Rino 120 GPS and Hand held radio

[boxer38z]

hello all. like to know if anyone using this until for distress call? GPS and Radio in one. thanks

 

[JB]

Re: Rino 120 GPS and Hand held radio

Electronics topic

 

[Drowned Rat]

Re: Rino 120 GPS and Hand held radio

Hi boxer. If you mean a distress call from the water those rhino radios are not marine frequency radios. If you're on the water, no one will hear you unless they have a similar radio. They will transmit GPS coordinates, but only to another rhino unit. They are very similar to the handheld motorola radios you see at Wal*Mart and the like with a GPS built in.

 

[Boatist]

Re: Rino 120 GPS and Hand held radio

I agree with RAT<br />They are in the GMRS services not the VHF Marine band and have no way to talk with the Coast Guard.<br />Also the range is very limited. You may be able to talk to some kid playing with radios if your are lucky.

 

[boxer38z]

Re: Rino 120 GPS and Hand held radio

well i got this instead. http://www.uniden.com/productpop/00_productpop.cfm?prd_code=MYSTIC It's a VHF and GPS combo. Check it out.

 

[Boatist]

Re: Rino 120 GPS and Hand held radio

Wow that is a lot in a hand held radio. Range is very limited but at least you are on the right marine band. If it did not come with one I would suggest a 12 volt power adapter. Also if you want to get about 8 times the power out you might want to get a fixed 6 db gain antenna and a adapter to connect coax to your antenna output.