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larry-scott
larry-scott
@larry-scott
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Joined: May 28, 2014 10:48 pm
Last seen: April 9, 2026 5:20 pm
Topics: 61 / Replies: 998
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RE: Anyone here once used a Tellurometer?

@skeeter1996 Ah, you are informed. In the manual it simply state ƒ??near or beyond 2Km it does not function correctlyƒ?. however, there was a hand ...

6 years ago
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RE: Anyone here once used a Tellurometer?

Well I got hold of a pristine HP3805A last year. Picked off 10,000 ft like it was nothing. Which well beyond the 1 mi brochure range. And it checks ou...

6 years ago
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RE: Anyone here once used a Tellurometer?

@jt50 shortest? 2-3 meters, indoors on metrology bench. My personal best long shot is with RangeMaster: 63,000 ft. 9 glass, VA of about 8 degrees. E...

6 years ago
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RE: Anyone here once used a Tellurometer?

@jt50 it’s radio, so precise alignment isn’t as sensitive as an EDM. And you can sweep the instrument. There’s an audible when find...

6 years ago
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RE: End of a era

And I had 2 41s with battery terminal corrosion. There are replacement parts for that since it was a killer to 1/2 of all 41s. I have repaired those ...

6 years ago
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RE: End of a era

I am still in deep with HP15 and a handful of 41s. the best part is the iPhone i41cx+ app. I still write stuff for it. The HP15 iPhone app by HP is a...

6 years ago
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RE: The land is essentially flat

But, these days itƒ??s just a point cloud from drone lidar. Isnƒ??t it??ÿ

6 years ago
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RE: Anyone here once used a Tellurometer?

I have. But once. Picked off 20 mi like it was a triple reflector at a mile. Operating the 2 units required a coordinated effort. And, the units were...

6 years ago
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RE: I'm confused. Bearing/degrees

@brad-ott maybe the N51-56-01W got rounded off in some other document. Pretty strange that he cites N52 and the map is straight up normal. 

6 years ago
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RE: Smoots & other units

@dave-lindell ok. The syntax matters. But, Itƒ??s not like a math error wouldƒ??ve resulted. A ch squared, a square ch. i make that same syntax erro...

6 years ago
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RE: Smoots & other units

@dougie of course I know the sq footage. it worth remembering that it’s 10 sq ch. just like 80 sq ch in a section.  

6 years ago
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RE: Smoots & other units

@dave-karoly the ‘surveyors acre’ 1x10 ch. 10 sq ch. how many ft? Dunno, it’s 10 sq ch. 

6 years ago
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RE: Smoots & other units

A friend was having difficulty, and wasnƒ??t sure how long a rod was, so he asked me. I said, ƒ??well I donƒ??t remember how long a rod is in feet.ƒ?...

6 years ago
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RE: Smoots & other units

@mightymoe the French chaired an international cluster of eggheads.  and did a fine job. 

6 years ago
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RE: L1/L2 processing

@loyal how'd I miss that. thanx! 

6 years ago
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RE: L1/L2 processing

@rover83 ive been combing the NGS page can’t find anything re: page-nt except a press release. 

6 years ago
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RE: L1/L2 processing

I canƒ??t find much on page-nt?ÿ sounds interesting.?ÿ

6 years ago
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RE: One receiver uses a satellite and another wouldn't?

My ZXII picked up 19. however, it makes a real-time screen plot and theyƒ??re not in the right place. And I think some SVs are labeled wrong. Fortun...

6 years ago
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RE: One receiver uses a satellite and another wouldn't?

@paul-in-pa I have nothing but love for Z-XII. I see red light/green light receivers, compared to the 15 screens on ZXII. There’s so much info...

6 years ago
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