A few years ago, I was doing a survey over Thanksgiving weekend. Since I work at the surveying toy store, I was using equipment from our stock of use...

I suspect that this may have more to do with the radio settings than the Magnet software registration.Your recommended radio parameters are "generic s...

Essentially there is not much difference in the various permutations of the RC-2, although the later ones may work a bit better.Even the RC-2W which w...

Should have told the folk on the other end of the all that your collections manager was 'splainin' some stuff to a delinquent account.

The problem with this logic is that GPS processing depends on simultaneously observed satellites.It does not matter in your RTK or post-processed solu...

According to GPS.gov the first satellite capable of a full L5 signal broadcast was launched in May, 2010. It is a type IIF. I only see 4 of those in...

Spectra Precision will exchange the parallel port hardware lock for a new USB dongle at no monetary charge other than the cost to ship it to them. Th...

In spite of the book I wrote above, from your question, I suppose you are attempting to use the PM2 units in Stop & Go or Kinematic collection mod...

FTP ASHTECHThe Promark2 is probably one of the best GPS units for the money ever built. They have their issues to be certain, but they work very well...

Having sold a few of these, the issue is not the equipment. The issue that stumps most people is the modeling software that comes with the total stat...

The AP-L1 is the older of the two models and preceded the AP-L1A.The AP-L1 is rated 3" accuracy, the AP-L1A is rated 2" accuracy. They have many simi...

The difference in the BC-27BR and BC-27CR is the cable being supplied to connect to the power receptacle.The electrical cable with the CR version is f...

I believe it is a matter of patience more than anything else.I have an Explorer II in my office that we took in on trade. To see if it connects ok, I...

Although this was well prior to the advent of Windows 7 or 8, I was trying to help a guy get his data collector to communicate with his new laptop. A...

Topcon Link will format an ASCII file to what the instrument needs. That utility software is free to Topcon equipment owners. It can be downloaded f...

The only way to communicate with a Topcon instrument of that vintage is via a serial cable. The communication parameters on the instrument are unalte...

Your decision may already be made about your instrument. If not, you should know that at Hayes Instrument Company we have new motors in stock to repa...

Back to your actual question...Er..., that was supposed to say WGS84. Knew it looked wrong but couldn't spot it until it got cold.