[Az-Geocaching] Garmin Rino130

[Roping The Wind]

Does anyone own a Garmin Rino130 or has anyone used them? I would obviously 
trust the GPS abilities of it, but I wonder about the radio. How good is the 
range on them? It says it has FRS 2 mile and GMRS 5 mile. I understand the 
tracking of someone else using a Rino130/120/110 is possible as long as they 
are within radio range (when they transmit is starts to send signals every 
few seconds to update their position on your map).

If no one has used these.... I would be curious to know more about GMRS 
radios and how well they work in different environments and what kind of 
range they have proven to get. I know they are "5 mile range"... but 
realistically they may get much more (or much less?).

I use Motorola 2 way radios for ballooning currently and they are VHF 1 
watt, 1 channel. They advertise 2 mile range.... but I can talk to another 
balloon in the sky (line of sight) over 35 miles away! Will GMRS do this?

I am considering purchasing a couple of Garmin Rino 130's for ballooning... 
one for the chase vehicle and one for in the air. They would also work great 
for geocaching when out with a teammate caching.

Scott
Team Ropingthewind