Yes!
As has been said Repeaters make a world of difference.
Also:
Cross band repeater
Changeable antenna.
Digipeaters
Amplifiers
Satellites
Higher quality
More/better power options
And someone on the other end that actually knows how to communicate can literally be a life saver.
This is just for starters there are so many other advantages.
Do the RINO units not work with repeaters? someone is going to have to help me out here.
simple answer NO
They with GMRS repeaters (from the Garmin web site):
Channels: 7 FRS, 15 GMRS, and 8 GMRS repeater (using GMRS frequency in the U.S. requires a FCC license)
