RH1200 radios are very common on Ebay but a lot of them might be non-functional (lots listed "as-is" and/or "no returns). eBay is very buyer-centri...

+1 on the rebar drivers, I carry both 5/8" and 3/4" versions in the truck. I only use 5/8" rebar, but I've found that some of them have an exaggerate...

I'd show it, with appropriate caveats about its status. It's something a title insurer would want to know about.

Which brand lasts the longest, in the sun? If they're in direct sunlight much of the time, any of them will eventually degrade. Around here we hav...

Zephyr series of antennas are supposed to be superior to the old choke ring Fun fact: a few years ago I bought 5 each Zephyr Geodetic antennas to ...

Choose your business name carefully. You'll be typing it a lot, so shorter is better.

Every once in a while I follow a surveyor that sometimes used degrees, minutes, decimal minutes instead of the usual degrees, minutes, seconds. I'v...

SECO bipod legs seem to be adjustable in 13' increments I got fed up enough with the thumb adjusters a few years ago and made prototype fine adjust...

Wish someone would have the bright idea and make them a foot up from the end You might want to try swapping out the washers for 2-piece shaft colla...

I use a Garmin eTrex 20. It's small, light and relatively inexpensive. And no longer available, apparently. The eTrex 10, at about $100, might be ...

COGO is an acronym for coordinate geometry Pedantic note: it's not an acronym, or even an initialization. It's some sort of bastardized shorthand...

Ever notice how the North America on the left has a lot more members than the North America on the right?

When my son was in junior high he memorized pi to 193 places, and Pi Day became a family tradition. We still observe it around here, though with less...

it takes about 16 seconds for the home page of the website to load. I get about the same for the home page, but the Recent page -- which is the one...

I figure that some sort of age-related injury will probably be the thing that gets me to retire. So far I've dodged the bullet, with nothing more tha...

if ever county has survey records accessible and organized online like Tulare County, Regrettably, that's not the case. My home county (Yolo) has ...

There will be a custom finger joint in the middle. A finger joint is going to be a weak spot. Compass staffs (staves?) take a lot of pressure at ...