| The Garmin Rino 110
is a GPS-enabled handheld that integrates radio functionality to
provide two-way communications. It's waterproof, can send
communications up to five miles (using GMRS channels), and can
"beam" your exact location to another Rino user within up to a
two-mile range (on the FRS spectrum) using "Position Reporting".
And because the Rino 110 has standard FRS capabilities, you can
talk to friends or family who own conventional FRS radios. The
Garmin Rino 110 has a built-in city point data base, with 1 MB
of internal memory for additional points-of-interest data that
can be downloaded from a MapSource®
Points of Interest CD-ROM.
The Garmin Rino 110 delivers 2-way radio communications and
GPS navigation to guide you to destinations of other Rino users.
Garmin Rino
Position Reporting
 The
Garmin Rino's exclusive position reporting feature allows you to
send and receive GPS positions from other Rino® users so you can
keep track of your friends on skiing or camping trips, sporting
events, and other outdoor adventures.
Rinos transmit a user's position through the FRS spectrum.
Position information can be transmitted to any other Rino
user within a two-mile range.
The image to the right shows an example of four people
keeping track of each other's positions using a Rino 110.
How Garmin Rino Position Reporting works
Position reporting can be activated using either the "call"
or "talk" keys. When the "call" key is released, it activates
the Position Reporting function, sending your current GPS
location to other Rinos.
Position Reporting Function |
New Contact Page |
Map Page |
When the call is received by another Rino, the New Contact
page is displayed showing the ID, direction, and distance of
the sender. The sender's position is also displayed on the
receiving unit's map page. Locations are updated every
second, and you can transmit your location to others once every
10 seconds.
This could be a life-saving feature in an outdoor emergency
—or it could be used simply for rounding up the family at an
amusement park or outdoor resort.
Sample screens
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