training” message. Nothing about how long or even IF and when they might be available.So to summarize:Faulty equipment + non existent customer service translates into DO NOT BUY A UNIDEN RADIO. I’ve learned my lesson I will stick with ICOM or Standard Horizon VHF products in the future, the $50.00 difference is well worth it in savings of the costs of installing, diagnosing and resolving issues with the cheaper product.
40 people found this helpful
walleye 1 –
5.0 out of 5 stars
radio
good radio for the money
Robert J LaCount –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works great
Just what I ordered
Mike McCune –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Improperly wired for power hookup
Unit was improperly wired for the power hookup. A plugin is provided for positive and negative wire terminals but the only way to connect the plugin is to connect the red to black and black to red. When connecting to the battery, the fuse blows. To power the radio, I have to connect the red wire to a negative source and the black wire to a positive source.
Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Radio on Lake Michigan very important
I had an older version of the radio so connecting the radio was easy. The antenna was a bit trickier. Thankfully, I have a very talented friend with lots of tools.
One person found this helpful
David Resto –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great seller
Great customer service…fast shipping…best price and quality
One person found this helpful
Frank Lagodny –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Standards
I wish the DSC wires were all the same across the industry,
John beasley –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to use and Mount
Easy to install great price
Mario A. Cubero –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good price but aulity is not too good
I bought two UM385 radios. Installed them and within a week of use the speaker of one them died.I had no dealer nearby so had to take the radio to a local technician to have it inspected and change the speaker. I hope they don’t keep giving me more headaches.
Joel P Johnston –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good radio
Fair value for the money
Joan C Siegrist –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works
I’m not in love with the interface, one must memorize how to do things. The one I replaced was much easier to use but had lost transmit power (about 10 years old – same brand).
Maggies Garage –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pleasant surprise
Really solid vhf for the money. Seems well made compared to any other brand.
One person found this helpful
49cs –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good radio.
It works like is suppose to, good value.
One person found this helpful
B. A. Foerster –
4.0 out of 5 stars
still not working
must be a problem in antennae, cant get it working yet.
Javier Palomo –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hubby love it!
Husband love it
Amazon Customer –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works like a high end unit.
Works as described. 25 watts is 25 watts. Has all of the necessary features…Wx, emergency etc.Love it.
Jp –
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great quality products from uniden.
Works whith my gps for emergency positioning to coast guard.
casey paulson –
5.0 out of 5 stars
boat radio
A good fit for the type of boating we do. Works good
One person found this helpful
Cool Guy –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hard to read display during simple channel change.
Positives – it works and is not too costly.Negatives – over engineering of user menu system – especially during simple channel change. Hard to read small font channel “help” that pops up to give channel use conventions while just trying to use up/down arrows to get to desired channel. For heavens sake you geeky nerd designers – “Keep it Simple (stupid)”.The old radio simple/standard convention of just using up/down arrows to get to/from channel 16 now with this “New and Improved” radio invokes the hard-to-read pop-up channel convention screen that’s near impossible for older eyes to see the actual channel number until its selected. Absolutely ridiculous if you wear glasses and are getting pelted with rain water or sea spray with less than perfect vision. Give me a simple “Chan 16” preset button for gawd sakes rather than making me have to flip open the red emergency call flap cover and press or scroll through the ridiculous channel menu!!!What kind of idiots program device firmware using such ridiculous non common sense Human Factors Engineering?Again: KEEP IT SIMPLE!Also put in explicit instructions in manual for how to reset to factory settings so we can easily clear our personal Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI). It’s just STUPID to tell users that once they set up their MMSI (that pop’s up a stupid useless warning every time you power on if not programmed) that It’s permanent. As if an owner can’t sell the boat with radio to a new registrant and clear it??. Had to go search internet to find the obscure info from other owners posts about how to use the weird double key hold technique power-on-reset to force a NVM memory reset. User functions and button layout seems to be designed by nerds who never used a radio in their life in actual sea conditions.
6 people found this helpful
Diane Crosby –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Replacement radio for my husband’s truck.
Works perfectly.
John g. –
3.0 out of 5 stars
Durability
I would give this unit a 3 out of 5. The unit worked great while it worked. However, it only lasted about 11 months before the little speaker gave out. I can transmit but cannot receive transmission.
One person found this helpful
Marilyn Hritzuk –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great radio
Easy install, works great. Use it in our polaris razor. Like it.
Joseph hooper –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good product easy to install
We use them in our side-by-side to communicate
Munzie –
4.0 out of 5 stars
pick me up?
installed this on my boat with a new 48″ antenna. First time I went out I called for a radio check and I came in loud and clear. It has a scan feature not like the older radios where you hit scan mode and if anyone is talking it will stop on that channel. This one you have to program the channels you want to scan by simply going to that station and holding down the scan button till it beeps, just like programing your car radio stations. The company sent it out quick and free, actually came sooner than expected. I gave it 4 starts because for some reason on the 3rd time I took the boat out there is a popping sound now. Not sure what’s causing that ill check my ground wires. Other than that its a good value for the money.
8 people found this helpful
Bull –
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good unit
I bought this to replace a more complicated POS that cost more. I love this unit. Its easy and does what I need.
One person found this helpful