Thread: garmin rino gps any good?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General..._Radio_Service If you check under the "Use of GMRS equipment in other countries" it mentions restrictions for Canada. Again, I think it would be pretty difficult to get caught though.

Quote: Originally Posted by Low-1 Pretty tough to get caught I imagine, but it would be technically illegal to use a 5 watt GMRS radio in Canada. With that said, I was looking at picking up a 25 watt mobile GMRS from the states, then using it as a base station or possibly a repeater for out at the cabin. With any of those radios, yes power output does have an effect on range, but much less than antenna height does. As far as I remember, and...

I see the garmin rinos have the radio and the ability to take you to others that have the same unit. Has anyone used these and how is the range on the radio in the bush? http://www.gpscity.ca/item-garmin-ri...rino110can.htm " PEER-TO-PEER POSTIONING: This patent-pending technology makes it possible to transmit your location to a friend or family member, and they can see the distance and bearing from your position to theirs on a Rino...

Quote: Originally Posted by wpgsteve I see the garmin rinos have the radio and the ability to take you to others that have the same unit. Has anyone used these and how is the range on the radio in the bush? http://www.gpscity.ca/item-garmin-ri...rino110can.htm " PEER-TO-PEER POSTIONING: This patent-pending technology makes it possible to transmit your location to a friend or family member, and they can see the distance and bearing...

The rino's a good unit but it tends to use a lot more battery power than any onther GPS. I personally didn't like the way you have to use one toggle switch to navigate through the menus, How long is that switch going to last? I use a garmin 60Csx and it has more buttons and works really well. If you don't need the radio capability the 60 series is the way to go.