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Dave
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Joined: July 6, 2010 9:24 pm
Last seen: November 19, 2025 9:29 am
Topics: 13 / Replies: 346
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RE: Why does this corner look like a shotgun?

Not a gun but yesterday I stopped at a boat landing on the way back into the office. I know the ice has been off the lake for just over a week and wa...

11 years ago
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RE: PCMCIA Card?

I can't help find a card for you but I know that when I had Leica 530 units, Leica was insistant upon using only Leica PCMCIA cards, and only the 2mb ...

11 years ago
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RE: Filling in punch mark in set brass disc

Punch it in, punch it out.I'd try a 3/8" pin punch and just tap away around the edge of the original punch. All the material is still there... just p...

11 years ago
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RE: Who remembers these? DMD's

Yep! Used them a lot! Because there was no such thing as a calculator that would produce sine, cosine etc, back then (1970 - 1072 ± ) we were forced...

11 years ago
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RE: Triple Triangulation Monuments

Nice recovery and preservation.

11 years ago
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RE: What does Monday have in store

Hit a deer on the way into work this morning... Hope the rest of the day is better!(I did have a 'feel good' moment though when the County Deputy and ...

11 years ago
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RE: What's better than wood stakes for property lines?

> My pick would be the T-Post fence post. I have also used them for monumenting corners in the woods.Thats what I use. 6 footers. Somewhat of a b...

11 years ago
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RE: 1857 GLO Township Corner

Another dandy preservation effort. Good job Jerry!I never really thought much about using a probe until I started reading your stories and in most of...

11 years ago
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RE: RFI: Total Station Recommendation

I've been very happy with the reflectorless on that instrument and I've had it probably going on 10 years. I shoot a lot of building corners with it...

11 years ago
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RE: RFI: Total Station Recommendation

I'm continually impressed with how my reflectorless Nikon NPL332 measures (to prisms) through brush. Its really good at that. Battery life is also r...

11 years ago
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RE: How do you check your prism pole???

One time I could easily see that the pole was not plumb, even though the bubble said it was. So I just plumbed it up (sighting an edge from about 20 ...

11 years ago
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RE: AMERICAN SURVEY MONUMENT PATENTS - My Latest Book

Just ordered mine. Looking forward to getting it!The monument that screws into the ground looks interesting!!

11 years ago
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RE: Boundary Fence Clearing

> Prior to 1986, they would run true line, cutting windows and notching any tree that was on the line.> I did some Forest Service survey work an...

11 years ago
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RE: best hat for surveying

I use a Sun Runner cap from Outdoor Research. Its really light and I sprinkle water on it when its really hot out. When in a canoe, I have the sides...

11 years ago
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RE: Lat/Long in Pathfinder Data Dictionary?

> Is it possible to add beginning and end point lat/long attributes to Trimble Pathfinder Data Dictionary before collecting data in the field?I'm h...

11 years ago
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RE: Retracement, previous methods

> (b) the widespread use of barbed wire fencing ...That reminds me that you might add compass and a roll of barbed wire to the list. After all, it...

11 years ago
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RE: Retracement, previous methods

Based on some of the 1890 - 1920 work I've run into, I'd add "compass and pacing" to the list.Many years ago I also saw at least one EDM (I'm thinking...

11 years ago
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RE: Network RTK?

Network RTK? some results> If you are surrounded by reference stations (and it sounds like you are), then network can still do a very good job. I ...

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