The Standard Horizon CPV350 is not easily categorized. It’s a marine VHF radio, chartplotter, and even has sounder capability when it is paired with the Standard Horizon FF520 black box sounder. This unit is also AIS capable when coupled to an AIS receiver.
The CPV350 is a perfect fit for small boats with limited panel space. It’s wide-ranging capabilities required us to run it through an extensive series of tests. To begin, we did a series of VHF radio bench tests.
Standard Horizon CPV350
Then to evaluate the CPV350 chartplotting capabilities and assess the screen we took the unit out to sea our Contender test boat.
VHF Feature List
In our VHF radio testing the CPV350 earned all good and excellent ratings.
The CPV350 VHF has a long list of capabilites, things the radio does that go beyond the ability to transmit and receive.
It has an integral 30-watt hailer with automatic and manual foghorn capability, which allows for reception of VHF voice signals even while in the PA or Fog Horn mode.
Other important features include sophisticated DSC capabilities that includes a second receiver dedicated solely to the reception of channel 70 digital signals, an easy to access menu, and a large rotary knob for channel selection.
This unit can be used with up to 2 Standard Horizon remote microphones too.
Screen Size and Viewability
The CPV350 features a 7-inch color display screen with a resolution of 800 x 480.
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We found the Standard Horizon CPV350 screen to be bright and sharp in daylight conditions with the best view attained by selecting the Sunlight color palette. The Normal