Not ESTA - visa required. That means a fee plus the associated costs of attending an embassy visit. Also for me it would be work, so a business visa...

Sadly, due to the current US visa requirements and the fees in particular, I wont be there...

Depends on if its rough sawn or dressed and whether it was milled wet or dry and on any subsequent shrinkage  

meters and millimeters - I'll have 3 x 3.6m sticks of 100 by 50, please  

  I do find the term "International Feet' somewhat odd After all, its only the US that uses Feet at all.   This does look to have th...

  Another really solid pair of quotes to add to the collection Thank you Gentlemen for the Monday morning smile(s) 🙂  

Carbon poles are lovely and light - but not indestructable. If they crush or crack the broken fibre ends are really hard on your hands. For a novice...

@micheal-daubyn-2-2-2-2   Our government has not mandated particular software - its an open spec. But, so far, only 12D seems to have prov...

@micheal-daubyn-2-2-2-2 NZ survey is very like Aus - we have to include at least three existing reference marks. But in the survey lodgement we d...

So do any of the Aussie states have electronic survey-data lodgement - not counting a pdf or scan of a paper-plan?

The question I have for you is... What does the survey deliverable look like to lodge a subdivision plan for approval? Here in NZ we have LandOnli...

Wow, I did not know that they sold S series instruments without a radio. I dont think the TDL will work for you - it might, but really its intended ...

I don't recommend surveying as a career - much, much better money, prospects and support being an engineer. But its a great life-style choice

Surveying was my first choice. Its just a shame that it is so dependant on the economy that, several times, I have had to take up other options

Whisky works for me

@sarkiss The Traverse adjustment routine in Access is probably not what you need. It is intended to adjust a fully closed loop where all the angles ha...