The Coast Guard used to enjoy coming aboard and asking for our license to use them on LMR frequencies. These radios stick out like a "sore thumb" RF wise, and do get attention in coastal areas. If used on land near water that is monitored (many places are now remotely monitored with automated listening stations - think emergency response to man-overboard or search and rescue, you will get caught eventually if not legal). These were for use on vessels, barges and legal shore stations with the appropriate license. Programming cables will be extra, as will software for both Standard Horizon and Icom.
I used to work for a corporation that used both Motorola radios with VHF LMR commercial frequencies and was Type accepted for Marine VHF use, but then purchased many Standard Horizon HX-370 and Icom versions for oil spill response, as they were cheaper to Motorola, and easier to use. Icom was the first to have floating versions, but build quality was sacrificed.
Newer HX890BK does float, and is made to be pretty rugged. As for Icom and Standard Horizon radios, the HX-370 series were very rugged, but could not float.
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