Anyone have one of http://www.intuicom.com/gps-gnss-products/rtk-bridge-x&apos ;">these yet?
Looks like the Swiss Army knife version! I do wish it had the newer Verizon 4GLTE frequencies. One nice feature is being able to host your own base station via their Base2Socket feature.
SHG
What's the attraction? An Android phone and Lefebure NTRIP Client work well here.
Sure you can do that, BUT this box does more than that with the 900Mhz radio for rebroadcast over the air. I frequently find myself in areas with little or no phone coverage, let alone in an area within a GNSS network.
SHG
I have the M model. It's hard wired into the truck with the external radio and cell antennas mounted on the roof.
It's great for areas with patchy cell coverage. Also nice to be able to run multiple rovers off of one bridge instead of having to have internet access for each Rover. I'm very happy with my Intuicom!
Beavers, are you using the built in radio and if so, what range can you reliably get to the rover in open terrain?
SHG
I'm using the built in radio. I haven't tested to see what max range is but I've been close to a mile away from the truck with no problems. If I remember tomorrow I'll try to see what the max range is.
These are the antennas I'm using. The cell antenna seems to work a lot better than the small one that comes standard.
Thanks!
Shelby H. Griggs PLS, post: 323804, member: 335 wrote: Anyone have one of http://www.intuicom.com/gps-gnss-products/rtk-bridge-x&apos ;">these yet?
Looks like the Swiss Army knife version! I do wish it had the newer Verizon 4GLTE frequencies. One nice feature is being able to host your own base station via their Base2Socket feature.
SHG
Shelby: I have the older model, which is great. It will get corrections in weak 1x coverage, something your standard hotspot will not do.
When I saw this, I really wanted one...until I saw the price and only minimum trade in value for my old one. But it definitely is on my list. I would recommend the RTK bridge to anyone doing work in marginal areas. And, as a bonus, you can share a single VRS account among several receivers if they are in the same area.
In rolling hills I was able to get three miles out of the Intuicom. I have my antenna mounted sideways to keep it low profile. I would assume the range would be better if it was vertical. One of our other crews said they were getting 6-7 miles on flat ground.
Thanks again. Yes, I would imagine the cell antenna mounted like that with the light bar blocking one side does cut down on range.
SHG
Beavers, post: 323923, member: 7733 wrote: In rolling hills I was able to get three miles out of the Intuicom. I have my antenna mounted sideways to keep it low profile. I would assume the range would be better if it was vertical. One of our other crews said they were getting 6-7 miles on flat ground.
That mount looks like it would be relatively easy to convert to a rotatable mount, so you could flip the antenna up when working, and flip it back down when driving.
Hi Beaver , so this device is a 3G or 4 g modem that will re broadcast the rtk corrections being streamed over the Internet from the RTN or VRS mount point , via 900 MHz radio ? That sounds brilliant, how easy is it to set up and mount in a vehicle like you have done?
What would that setup cost ?
Shelby H. Griggs PLS, post: 323930, member: 335 wrote: Thanks again. Yes, I would imagine the cell antenna mounted like that with the light bar blocking one side does cut down on range.
SHG
I believe that is a radio antenna (broadcasting). The white mag mount antenna shown I do have, and that has cell and GPS inside. But I agree the light bar would block the UHF transmit signal. However, I have never been more than a few hundred feet (maybe 1000 feet max) away from the truck, so the transmit antenna location was never an issue. I do notice a decent improvement in cell reception with that mag mount combo antenna.
You are looking at about $6K for the base plus one rover, antennas, etc.
The device has a built in modem, 900 Mhz radio, Wi-Fi, etc. You can leave the base at edge of cell coverage and extend via the radio to many rovers or broadcast your own base station corrections, and with multiple radios repeat the signal, etc. No FCC license needed.
pdop 1.0, post: 323964, member: 459 wrote: Hi Beaver , so this device is a 3G or 4 g modem that will re broadcast the rtk corrections being streamed over the Internet from the RTN or VRS mount point , via 900 MHz radio ? That sounds brilliant, how easy is it to set up and mount in a vehicle like you have done?
What would that setup cost ?
Yes thats how i'm using mine.
I have the bridge mounted in the back of my Suburban. The power cord pugs into a cigarette outlet, the hardest part was fishing the antenna wire behind the trim in the back hatch.
I can't remember exactly how much we paid for ours but that $6k sounds about right.
Wanted to update the thread I bought a Bridge X with 900 Mhz radio and a 1200 data link for my rover radio.I am on the first project with the setup in the desert near the Oregon Nevada border, open country. This is definitely a line of sight radio system, so far longest range I have got is 5.25 miles. I am in the process of getting a static IP from my cell carrier so I can use the base-socket mode.
The other benefit I have got is a wi-fi Hotspot, I am roaming here and either my phone or my carrier has the tethering blocked with my handset, but I can access the world on my laptop in the truck via the bridge.
The bridge isn't magic, but with the external cell antenna hooked up I have pulled in a couple bars (good enough to get RTN corrections) where my
I always use/recommend the http://www.Base-N-aBox.com&apos ;">www.Base-N-aBox.com M3 bridge. They have supported 4g and wifi for years and their unit is much smaller/cleaner (fewer connectors).