Howdy all, hoping to get some insight on some old gear, seems like the right place to ask.
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I got a screaming deal on a pair of of R6-2s when my old employer/instructor/mentor/friend upgraded his equipment. Pretty cool owning the gear I first learned on.
We basically only ever used the rover with a cell correction (Eastern Canada), the odd time using the base with an external radio (if you're far enough in the bush you lose cell, you needed the external). He was pretty certain than the internal radios were able to transmit, just never tried it because the need never arose.
Now, I'm in Northern Canada (Yukon), and radios are the rule. No such thing as a cell correction up here. I'm using a TDC600 for a data collector, and if I run the base through a TRIMARK3 it works like a charm. But, there's a robust control network up here, and it's a lot of extra gear to lug around and set-up, especially when all the work is generally within a kilometre or two of the base, and it's just myself doing it all.
If I go through all the normal base set-up work flows to run as "internal" in trimble access, it won't start the base, prompting me that the radio is not configured as a base. Bummer.
Information on this topic with these old beasts is pretty scarce. I downloaded the GPS Configurator, tracked down the right cable, and hooked it all up. But I was unable to find the tab for "Transceiver".
Am I missing something? Were these units sold originally in such a way that the internal radios only receive? Is there a way to find out what the radio is capable of? It's a modular radio, if I do need to replace it in order to run as a base, will that radio be compatible with my rover??ÿ
On top of all that, I can't "start base" without hooking up the external... Which has proved to make it impossible to run static...
Anyone have experience with this, or a quick fix? Maybe I'm just missing something
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Am I missing something? Were these units sold originally in such a way that the internal radios only receive?
That was pretty common with the R6/R8 series. I ran across quite a few that were receive-only or "rover" configuration.
Is there a way to find out what the radio is capable of? It's a modular radio, if I do need to replace it in order to run as a base, will that radio be compatible with my rover?
WinFlash is the utility you are looking for. At least, I think so, it's been years since I have touched much less configured an R6. There should be a radio module configuration option in there that will tell you whether you have a transmitting unit.
The R6 was not really a modular receiver, at least not in the sense that the R8s was. There was a "transmit upgrade" sold for the R6, but that was basically to "unlock" the radio module to allow it to function as a transmitting base. But the R6 has been end-of-life for a long time now, I doubt that you're going to find a way to upgrade it.
On top of all that, I can't "start base" without hooking up the external... Which has proved to make it impossible to run static...
Now that sounds weird. Do you have a static survey style set up? Make sure that the "Survey type" is set to FastStatic for both Rover and Base. The only way it would require a radio is if the survey type is set to some form of RTK...
You got me with the Survey Style, that's 100% what that was.
I'll give WinFlash another try, see what I can dig up, last time I tried I think I had a bad download (it didn't do anything).
If only they would free up legacy upgrades, if it was just an "unlock", just let me unlock the thing already, it's not as if the reason I'm not buying an r12i is because I have an r6. Especially if they aren't even willing to take my money for the unlock. How frustrating if that is the truth.
You can check if your receiver is able to work as a base with internal UHF transceiver in WinFlash by checking if UHF trasmit option is enabled.
If True, then you just need to program its transmit frequencies.
Please, take a look at this post:
https://rpls.com/community/postid/608777/
