I've been cleaning out the attic of my office and have come across a treasure trove of older gear. I would love to see it adopted by a loving surveyor rather than end up in the landfill. And what a better way than offering up as a RPLS donation.
First on the auction block is a Trimble 4000SSI Site Surveyor, the gold standard of 90's GPS. It was originally purchased used for use as a temporary CORS station for work I was doing for NOAA in the early 00's. After that is was used as a ground monitoring station for aerial GPS missions. According to the data I just downloaded, the system was last used in 2007.
This auction includes the 4000SSI w/case; an antenna cable w/ TNC for use with newer antennas; a data collector cable; and a plethora of power cables. As an added bonus, I'm throwing in a TSC1.
The 4000SSI fires up, tracks SV's, calculated a position and collected data this morning (see photos). Lacking a charged battery, I was not able to fire up the TSC1. It does have a battery but I ditched all of my old chargers a couple of months ago, go figure (I have not been a Trimble shop in over a decade).
I'll leave auction open until the 14th of July. Lets start the bidding at $100 payable to RPLS and shipping to be determined.
Good Luck and good surveying.
$150
Wow that's a great piece of GPS history!
N10,000, E7,000, Z100.00
PLS - MO, AR, KS, CO, MN, KY
Don't forget that the firmware for this receiver can be upgraded to fix the 2019 WNRO problem, thanks to the outstanding talents of Keelan Lightfoot. Firmware available at his site Beefchicken Industries.
Those things were bulletproof. Good units for sure.
Those things were bulletproof.
Most still work, though time has proven to be the bullet that takes them down. Of the dozen or so that I've had, at least 4 have succumbed to (I think) aging components. Symptoms include things like failing to track SVs and "PLL loop lock error," whatever that is. Internal battery failure is another issue, but that's simply a matter of maintenance, as the primary lithium cells are known to have a finite lifespan and are relatively easy and cheap to replace.
The end is near, don't let this once in a lifetime opportunity to pass you by.