Two Way Radios

[Daryl]

I think there may be a thread on here about this but has anyone used the Garmin Rino 530HCx I am thinking about ordering a pair.

[Coyotehunter]

I have a few buddies that have them and love them.

[Daryl]

Thanks coyotehunter I had hunted last year with a couple guys that used them and they proved valuable but just wondered if anyone else used them.

[LeviM]

we use Midlands (not sure about the model) They work pretty good, they got there time and place! They work really good, when you spilt up from your partner, then you can stay in contact with eachother

[Daryl]

Levi I have the midlands to and yes they work good but with the Garmin not only can you keep in touch with one another you can GPS locate your partner and know exactly where he is. Would work good I think for those sneaky dogs

[LeviM]

GPS would be pretty sweet, it would be nice to see where you partner is, and keep an eye on him to make sure hes not taking a nap Whats the price tag on these 2-ways Daryl? I am assuming they are not cheap

[lyonch]

Levi they are around 600 bucks and i bought some for the old man and mayeb we can try those out this season and see how they work. I will let you know how good they work after antelope hunting this fall.

[Daryl]

Looking at around 800 for a pair of the 530HCx I think I am going to order a set and give them a try.

[Daryl]

Well I did buy a pair of these Garmin RIno 530 Hcx radios. I hope to put them to the test here this fall. I also just ordered the new Desert Shadow covered Howa Axiom in .22-250 and man am I pumped. I own a couple Howa's now that are standard barrel and shoot awesome so I am excited for this heavy barreled rig. I will keep you up to date on how well the radios work and how the Axiom shoots.

[Yote_man1]

Have you guys been using the radios this year? If so, What do you think?

[Coyotehunter]

can you get a voice activated mic for the rino's?

[jaybic]

I got a question for you guys that ARE using voice activated mics. When you blow on a mouth call does that transmit to your partner thru the mic? I would sure think it would and cannot decide if that would be a good thing or not. A loud call could blow up the mic and if the call bleeds thru into the mic, I would think it would irk the guy on the other end.

Whats everyones experiences on this?

Thanks,

Jaybic

[Daryl]

We have tried the voice activated ones and they didn't perform well for us. They didn't seem to pick up the whispers when trying to be quiet. We now use the PTT versions and they work awesome. For us anyways..