Garmin Rino 530 Review

UPDATE: This model has been discontinued. For more current recommendations, please refer to our handheld GPS buyers guide or our Garmin handheld GPS comparison chart.

The Garmin Rino 530 is the flagship model in Garmin’s product line that marries GPS with a two-way radio. Identical to the Rino 520 in all other respects, the 530 adds a NOAA weather radio, barometric altimeter and electronic compass.

Here’s what others are saying:

• Several readers post their Rino 530 reviews at CNet.
• Customer reviews of the Rino 530 are starting to appear at Amazon.
• Garmin’s own blog posts on using the Rino 530 when hunting.
• Here’s a story of members of the U.S. military using the Rino 530 in Iraq.

Some other resources:

• A PDF version of the Rhino 530 owners manual.
• Want to compare the 530 to other handhelds or previous generation Rinos? Try this Garmin GPS comparison tool.
• There is an active Yahoo Rino discussion group.
• The official Garmin Rino 530 web page.

I’ll be posting more hands on reviews as they appear, but in the meantime, here are some other helpful resources:

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