[Az-Geocaching] Garmin Rino 520/530

Thu Dec 14 05:04:43 MST 2006

A true price comparison would be for two radios and two GPSessesssss. 
(well, one additional GPSr)
I think Scott is interested in having his position shown on his ground 
crew's unit without any extra effort on anyone's part. By the time 
coordinates are transmitted, written down and then entered into a GPS, a 
lot of time is lost, not to mention the possibility of errors. I saw a 
pair of 110s in action when they first came out...pretty cool that you 
could see the other user's position change with every transmission as 
they moved around.

Gee, Scott, since everything Garmin says about the 60c can be taken at 
face value (gospel!), why don't you trust their claims about the Rino?  
;-)     :-P
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Bob & Linda Smith wrote:
> Scott,
>
> I suggest you invest less money in something like the Midland GXT500 as 
> a stand alone radio.  This radio operates on FRS and GMRS with 5 watts 
> output on selected freqs.  You will have to get a license, mail order, 
> for about $80.  I have a pair of these radios and could bring them in 
> February when we take our flight.  In as much as you have a 60c/cs I 
> would not spend money for a GPS/Radio combo.  My Midland's work in the 
> 460 Mhz region as would most FRS/GMRS radios.  These radios are 
> available for $50 to $100 when you can find them.  I got mine at Fry's 
> Electronics on Thunderbird.
>
> Bob Smith WB6ODR, Team Petite Elite (watch for us in the New Years Day 
> Rose Parade in Pasadena)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Roping The Wind" <arizcowboy at hotmail.com>
> To: <listserv at azgeocaching.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 10:23 PM
> Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Garmin Rino 520/530
>
>
>
> Anyone on the listserv using the Garmin Rino 520/530... I am interesting 
> in
> picking up a couple and would like lots of comments and reviews on them. 
> I
> of course would like to know how well the GPS functions work and how 
> well it
> would work for geocaching. I dont plan to use it for geocaching, just 
> want
> to know if it works as well as any other GPS for things such as 
> geocaching
> (how does it compare to the 60c/cs). Also, and most importantly, am VERY
> interested in knowing how well the radio's work. The 520 and 530 boast 5
> watts (!) of power for a range of up to 14 miles. I currently use 2 
> Motorola
> Spirit radios with 1 watt. I think they advertise a 2 mile range. But I 
> can
> easily talk 10-12 miles or more with these Motorola 1 watt radios. They 
> are
> VHF radios. Which I 'think' is a higher frequency than a GMRS radio. If 
> that
> is so, perhaps a VHF would 'reach out' farther with 1 watt than a GMRS 
> would
> with 5 watts??? Is this so? Or not? Anyone with lots of radio expertise 
> can
> chime in here. I am not interested in the Rino 530 if it cant reach out 
> at
> least as far as my current radios do. I also know that with line of 
> site, I
> have been known to talk over 30 miles (air to air) with my 1 watt 
> motorola
> radios. Will the Rino 530's do that with 5 watts?? Or are these whopping 
> 5
> watt radio's capable of much more? I dont know too much about radio's so
> anyone with knowledge on that can chime in too.
>
> Two of these 530's will run me almost $800. I currently have a good GPS
> (60C) and two good Motorola Radios. So I am only interested in the 530's 
> if
> they can give me a MUCH better radio range. Radio range is most 
> important.
> Its use as a GPS is secondary, but still important, since I will be 
> using
> them as a GPS also. After using my 60C for 2 years, will I be 
> dissapointed
> in the 530's GPS abilities? I love the idea of having the ability to 
> track
> my other radio. This is a big reason for wanting the 530's as well.
>
> Anyways, I am hoping there are a few on the listserv that are using 
> these
> and can give me some reviews on them. If anyone is using the 130's or 
> less,
> chime in too. Curious to know how they do with their max 2 watts.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Scott
> Team Ropingthewind
>
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