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R10 Rover with R8 Base vs R10 base
I??ve got a Trimble R10 rover with R8 base right now. We recently rented the R10-2 and at first the guy gave us an R8 base to go with it and it wasn??t shooting in the trees any better than our older setup, so we called and they said we??re only as strong as our weakest link, meaning that even though the 10-2 can see more satellites, the 8 sees fewer so those are the only satellites we had access to, unless we get a 10-2 base. So we swapped our 8 base for a 10-2 and it was significantly better, it took shots in the trees much quicker. So that got me thinking, now that we??ve returned the rental I wonder if the R8 base is holding me back in my setup with the R10 rover. Anyone have any experience with this? Should I see if I can get my hands on an R10 base or is it not really worth it? I will say the R10-2 is amazing in comparison but I??ve never seen if the R10 is that much better than the R8, in terms of satellite availability.
thanks!
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Whaaat, you have to pay extra to unlock constellations? That’s seems a little nickle and dime-y… ??? Interesting video though.
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Here is another interesting video about gps, access and offsets
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@bstrand
For the R8s, yes. The “s” is for “scalable”, so there are varying levels of functions/features available.
“…people will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.” -Neil Postman -
The critical thing is to make sure your base is tracking as many constellations/signals as possible. The RTK engine on the R12 is light-years ahead of the fix/float on the R8, but to get the most out of it the base has to be seeing the same SVs and tracking the same signals.
Robert’s videos are excellent. Great demos and explanations.
“…people will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.” -Neil Postman
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