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john-putnam
john-putnam
@john-putnam
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Joined: February 4, 2011 9:44 am
Last seen: September 25, 2026 2:25 pm
Topics: 82 / Replies: 2382
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RE: Plumb Bob Poll

I have had the same 18oz bob for over twenty years now. In its day it saw a lot of action and has the dings to show for it but now it hangs on the ro...

15 years ago
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RE: Measuring offset distances from prism pole

Big Al,Have you tried to use a Disto type device. Leica's 1200 series are capable of collecting offset data from them via blue tooth.John

15 years ago
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RE: LightSquared: FCC public comment period ends...

Just remember, this is what happens when money became speach.

15 years ago
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RE: FAA on Lightsquared

Looking back at the back entrance LS made into the market. I really shocked that the other cellular carriers did not jump on the FCC to stop this. T...

15 years ago
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RE: Things Robots Will Lock onto

Our Leica systems will notify you when the current measurement is within a user specified distance from the last as well as if it is on the the back s...

15 years ago
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RE: Autocad WS for Android and iOS free

We started using this a couple of weeks ago. We have tried it on and Android, iPhone and iPad. So far nothing but rave reviews. Crew can do a map c...

15 years ago
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RE: extinguishing a private R/W or easement

Robert,I'm not sure if this applies but I recently did a boundary line agreement between two platted lots. In this case the plat had a note creating ...

15 years ago
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RE: UPRR Flagman Cost

If you are within 25 feet of the track you will need a railroad provided lookout. In some really special situations with some special training you ca...

15 years ago
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RE: Auto pointing at night with a robot

Al,My understanding of Leica ATR uses a combination of infrared beam and imaging system to track the prism. That is why the system works well in most...

15 years ago
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RE: Auto pointing at night with a robot

Al,We have been using Leica robotics since the 90's. The target tracking work great at night, I actually prefer to work in the dark on some sites. T...

15 years ago
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RE: SPC State Map Zones with Counties

Impressive.Thanks for the file

15 years ago
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RE: SurvCE and Leica 1200 question

Robert,If you are collecting data for export into another system I think you can just replace the gem file with one that covers your area before you e...

15 years ago
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RE: IMEI Number Leica Modem?

Shelby,That will not be a problem in the near future. AT&T just purchased T-mob USA from the Germans.Off to Mexico for more high-speed funJohn

15 years ago
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RE: mcmillan's new robot helper

If you know the format needed for Star-net you can easily create a format file in LGO's Format Manager. The format file can then be used in the instr...

16 years ago
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RE: level recommendations

We use a Leica DNA03 which is speced for 1st order work. I'm not sure what the Trimble equivalent is. If I recall it was a couple of thousand dollars...

16 years ago
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RE: It was homemade liquor,......

I had some Swedish moonshine on New Years. We spent the holidays with my wife’s family in Denmark and took a trip to her cousin’s cabin in Sweden. T...

16 years ago
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RE: Odd Coincidence During a Ring Ring

We had a similar problem when I was a young lad. My dad's name is Randy Putnam and our address was 1800. The problem was that Randy Putman lived on ...

16 years ago
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RE: Robot Wars: Topcon QS VS Leica TPS 1200

It would also be nice to see a comparison with a Leica TS30. Our TM30, which is a basically a TS30 with a killer ATR and no lock, turns incredibly fa...

16 years ago
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RE: Speaking of education

In the distance past I too made the Dean's list. Unfortunately, it was not the same list.

16 years ago
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RE: What would you do?

In my experience, the basis of bearings vary on most surveys and are usually assumed. The biggest problem I see with your situations is the call for ...

16 years ago
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