I have a Topcon Hiper plus (older receiver) it works OK with a VRS/RTN setup
Bluetooth and wifi. Carlson DC with SurvCE 3.0 I have been having long floats as of late.
I'm thinking about a new GPS Receiver. My Hiper Plus has no internal radio modem.
I would like some advice on getting an External Radio for Hiper Plus (use as base) to work with a new receiver (rover), maybe a Javad, not sure yet.
What are my options for the External Radio?
Also, thinking of a Robotic TS. Topcon is preferred. Is Topcon GPT 8005 a good option?
Could a Satel radio Kit be used for TS comms and for Base and Rover comms?
Thanks for any insight.
I am not too familiar with the new rules on the GPS radios, other than they must be narrowband compliant. I have a Topcon Hiperlite base and rover rtk setup, and I love it. I don't need alot of range distance wise for most of my jobs, so they work great with the spread spectrum radios, and I don't have any licensing issues.
I would think that the unit you have could easily be converted to a base and you could pick up another unit as a rover, or get a newer unit as a rover. Hayes Instruments could probably fix you up.
As far as the robot, I would think that a Topcon GPT 8005 is a pretty good choice. I bought mine used in 2007, and it has been pretty darn reliable in the 6-1/2 years I have owned it. I run mine off of an external battery. I have 5 of the onboard batteries, and it is time for them to be recelled. The GPT 8005 is pretty old technology as far as robots go, but I use mine on almost every job I do. I am sure the newer robots track better, and have better battery life. I would definitely go with a reflectorless option, if you can. Both my robot and my Topcon CTS 3007 both have reflectorless. I use it (reflectorless) on every job I do.
The Satel radios would need to be programmed to be narrowband compliant. I would suggest a bluetooth radio setup similar to this one:
Geo-Tronics Long Range Bluetooth radios
I have a similar setup, and the battery life is awesome, and much, much lighter that the satel radios.
Good luck!
