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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #45 on: November 20, 2012, 12:55:21 PM »
Bob you too smart for me! :dunno:  I didnt see rino 650 on sportco website?  Good unit though.
Thanks. If I were smarter I'd figure out a way to distribute the maps to others. :'(
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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #46 on: November 20, 2012, 12:55:26 PM »
$389  MSRP is $499 and you can usually find them for $450.  I just got mine from REI for $445, so it's getting returned.

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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #47 on: November 20, 2012, 12:57:36 PM »
$389  MSRP is $499 and you can usually find them for $450.  I just got mine from REI for $445, so it's getting returned.

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You do know that REI members get a 10% dividend, so when you've returned it to REI and bought the other for $389 you'll only be a few dollars ahead.... :twocents:

(I also have an REI VISA card that gives another 5% on REI purchases, so I get a 15% dividend on them.)
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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #48 on: November 20, 2012, 01:01:41 PM »
Yeah, I guess that $15 I'd save isn't worth the gas to get there and driving in that area.   Thanks.

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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #49 on: November 20, 2012, 01:01:58 PM »
389$ pretty decent price!  I paid 500 for my 655t. :bash:
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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #50 on: November 20, 2012, 01:05:50 PM »
Yeah, I guess that $15 I'd save isn't worth the gas to get three and driving in that area.   Thanks.

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Not to mention REI's customer service is excellent should you ever have any problem. At least that's been my experience for many, many years. :tup:
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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #51 on: November 20, 2012, 01:46:55 PM »
We are throwing together our Black Friday sale now and this thread caught my eye

we havent released our full sale list yet but my boss is puttig the Rhino 650 at $389.95 we are also throwing in a Cooked Horn Bino System with each Rhino 650 we sell! and if you set up an account with us you get 4% cash rewards points towards future purchases.

we will have our full list of sale items on facebook
http://www.facebook.com/dusupply

I will also post the rest of our sale on a different thread when it is complete!
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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #52 on: November 21, 2012, 06:20:04 PM »
I have the 655T - Love it! No issues.

So far less than impressed with mine....
Take WAY to long to recognize a "friend" that I can visibly see.....
Also very annoyed with the little beep that sounds off every time you key up.....
To pay that much and have a VERY poor quality 1:100 map is also a bit annoying.....
And its huge...

I think if my friends were able to use MGRS, and as knowledgable as I am on GPS use, i'd rather rock a quality two way, and a quality GPS..... Not a all in one.....

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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #53 on: November 22, 2012, 06:33:16 AM »
I have the 655T - Love it! No issues.

So far less than impressed with mine....
Take WAY to long to recognize a "friend" that I can visibly see.....
Also very annoyed with the little beep that sounds off every time you key up.....
To pay that much and have a VERY poor quality 1:100 map is also a bit annoying.....
And its huge...

I think if my friends were able to use MGRS, and as knowledgable as I am on GPS use, i'd rather rock a quality two way, and a quality GPS..... Not a all in one.....

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You may have an internal problem with yours. I'd consider sending it in. I've never had a GPS lock up so quickly in heavy cover/extreme weather. My friends show up instantly when they key their units. The 100K map is worthless. You need to subscribe for the 24K. $20 for all the maps you can upload in a year.

The radio is just as powerful as any other handheld I've used. Why carry two pieces of equipment?
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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #54 on: November 22, 2012, 07:20:42 AM »
You can turn off the key beeps. Setup > Tones > Key Beep > Off.

Did you mean GMRS and not MGRS? The 650 series can transmit on 5 watt GMRS.
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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #55 on: November 22, 2012, 08:34:43 AM »
 :yeah:  Yup.  They are awesome!
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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #56 on: November 28, 2012, 04:56:11 PM »
Looks like the 530hxc is a discontinued item. So it's either the 610 or 650 :dunno:

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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #57 on: November 28, 2012, 05:11:48 PM »
Looks like the 530hxc is a discontinued item. So it's either the 610 or 650 :dunno:
The 610 is only a 1 watt radio and missing other functions like 3axis compass I think.  650 is the way to go.  I just picked up 2 guys in Winston unit 8.5 miles away clear and had em located on my 655.  Awesome.
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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #58 on: November 28, 2012, 05:26:11 PM »
Looks like the 530hxc is a discontinued item. So it's either the 610 or 650 :dunno:

Yes, although I am sure you can still buy them new from online vendors and maybe locally..  Ive had mine five or so years.  I will upgrade maybe next year to the 655T.

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Re: Touch screen Rinos
« Reply #59 on: November 28, 2012, 05:34:57 PM »
I run the 655t and love it so far!  It was my first upgrade since those old etrex's, and obviously a huge difference. 

When I shed hunt I run a grid, which especially in the reprod/brush here on the west side can be tough to do without missing patches or doubling up on a section.  When I do find something, or anything of interest for that matter like a rub, bedding area, wallow etc.  I can take a picture with it and it gets tagged with coordinates and is loaded onto Garmin Basecamp when I upload my routes.  Pretty neat!

Attached is an example.  Sorry it's cropped so much, I didn't want to include too much in the picture that might give the location away.

 


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