Garmin Rino 120 GPS with 2-Way Radio
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Manufacturer: GarminBrand: Garmin
Edition: Electronics
Model: 010-00270-02
Color: Hunter Green
Publisher: Garmin
Studio: Garmin
Music Label: Garmin
Product features:
- 2-Way, Handheld 2-Mile Frs & 5-Mile Gmrs Radio Combined With WAAS-Enabled GPS
- Waterproof
- Integrated 12-Channel GPS
- 22 Communication Channels
- User May Select 1 Of 38 Sub-Audible Squelch Codes For Semi-Private Conversation
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin Rino 120 GPS with 2-Way Radio
Digital camera Review: 'Waterproof' It's Not!
Summary: 3 Stars
The Rino 120 manual says this: "The Rino 120 is waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards [30 minutes at 1 meter depth] and is rugged enough to endure the most trying use." My experience was otherwise, and the Garmin response was troubling.
After about 8 hours of paddling a sea kayak with the Rino 120 on my foredeck (light-moderate splash for 4 of those hours, no splash for the other 4 hours), it stopped working. I found a small amount of water and corrosion in the battery compartment, so I conclude that water got further into the unit and killed it. But what bothered me the most was the Garmin reaction: water damage is not covered by the warranty!
The following exchange may tell volumes about their product support philosophy:
My Question: "Can you please explain why a product whose own manual describes it as '... waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards [30 minute submersion to 1 meter] and is rugged enough to endure the most trying use' would be out of warranty for water damage incurred from splashes of water?"
Their Answer: "Because that standard (is) for motionless water. When you add motion to water it introduces a new dynamic to the being waterproof. Water in motion can get into alot of places that motionless water cannot."
Draw your own conclusions.
Summary of Garmin Rino 120 GPS with 2-Way Radio
Garmin Rino 120 GPS / FRS / GMRS has a voice scrambler and vibration mode for top-secret calls! The Rino 120 state-of-the-art GPS navigation and 2-way communications combined, with enough memory to download detailed mapping for driving, hiking, hunting, fishing... or just about anything else you can dream up. It's waterproof, can send communications up to 2 miles using FRS channels, 5 miles using GMRS channels, and can "beam" your exact location to another Rino user using "position reporting." And because the Rino 120 had standard FRS / GMRS capabilities, you can talk to friends or family who own conventional FRS / GMRS radios. There's also a voice scrambler and a vibration mode for silent calls. Check it out: WAAS-enabled GPS receiver; 22 communication channels: 1-14 FRS, 15-22 GMRS; 38 sub-audible squelch codes per transmission channel for privacy; Transmission distance of up to 2 miles using FRS, up to 5 miles with GMRS (using GMRS frequency in the U.S. requires a FCC license); External voice activation (VOX); Ergonomic design for one-handed operation, with call, press-to-talk (PTT) and page mode buttons on the side, power / backlighting button on top, and volume and zoom buttons in front; Unique 5-way cursor for channel selection and volume adjustment in FRS / GMRS mode, and quick map planning, entering and selecting functions in GPS mode; Voice scrambler and vibration mode for silent calls; Built in basemap consisting of American road and highway detail, alongGPS & Navigation
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