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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: NGS Datasheets

@bill93 letter numeral typos returns an error message: USE 2 CAPITAL LETTERS AND 4 DIGITS ... the return is ƒ??none foundƒ?. No syntax error, just ...

6 years ago
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RE: NGS Datasheets

Knowing that the page works for others, Iƒ??m sure Iƒ??ll get past my issue. I was afraid it was disabled.?ÿ thanx for the feedback. At least itƒ??s...

6 years ago
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RE: NGS Datasheets

@loyal thanx. It must be on my end. I’ll be hating that if I can’t find out why. this is what blogs are for.   

6 years ago
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RE: NGS Datasheets

@bill93 OC0146  OC1571 I find it on the data explorer. But no pid returns data sheets. I tried upper case lower case, hard return at the end&n...

6 years ago
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RE: NGS Datasheets

I tried it 8 ways from Sunday. Iƒ??ve used it for years. But now: always zero found. And ?ÿusing the pid from a data sheet. Options to include destroy...

6 years ago
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RE: Why do we call it a "Total Station"?

@squowse only because IT made change it from another word.   

6 years ago
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RE: Why do we call it a "Total Station"?

@jph Can’t bring a knife to gun fight. Over walkie talkie don’t say “grab the gun”.     

6 years ago
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RE: Why do we call it a "Total Station"?

@micheal-daubyn-2 the etymology of slang is rarely clear.   

6 years ago
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RE: Why do we call it a "Total Station"?

@micheal-daubyn-2 to the newbie it is a “thinga majigger”  

6 years ago
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RE: Why do we call it a "Total Station"?

@micheal-daubyn-2 in my experience it’s always been called a gun. “Take a shot”   

6 years ago
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RE: Quick resection question

With 2 you always get ƒ??an orientationƒ?. There is no QC on mistake ?ÿ 3 has redundancy and itƒ??s self checking. A B and C: orientation by A B and...

6 years ago
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RE: Railway Survey Control Network

@azweig btw “1/10” is 0.1 ft.  

6 years ago
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RE: Railway Survey Control Network

@azweig to achieve or ensure 1/8-1/4 (inch) the surveyor has to twice as good. I worked a switch yard, container transfer facility, and they took no ...

6 years ago
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RE: Railway Survey Control Network

@azweig and they still back charge if they have to lift a several hundred ft to avoid a slope. And Iƒ??ve seen them try lower it, and youƒ??re right:...

6 years ago
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RE: Railway Survey Control Network

@john-hamilton Yeah they can shift a tenth L/R, they hate it, but not impossible. They can’t easily correct 1/10 up or down, that’s a bit...

6 years ago
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RE: Railway Survey Control Network

Railway control is no different than tight control for anything else. One consideration is locate control where itƒ??s needed, like in proximity of s...

6 years ago
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RE: Why do we call it a "Total Station"?

@john-nolton I did take it to a 1km, 4 monument, NGS CBL. Proper temp/pressure ppm correction it has 5-6 ppm scale factor. There is about 5 mm of noi...

6 years ago
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