Thread: Rino GPS

I meet four hunters in the Manson, may last year, they all had a rino gps/radio each, listening to them trying to talk back and forwards, dropping signal's, couldn't get signal, from a guy 300m away in the bush, or on the ridge above, was pissing me off, and I wasn't even using them, mine you the were from Auckland, so perhaps it was them.
Having spent almost 20 years fixing two ways, that weren't working correctly or reliably, in mine or forestry equipment, there is enough problems, with a 5 watt base unit, in a machine, let alone a 0.5 watt hand held in, steep bush, gorges, ridges etc.
Do they work yes, but only really in a line of sight, or in easy rolling country, and relative short distance,
Even a $3000, uniden, or icom, hand held, doesn't work very well, if surround buy hard signal deflecting object's, ie rocks, cliffs, big trees etc.
depends on what you want to do.

Originally Posted by southernman

I meet four hunters in the Manson, may last year, they all had a rino gps/radio each, listening to them trying to talk back and forwards, dropping signal's, couldn't get signal, from a guy 300m away in the bush, or on the ridge above, was pissing me off, and I wasn't even using them, mine you the were from Auckland, so perhaps it was them.
Having spent almost 20 years fixing two ways, that weren't working correctly or reliably, in mine or forestry equipment, there is enough problems, with a 5 watt base unit, in a machine, let alone a 0.5 watt hand held in, steep bush, gorges, ridges etc.
Do they work yes, but only really in a line of sight, or in easy rolling country, and relative short distance,
Even a $3000, uniden, or icom, hand held, doesn't work very well, if surround buy hard signal deflecting object's, ie rocks, cliffs, big trees etc.
depends on what you want to do.

They are 5 watt bro....

I don't no much about radios but they work as intended?

In a hunting situation they are ideal for sending a mate over to find a shot animal or both covering a clearing and then radioing each other when something comes out etc

If you are trying to use them to call your mate 6 ridges over obviously won't work