I have a mesh pocket on my life vest with an internal D-ring retainer, through which I loop the strap of the radio. Then I tuck the radio into the pocket. It is completely out of the way. I have been using the same Uniden Voyager VHF for about four years - it does RC and race duty, and has been dropped, submerged, sat on and kicked. Squelch knob doesn't work anymore (luckily turned up <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />) but otherwise still works great.