This patent-pending
technology makes it possible to
transmit your location to a friend
or family member, showing them the
distance and bearing from your
position to theirs on a Rino
display. This could be a life-saving
feature in an outdoor emergency by
helping rescuers pinpoint your
location—or it could be used
simply for rounding up the family at
an amusement park or ski resort.
GPS-Integrated FRS/GMRS
Radios
GARMIN International is proud to introduce
its first two GPS-enabled handheld devices for the Family
Radio Service (FRS) and high-performance General Mobile
Radio Service (GMRS) markets – the Rino 110 and Rino
120. These GPS devices integrate radio functionality to
provide two-way communications up to two miles using FRS
channels and up to five miles using GMRS channels.
Inspired by the distinctive offset FRS and
GPS antennas that give the devices their Rhinoceros-like
appearance, GARMIN designed the Rino series as powerful,
robust Radios Integrated with Navigation
for the Outdoors. They are also the only waterproof
two-way radios on the market.
What really separates the Rino from the
rest of the FRS herd is the ability to "beam" your
exact location to another Rino user within a two-mile range
using the FRS spectrum. This important feature is called Peer-to-Peer Positioning
(see box at right for additional information).
The Rino boasts GARMIN’s traditional
tough, lightweight, waterproof design to handle the rigors
of any outdoor adventure. And because the Rino has standard
FRS capabilities, you can talk to friends or family who own
conventional FRS radios.
Rino
110
In its bright
yellow case, the Rino 110 offers standard FRS features like
14 channels, 38 squelch codes, and external voice activation
(VOX). It also incorporates GARMIN’s powerful 12-channel
GPS receiver for position accuracy of less than 10 feet when
enabled to receive enhanced GPS data from the Wide Area
Augmentation System (WAAS). The Rino 110 has standard
navigation features like extensive waypoint storage,
TracBack technology, multiple position formats (including
MGRS and Loran TD) and a built-in trip computer.
Rino
120
The olive-colored
Rino 120 takes all the features of the Rino 110 and adds a
basemap of North and South America that includes major
cities, highways, thoroughfares, rivers, lakes, coastlines,
state and national borders, and railways. The Rino 120 has
eight megabytes of internal memory for downloadable
cartography from GARMIN’s exclusive line of MapSource
CD-ROMs – providing topographic, bathymetric, and
street-level map information. It also incorporates a voice
scrambler for secure communications and a vibration mode for
"silent" calls from other Rino users.
Other specific features of the Rino 110
and Rino 120:
Ergonomic design for one-hand operation, with
Call, Press-To-Talk (PTT) and Mode buttons on
the side, Power/Backlighting button on top, and
dedicated map zoom buttons in front
Centrally located "click stick"
allows for channel selection and volume
adjustment in FRS mode and quick map panning,
enter and selection functions in GPS mode
Quad-helix GPS antenna and 12-channel parallel
receiver for accuracy of 20 feet or less in
normal mode, 10 feet or less when WAAS-enabled
Waterproof construction to IPX-7 standards (immersible
in one meter of water for up to 30 min.)
Storage of up to 500 waypoints, with graphic
identification, and 20 reversible routes
More than 10 position formats and over 100 map
datums
Trip computer with speed tracking,
sunrise/sunset read out, trip timer and trip
distance
Clock, stopwatch and alarm functions
High-resolution display with 160x160 pixels
Battery life of 15 hours (typical use) on
three AA batteries
The Rino 110 will ship standard with a lanyard,
belt clip and user’s manual. The Rino 120 package
will include all that is offered with the Rino 110,
plus a PC interface cable.
Please note: This device has not
been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal
Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not
be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until
authorization is obtained.
