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| 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 above 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.
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| Rino
110 |
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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 |
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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:
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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
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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
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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
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Waterproof construction to
IPX-7 standards (immersible in one meter of water for up to 30 min.)
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Storage of up to 500
waypoints, with graphic identification, and 20 reversible routes
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More than 10 position formats
and over 100 map datums
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Trip computer with speed
tracking, sunrise/sunset read out, trip timer and trip distance
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Clock, stopwatch and alarm
functions
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High-resolution display with
160x160 pixels
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Battery life of 15 hours
(typical use) on three AA batteries
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Backlit display
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Lightweight design: Rino 110
weighs 8 oz.; Rino 120 weighs 8.5 oz.
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.
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