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Artie Kay
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RE: Solar activity and GPS accuracies

Hi RichardThis is a useful page to check the 'space weather', not a forecast but handy for an 'aftercast'. The solar storm you mentioned hasn't reache...

13 years ago
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RE: Carlson CRD Format

JimEbarnard67 is right, Carlson X-port will create a crd file from ASCII almost instantly on your pc. I think you should be able to download it free i...

13 years ago
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RE: I see a control point...

No name, no numbers, just the warning - the 1500m volcanic summit of La Gomera, Canary Islands:

13 years ago
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RE: I see a control point...

There are thousands of these concrete trig pillars in the UK, on mountain and hilltops, all dating from the 1930's to the 1960's when the retriangulat...

13 years ago
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RE: More naming humor

I used to work in aviation and you wouldn't believe some of the airways waypoint names people have got away with over the years, this is in the seriou...

13 years ago
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RE: SINK HOLE?

I've never seen one, but here in Scotland the entire country was glaciated in the last ice age and 'kettle holes' regularly turn up, they are voids in...

13 years ago
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RE: Best Surveying Nail

AmdomagThey may have really tough nails available in the US but here in the UK I haven't found a nail that can cope with all concrete. If the concrete...

13 years ago
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RE: My survey chariot and signage.

It's a sad commentary on the state of the UK but if you left your vehicle in a public place over here with all that kit visible inside there's a good ...

13 years ago
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RE: SurvCE GPS???

Hi Pin CushionI don't have my DC here right now but I think even if you haven't stored the base position as a point you can still find it in the raw d...

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RE: Best Quote of the Week

Don Rumsfeld could have been talking about surveying:"There are known knowns; there are things we know we know.We also know there are known unknowns; ...

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RE: Anyone recognize this machine?

Orgasmatron? Much smaller than the early ones 😉

13 years ago
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RE: Anyone recognize this machine?

Hi Dave,Looks like this one:With the addition of the yin-yang company logo on the RH side.Wonder if they've detected any deformation of the ship, or s...

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RE: Wild T2 vs T3000

Thanks everyone for sharing the real knowledge, based on experience and theory.Next step is to check with Leica Geosystems in the UK on spares and sup...

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RE: Poll - Funniest Joke

A hydrogen atom walks into a bar,'I've lost an electron''You sure about that?''Yup, I'm positive!'

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RE: The Wild T2 theodolite

Wow John a T3! Do you ever use it? Someone on this thread is going own up soon to owning a T4!There's a T4 on ebay, been there for ages, 112 lbs of st...

13 years ago
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RE: The Wild T2 theodolite

Hi Ralph, I get nostalgic when I see these circle readings:Must be comforting for the Swiss to know that after 500 years of democracy and peace they d...

13 years ago
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RE: The Wild T2 theodolite

You're right of course Jim. This is the inevitable result (pulled from ebay), looks like they gave up after exposing some of the steel:Sold for £68 - ...

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