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RE: Prism Pole Recommendation

Jim Frame, post: 436076, member: 10 wrote: Here you go:Jim, thank you!

9 years ago
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RE: Prism Pole Recommendation

Jim Frame, post: 435749, member: 10 wrote: I reinforced the portion where the DC clamp attaches by sliding a short length of aluminum tubing -- slit l...

9 years ago
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RE: Certification or Licensing

Big Al, post: 435936, member: 837 wrote: What would happen if the licensing of professional land surveyors was eliminated in your state? Milton Fried...

9 years ago
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RE: Certification or Licensing

What would happen if the licensing of professional land surveyors was eliminated in your state? Milton Friedman implies in his lecture (thanks for th...

9 years ago
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RE: If you could tell a newbie one thing...what would it be?

Great thread. Really appreciate the sentiments about honesty and integrity. It is everything. Never hide something you've done to your employer or ...

9 years ago
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RE: RTK surveying is like...

Yes, you've got it Mark. The analogy occurred to me today. Of course, an auction doesn't ordinarily proceed that way. But RTK does.

9 years ago
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RE: Does someone make these or anyone else see any need?

John Putnam, post: 433807, member: 1188 wrote: I've been using lithium grease for years without any real issues with dirt. Here in the Pacific North ...

9 years ago
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RE: Does someone make these or anyone else see any need?

Zoidberg, post: 432429, member: 8841 wrote: Topcon previously made one (maybe they still do...) that would screw on under the plumb bubble when not in...

9 years ago
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RE: Help - Tripod Identification

I agree that it is probably not survey related. Thanks for the help.Al

9 years ago
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RE: Inquiry: Survey Records - Records of Survey - Records of Monument

There are two types of land in Massachusetts - "recorded" (deed is claim of ownership) and "registered" (Torrens system - deed is registration or proo...

9 years ago
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RE: Unable to get fix early in day, but fine later in day

Just had a follow up thought. If multipath were an issue - it is the case that (in an open sky condition) the receiver would receive the same signal ...

9 years ago
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RE: Unable to get fix early in day, but fine later in day

Interesting discussion about possible multipath. Other than this recent setup, I can't say that I've discerned any repeatable pattern/problem, and ha...

9 years ago
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RE: Unable to get fix early in day, but fine later in day

Hey, Moe, that's a good point. I hadn't considered to what extent that might be a problem. Here's a picture of my setup. The base gets mounted on t...

9 years ago
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RE: Unable to get fix early in day, but fine later in day

Well, that's it then. Seems like voodoo, but then again, so does GNSS...

9 years ago
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RE: Unable to get fix early in day, but fine later in day

Thanks. Whatever it is, whether an outdated or corrupt ephemeris, seems to have been fixed by resetting the receiver. I guess the bottom line is tha...

9 years ago
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RE: Unable to get fix early in day, but fine later in day

Shawn Billings, post: 423019, member: 6521 wrote: Might have been a corrupt ephemeris rather than an old one. Thanks, Shawn. Is an old, or corrupt, ...

9 years ago
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RE: Unable to get fix early in day, but fine later in day

Fredh, post: 422989, member: 12570 wrote: Ran into the reverse of this Sunday, base had a sky full and the rover 25' away had 5 to none. Did the 15 s...

9 years ago
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RE: Unable to get fix early in day, but fine later in day

Thanks, Nate.I've been told that the almanac and ephemerides files can get "out of date" if the receivers are left sitting around for a long while. T...

9 years ago
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