A buddy of mine sent me a link for the DC50. Just curious to see if anyone has had any experience with the DC50. Seriously wanting to buy one!!!
here is the link also: http://pssllc.com/
Got two of them with Bluetooth .
I used them for about two years with little issue . Had to put them on the shelf because of equipment upgrades . I would prefer to use them over any windows units period .
Positives
Can always see the screen , very easy and very very fast to use , great for location work and stake out. No menus to surf through . Everything works from the keyboard . Geodetic routines are superior to any collector out there . Great tech support .
Negatives
Down side is cant use cad drawings in data collector, GPS is very basic no localization or VRS . No road package or alignments . Development appears to have stopped.
Did you ever have a chance to use them with a robotic total station and a radio? I was wondering about conectivity and range of the radio!
I still use a DC50 as my only data collector. I'm very happy with it, though as noted above development appears to have stopped, and support -- last time I needed it, anyway -- was hard to come by. It's a very different approach to data collection from that taken by TDS, Trimble and Leica, but I find it fast and efficient.
Unfortunately, the DC50 hit the market right about the time surveying slowed dramatically, and sales were disappointing. It's future is uncertain, in my estimation.
yes used it a Robot , You can get 800 to 1000 feet maybe more on the bluetooth radios .
I have a couple sitting on the shelf. One I bought new and used for a couple years with no issues. Seems to be more geared to construction staking than boundary work though. The other I bought used and it turned out to be the prototype that was sent to OK for testing.
Bruce