gortex2 Posted January 10, 2023 Report Posted January 10, 2023 Garmin released the new Tread Off Road GPS with Ride Talk. It operates on MURS. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/702373/pn/010-02406-00 https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-16B1D74D-857B-4FFB-8DE2-A0960FE0D090/EN-US/GUID-1C57D760-1BD2-46F6-B0CE-BC46503AEDBC.html Water resistance IEC 60529 IPX71 Operating temperature range From -20° to 55°C (from -4° to 131°F) Wireless frequencies (United States) From 151.82 to 154.6 MHz @ 31.7 dBm WRTT642 1 Quote
tweiss3 Posted January 10, 2023 Report Posted January 10, 2023 That is the first time I've seen a manufacturer not largely embellish the specs (range). WRTT642 1 Quote
gortex2 Posted January 10, 2023 Author Report Posted January 10, 2023 Not sure what you mean. There are only 5 MURS channels. Why spell them out ? Quote
tweiss3 Posted January 10, 2023 Report Posted January 10, 2023 I was referring to the "Typical 1 mile range" in the specs. Much better than the typical "up to 25 mile range" I'm used to seeing. WRTT642 and gortex2 2 Quote
gortex2 Posted January 10, 2023 Author Report Posted January 10, 2023 The slick part about it is it does use a external antenna connection. It talks about installing the external antenna. The rubber duck would probably work in one mile but I think a standard VHF quarter wave on a NMO mount would double its performance. It appears to be an SMA connection but they don't specify. I'm trying to decide if I'll order one or not. I just replaced my overlander in the Jeep but adding MURS in the same unit and not worry about another radio seems slick. WRUU653 and WRTT642 2 Quote
PACNWComms Posted January 11, 2023 Report Posted January 11, 2023 If they add or even replace MURS with UHF FRS/GMRS, I will buy these for sure. I do have stock in Garmin though, as I own a lot of their products, and have for a long time. The Rino series radios are awesome! I am not even scared off with the $2k price tag for the power switch and 10" display package. I like that they are making products like this. And OP, thank you for sharing the links. gortex2, Ian and WRTT642 3 Quote
gortex2 Posted January 11, 2023 Author Report Posted January 11, 2023 I've alwasy been a garmin fan. Have a ton of their stuff also. I think the MURS is actually good for riders. Your going to get further than FRS and its used less than FRS right now. I added one to my wish list for the Jeeps. WRTT642 and WRUU653 2 Quote
PACNWComms Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/11/2023 at 10:23 AM, gortex2 said: I've alwasy been a garmin fan. Have a ton of their stuff also. I think the MURS is actually good for riders. Your going to get further than FRS and its used less than FRS right now. I added one to my wish list for the Jeeps. Yes, range will definitely help. In a previous life, I used VHF comms for oil spill cleanup operations, then UHF was for a "command net" which was slightly shorter range, not FRS/GMRS but there were many that brought their own radios that were FRS/GMRS (pre-2017 changes). I would only like to see FRS/GMRS compatible unit as it would augment what I already have, lots of Garmin Rino's. Thank you for sharing the links, I may have to save my pennies for more toys to use with my other toys. SteveShannon, Ian and WRTT642 3 Quote
3pedal Posted March 24, 2023 Report Posted March 24, 2023 They are interesting. I have a friend that just got the race versions. I don't think it has MURS, it has some kind of satcom. They need a matrix to help figure out what screen size and comm options exist. I agree, it would be nice to have options on the radio included. Most of the people I ride with have VHF radios in their machines, so the build in radio wouldn't work for me. If everyone was starting from scratch, this would be interesting. Quote
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