Garmin Rino 120 Review:
The Rino 120 is state-of-the-art GPS navigation and two-way communications combined, with enough memory to download detailed mapping for driving, hiking, hunting, fishing, or just about anything else you can dream up. The Garmin Rino 120 is waterproof and can beam your exact location to another Rino user within a two-mile range (on the FRS spectrum) using the position reporting feature. The radio functionality of the Rino 120 provides two-way communications for up to two miles (using FRS channels), and you can talk to friends or family who own conventional FRS radios. There’s also a voice scrambler and a vibration mode for silent calls. The Rino 120 has a built-in basemap consisting of American road and highway detail, along with 8 MB of internal memory for downloading additional road, street, and points-of-interest data from MapSource MetroGuide, Fishing Hot Spots, Topo, or BlueChart CD-ROMs. A PC-interface cable also comes with the Rino 120.

Like the 110, the RINO 120 can store up to 500 waypoints and 20 tracks, as well as 50 contacts from other users for peer-to-peer positioning, wherein each user has a unique personalized icon and ID that allows fellow RINO users to beam their location to each other via an FRS channel so that they can track each other’s location during communication. The GPS receiver is WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) enabled for enhanced accuracy, and the Garmin Rino 120 includes a hunt/fish calculator, a stopwatch, an alarm clock, a sun/moon calculator, and a page with four team-oriented games. The main difference between the Rino 120 and the step-down 110 are the extras included with the Garmin Rino 120. You get built-in Americas Highways and Marine Point Database maps, plus 8MB of memory for storing data from one of several optional MapSource CDs, including Fishing Hot Spots, BlueChart marine maps, MetroGuide, and Topo maps. The Rino 120 includes a vibrate-alert option and a voice scrambler for extra security when communicating with other users of the same model.

Garmin Rino 120 Pros:
-GPS with WAAS build in. Very accurate.
-Unit is small and waterproof .
-Build in very loud alarm clock
-Build in games will kill some boredom
-When talking to your buddy your unit automatically sends your position out so he knows where you are.
-Strong clip
-Easy to access even in the kayak
-Walkie-talkie has nice scrambler and coding device.

Garmin Rino 120 Cons:
-When using GPS and Walkie-Talkie batteries drain fast
-Window needs screen protector because it scratches too easily
-Unit doesn’t feel that solid as big priced Motorola radios
-Like with all GPS units you need open sky for clear accurate signal
-Radios even if functional will only have 2 mile radius. Enough for camping and woods but not enough for any other land movement tactics cooperation SAR.
-Screen size was reduced. It still looks ok but I got used to bigger screen from my previous unit so I’m still adjusting.
-Cool white backlight that was a trademark on most of the Garmin units was substituted by green glow one.

Garmin Rino 120 Features:

# 1.4″ x 1.4″ LCD, 160 x 160 pixels
Presents information in four levels of gray with backlighting
# 500 waypoints and 20 routes
Stores your favorites using names and graphic symbols, and routes are reversible
# Automatic track log
Saves up to 2,048 points and 20 tracks, and TrackBack lets you reverse tracks to navigate back to your starting point
# 8 MB of built-in memory
Loads additional maps from optional MapSource CD-ROMs
# Trip computer
Shows speed, time and distance,
# WAAS-enabled
Provides DGPS accuracy within three meters
# Additional capabilities
Offers a hunting/fishing calendar, as well as sun and moon info plus area calculation
# Waterproof
Floats to withstand accidental splashes or dunks and meets IPX7 standards
# Batteries
Works for up to 15 hours on three AA batteries

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