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jhframe
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Joined: July 1, 2010 10:44 am
Last seen: June 7, 2026 7:46 am
Topics: 464 / Replies: 7001
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RE: Trimble R8-2 issues (Parts and Service)

I can vouch for Kargo-Tech, I bought a keypad from them. They're in Hong Kong, and my order was handled promptly. Shipping via mail took about 2 wee...

2 years ago
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RE: Witness Corner Disguise

What was holding the bollard upright? There doesn't appear to be any of it sticking in the ground.

2 years ago
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RE: FREE Total Stations & GPS Receivers

Shipping will be expensive, but there might still be some interest. Photos would be helpful.

2 years ago
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RE: Scale Bars on plats

SOP here. Required in many cases, just plain good practice in the rest. I use an AutoLISP function to generate the scale bar as an anonymous block, ...

2 years ago
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RE: One Man Crews

One-man crew isn't for everyone, to be sure. I think it works best for solo operations like mine, where I don't have to take on a job that's too iffy...

2 years ago
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RE: Sometimes It Takes A Little Extra Effort

The hole saw was nothing special, just a good-quality (Milwaukee, as I recall) high-speed steel one. The nearest bolts holding down the grate were a c...

2 years ago
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RE: Base Station Battery drain

"I sat with our radio shop and talked with the FCC gal, and we weren’t restricted by any output amplitudes, only the range of frequency and the lengt...

2 years ago
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RE: Sometimes It Takes A Little Extra Effort

Not sure why my photos came in so low-res, so trying again. (The datasheet photo is at full resolution, which isn't very high.)

2 years ago
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RE: Trimble Access - Specify PRS?

"Before going out down load and process static between the two or 3 stations holding the NCN station." OPUS Projects will take care of that for me, I ...

2 years ago
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RE: Trimble Access - Specify PRS?

I can't use single-base, I have to have NRTK vectors. I guess I'll take whatever the VRS gives me. I just thought it would be better to have all ve...

2 years ago
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RE: Trimble R8-2 issues (Parts and Service)

My R8-3 seems to work fine except that I can't turn it off from the keypad. No matter how long I press the power button, nothing happens. I have to ...

2 years ago
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RE: Help opus

FYI, I just saw this and sent a file off to OPUS. It processed fine and returned results within about 10 minutes.

2 years ago
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RE: Monument between fences

Every situation is different, it seems. Last week I had to remove 3 fence boards in order to set a corner monument. I replaced the boards when I was...

2 years ago
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RE: Trimble R8 Features

Age is another factor. I found that the on/off button on mine has become an "on" button only - I have to pull the battery to shut it off. I can hold...

2 years ago
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RE: Trimble R8 Features

Thanks to a tip from Glenn Borkenhagen, I was able to install firmware v4.44 without having to do the warranty renewal thing. The receiver now knows ...

2 years ago
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RE: Trimble R8 Features

I picked up the R8 today to check it out. The good news is that it's an R8-3. The bad news is that the firmware needs to be updated to account for l...

2 years ago
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