@va-ls-2867 Thanks for the info.  That is what I figured.

@wa-id-surveyor Back in the early 2000's I surveyed all of the crossings from Cut Bank, MT to Point Roberts, WA for the Feds.  The first pass wa...

@a-harris I meant an HP42 & HP48.  Someone needs to take me out of the typing pool.

What is the difference with the HP48 & HP48?

Besides the 41CX on my desk, I have a 50g that I keep in my bag.?ÿ I really wish I still had my 48GX but years ago a field crew borrowed it, along wit...

What used to be a steel trap of a mind is now a rusted sieve so I would have to go back to the books to remember. As an engineering student at Oregon...

@a-harris Mine is the two piece model for longer poles.  The biggest problem, other than ankle busting aspect, is the single bolt holding the fi...

I have had one for years.?ÿ They work great. Just watch out for the bottom bracket, hey can be an ankle killer. I do wish it had a better way to make ...

The Leica may another model.?ÿ They do make a lighter weight pine version with a central screw clam that has a PVC coating (GST05).

Radio communications are a three (3) part affair.?ÿ First, all must be on the same frequency.?ÿ Second they must be communicating on the same modulati...

Back in the day when I had actual employees I paid for their phones.?ÿ Why limit the abilities of communication because of a fear.?ÿ If it looked like...

@allen-wrench I think the only difference between the GTS20 & GTS120 is the self locking feet.  The GTS20s uses a strap. As for the stabili...

@john-hamilton I'm not sure about the newer Trimble software but Leica and WayPoint still uses WGS84 when they really mean the untransformed referenc...

@christ-lambrecht For the most part the setup info and point number range is just for an added check in the office.  It helped out a lot when I h...

GST120 hands down.?ÿ I started out with them but switched to Tri-Max when I was adding crews.?ÿ Over the years I have found that the GST120s are consi...

@bill93 Gons and meters are the only way to go.?ÿ Math is a hell of a lot easier. That being said, I would love to have a T2 by my wife would probab...

@dougie I still have the information, just in electronic format.  As a plus, I store the copies on the cloud and can access them from anywhere.