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jhframe
jhframe
@jim-frame
Member Founder, Sustainer
Joined: July 1, 2010 10:44 am
Last seen: October 14, 2026 2:48 pm
Topics: 465 / Replies: 7012
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RE: New Look For CA Surveyors

What's with the fleece zipped up to the neck? Did the temperature drop under 72?ø? I'm one of those people who's always cold.?ÿ When everyone else is ...

8 years ago
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RE: New Look For CA Surveyors

After everything is all settled, I realized that I should've invested in a "breath out" mask. I bought a 20-pack of the cheap ones during the crisis a...

8 years ago
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RE: R= vs L= Quick Question

Perhaps the most important thing for the owner to realize is that the frontage distance of 167.25' is measured along the arc.?ÿ If he stretches a tape...

8 years ago
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RE: Does Civil 3D provide value to the typical surveyor?

The flip side of Cameron's observation is that if your C3D-dependent engineering clients don't generate enough profit for you to underwrite the $2k+ a...

8 years ago
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RE: Local Coordinate System

Do you use that only to record data, or for stakeout, too??ÿ ("East a thousand of a second!")

8 years ago
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RE: Local Coordinate System

The remainder of my surveys are true mean geodetic with NAD83 Lat and Long. What field and office software do you use that allows you to work directly...

8 years ago
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RE: Does Civil 3D provide value to the typical surveyor?

The Carlson surveyor never provided points in a format we could use. They kept sending a CRD file, which does me no good. Wouldn't an ASCII points fil...

8 years ago
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RE: Business Diversification

Well with the proliferation of legal recreational marijuana I may start growing and distributing to whoever wants to buy. I have a brother-in-law and ...

8 years ago
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RE: Local Coordinate System

For urban surveys I generally start and stay local (though I prefer 15000,15000 to 5000,5000).?ÿ For rural surveys (which tend to be referenced to the...

8 years ago
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RE: Civil 3D to Carlson

TrueView will convert the drawing, but it'll hose all the C3D entities in the process.?ÿ The approach JPH describes is preferable.

8 years ago
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RE: FCC Approves Use of Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System in the US

I don't understand how or why the FCC has any regulatory authority over a the operation of an RF receiver.?ÿ Does operation of a receiver somehow kick...

8 years ago
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RE: Cha cha changes

?ÿ(editted for Mr. Fleming, Spelling PoPo) Only 1 t in edited.?ÿ (Can I join the force? ) ?ÿ

8 years ago
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RE: Inexpensive cogo/plot software

Along those lines there is also ProCogo. I looked at that, but the affordability question arises again.?ÿ A single-user one-year subscription is $375,...

8 years ago
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RE: Inexpensive cogo/plot software

The Personal license of Traverse PC (the lowest-cost version except for the educational version)?ÿ is $60 per month on subscription, or $995 to buy ou...

8 years ago
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RE: Parani SD1000

Snap connectors are a source of failure (wtf it doesn't work frustration) and are more prone to corrosion, please solder. I was referring to the 9v ba...

8 years ago
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RE: Parani SD1000

i still dont get what im supposed to do with those wires in order to power it up The plug goes into the power port (round hole) on the side of the Par...

8 years ago
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RE: Windows 10 plotter drivers

I'm using the driver for the HP1050C to plot from Win10 to my HP450C through an old HP print server.?ÿ It works well.

8 years ago
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RE: Hi, from Northern CA

I'm guessing non-union companies don't work on prevailing wage projects very often though am I right? That wouldn't be a very good guess.?ÿ Most of my...

8 years ago
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RE: Hi, from Northern CA

Best I can tell, the pay was $48.86 for Chief of Party before the October 1, 2018 increase of around $2.30. Where do you see $73.73? Dave was probably...

8 years ago
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RE: Field Crew Billing

I know I'm not as fast working 1-man than working 2-man, so I discount accordingly.?ÿ My equipment costs are essentially the same either way, but I gi...

8 years ago
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