Garmin Rino 120 Handheld GPS Receiver

Pros: Location sending, FRS/GMRS two-way radio, size, durability
Cons: Battery life and power button placement

Garmin has been an industry leader in Global Positioning Service (GPS) for a long time. There really are only two at the retail, everyday consumer level that provide GPS, Garmin and Magellan. Now, Garmin has added two-way radio features to their latest ...

Pros: Physically feels very solid but light. Good screen, basemap detail and coverage; good radio range.
Cons: Serial port PC cable (but USB adapter available); navigation takes getting used to; no auto-routing.

A mapping GPS receiver and a FRS / GMRS 2-way radio in a single small, rugged, waterproof (submersible) device would seem like a traveler's dream. But does it realize its potential in practical use? The short answer is "yes, for the most part."
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Pros: Awesome concept, great execution, seamless radio/GPS interface.
Cons: Legendary Garmin crappy GPS reception. Little memory for custom maps.

My other reviews on GPSs focus on Magellans, which I consider to be a superior product with better satellite signal processing. That said, the Garmin Rhino 120 has won me over with the basic concept. A FRS/GMRS radio with dozens of great features and a ...

Pros: Battery life, GPS accuracy, features, concept
Cons: Radio is simply useless. Not exaggerating.

GPS is great. Radio has caused me lots of troubles. On first hunting trip, nobody could hear me, I thought the radio was crap, it was nearly a year old and I didn't have the receipt, but I called Garmin and they agreed to fix it. I sent it in, and ...

Pros: light weight.Waterproof.fairly easy to use
Cons: color

I bought the 110 for hunting and hiking. I wasn't interested in the 120 due to cost and features i would never use. The 110 frs radio is pretty good. I can communicate with my buddy easily although we didn't test the range over 1 km.I chose the American ...

Pros: Great functions, very good sattelite reception, waterproof.
Cons: Click stick too small, awkward somewhat bulky shape.

This is an excellent unit for the hunter or avid outdoorsman! It picks up and holds onto sattelites better than most units I have seen. I've had about 5 different GPS's over the last few years and this is the coolest and best functioning one for sure. I...

Pros: Good GPS function, convenient size for hunting/hiking.
Cons: Poor radio function. Very limited compatibility with other mapping and Topo software.

Bought this unit with a friend to use for hunting. I wish I had read some reviews first. We found that after a somewhat steep learning curve, the GPS functions were pretty good. The only GPS issue we had any trouble with was occasional signal loss ...

Pros: its light,looks like its durable
Cons: screen is too small,click and stick control button is pain to use.

ive had my rino 120 2 weeks now and everyday i think i dislike it a little more.the biggest problem is mic isnt sensitive enough people on other frs radios cant hear me talk.i can here them fine but no matter how loud i talk into mic the people listening...

Pros: Gps is great, functions are intuitive, radio integration is an awesome concept.
Cons: Originals were bad, and had to be exchanged.

7/2/03 Update: We have received the replacements, and they work great. Though I've only had the chance to check them on flat ground at a range of about 1 mile, the units worked perfectly. The radios worked fine, with one unit having just a touch of...

Pros: Loads of features, compact size, PC upgradeable maps, peer-to-peer positioning, battery life
Cons: Clumsy radio features, bulky 3rd battery location

I decided to purchase the Rino 120 for several uses. For hunting, camping, hiking, snowmachining, flying, snowboarding and tactics for my favorite hobby of airsoft.

The applications are almost limitless and the deal is almost unreal. Lots of...

Pros: Easy to use GPS
Cons: The worst audio of any frs radio on the market

What a great idea, an FRS radio and GPS in one small package. The GPS has a small screen but the zoom makes up for that. Garmin has done a great job making the GPS as simple to use as any I have tried. The Rino uses a Click stick (joy stick ) to control...

Pros: Great!
Cons: No auto-routing

This is my first GPS, and I have wanted one for some time, but just never got around to getting one.

When I was looking originally I figured, what the heck this may kill two birds with one stone, so I decided that I'd give it a go.
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Pros: Great product, great features.
Cons: Doesn't live up to its advertising.

They lied in their advertising. The unit only transmits at 1 watt, not 2 watts. 2 watts is required for talking 5 miles. Motorola Distance transmits 2 watts and claims 5 mile range, how can Garmin make the same claim while only transmitting at 1 watt?...

Pros: Easy for any age to use. Stay in contact with your kids by using display.
Cons: Battery life short. Use battery saver feature and turn volume down to extend life.

I own both the Rino 110 and Rino 120. Both models are light weight, easy to use and are PACKED with extra features that I did not expect. The Rino 120 has extra memory for more detailed mapping and memory. I live in Southern Utah and spend most if not all of my extra time hiking and riding through the mountains and deserts in the area. The Rino 120 lets me know where I am in relation to other areas that I have been and lets me find areas that I want to get back to much easier than memory alone(ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT). This is a must have piece of Survival equipment due to the fact that it is BOTH a radio and a GPS system combined into one. Why carry a radio and a GPS system when the Rino lets you carry one. All you need to do is key your radio and it automatically sends your location to another Rino unit. The Rino GPS systems have been used by Search and Rescue team for several years and the reason is Dependability and Ruggedness.

Pros: Size, memory, ability to transmit location between units.
Cons: Battery life, color options, and built-in maps.

This is the best compact radio and GPS unit. Only one of about three available, but I purchased this model due to the 8 MB's of memory for maps and route storage. I've really enjoyed the product, have used it for off-highway vehicle travel and trail documentation on several trips now, and it has only lost the sat signal three or four times each trip (weekend trips - on all weekend with car adaptor).