Garmin Rino 650 - is there an emergency channel for British Columbia

[ryan0402]

I have a Garmin Rino 650 that I take snowmobiling. Works great, battery lasts all day and then some. Can see your buddies location (if they have Rino's too).

Anyhow, if ever in an emergency situation which channel do I use in my Rino to try to communicate that emergency with outside world?

Thanks
R

 

[wakeandsnow]

If you ride anything like we ride in the east koot, your radio will never have the power to transmit out to the rescue world even if it did have the channel. Usually you only get a few KM in the bush with the consumer radios (if you're lucky). Some areas have VHF repeaters on mountain tops that you can pick up with a VHF radio, but your rhino doesn't receive that frequency. If you have a truck mounted VHF you would have a much better chance of reaching someone on the outside world if you have a programmable radio. your best bet is to get a spot or something along those lines.

 

[Graveler]

Sat phone..

 

[wakeandsnow]

found this website a while ago and figured I'd share.

British Columbia Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

gives you all the VHF frequencies of all the emergency departments and if you use the tabs at the top after you've selected your location you can see the business frequencies as well.

 

[giddyup]

i think i understand what your saying, i think it could be a good idea to have the channel posted in the staging area for the rides to take note of, if you ever have someone lost, they could go to the safe channel then everyone looking for them would be on the same channel, would make finding a lost rider easier, everyone would be on the same channel , the lost rider and the searchers.

 

[wakeandsnow]

that would be helpful for everybody with a FRS radio..... Eg. channel 10-1 is the SAR channel?

 

[imdoo'n]

it's bad enough with the punjabi hit parade being played over the friggin truck radio, without also having that and some crap wrap etc.

 

[Sofa King much pow]

If you are riding in Revy.
We monitor 4-0 for SAR.
It's posted at all the trail heads and in the cabins.
Also couple of us on SAR carry Rino 650's and Hi VHF radios.