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MitchPTD
MitchPTD
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Joined: June 26, 2015 2:11 pm
Topics: 1 / Replies: 119
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RE: Rings

Tipi rings maybe??ÿ If you aren't familiar with them, Native Americans used to put rocks around the hide of the outside Tipi to hold it down in the wi...

8 years ago
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RE: How do you know if a monument is in it's "original, undisturbed" location?

?ÿLooks like Frost heave to me, if that is checks in close to its estimated position.?ÿ And, of course, temperatures dip down enough where the ground ...

8 years ago
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RE: How do you know if a monument is in it's "original, undisturbed" location?

I was on a job once, as a rodman, looking for a IP.?ÿ Digging it up, I found and tossed aside an old whiskey bottle on top of the countersunk pin.?ÿ T...

8 years ago
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RE: Topcon-GPS Radio

For the Drop down, Make sure you have Ser/C selected. That is the serial port the modem is on. And, where it looks for it.

9 years ago
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RE: First Use of Prisms

My old boss told me, two days before his son was born in September of 1971, they demoed the HP EDM. He figured they had four days of chaining to do, ...

9 years ago
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RE: Topcon Machine Control - Radio Link Intermittent

Topcon firmware versions previous to 4.7 did not track Glonass properly when using the CMR+ format. This was a detriment to equipment that ran off a ...

9 years ago
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RE: Topcon GNSS CRITICAL UPDATE July 19, 2017

We are very confused about this as well. Apparently, this "critical update that must be done immediately", is going into effect in November. No idea...

9 years ago
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RE: today's EBay find

1 cubic centimeter of water weighs exactly 1 gram and displaces 1 mL. Now. What the hell is in inch?

9 years ago
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RE: Essential tools for Surveyors

Williwaw, post: 419680, member: 7066 wrote: Doggie treats to make peace with Fido. Keep a bag of beef jerkey along with TP in the back of the vest for...

9 years ago
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RE: Essential tools for Surveyors

Nate The Surveyor, post: 419494, member: 291 wrote: My little stihl uses "wrenchless adjuster".If you keep it clean, the wrenchless adjuster, works we...

9 years ago
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RE: Essential tools for Surveyors

Chainsaw Wrench. And, you won't forget it twice, if you are walking back to the truck through a mile of heavy bush. Kept mine heavily flagged as wel...

9 years ago
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RE: Topcon QS Locks Onto Nearly Everything Reflective

Yep. Use a RC-4 or 5 like it was designed for. Also enables the "dog whistle".

9 years ago
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RE: TopSurv bluetooth problem

I would disable the Bluetooth in the FC-250, then rediscover it and turn it on. Also, could be a different bluetooth. I know an Fc-250 is type class...

9 years ago
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RE: Topo blunder

I have been thinking about what could be the problem with this for the last half hour. And, I am at a loss. Nothing to me makes sense with this. A...

9 years ago
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RE: R/W Monument gone wrong

Somethings similar to my old company happened once. Planting 30" IP's for a rural farmyard subdivision, when a truck from the Provincial telecommunic...

9 years ago
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RE: Nice 12 volt connectors

Bill93, post: 416017, member: 87 wrote: Is there any circuitry between the vehicle power and the external battery? I'd expect a direct connection wit...

9 years ago
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RE: Nice 12 volt connectors

I had my mechanics at my old shop go one step further. Using the SAE connectors, I had them run a wire from my alternator to my truck box. This enab...

9 years ago
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RE: Setup for Hiper Pro and Carlson SurvCE

Simplest fix. Put on TRU (Topcon Receiver Utility) on your DC. Connect to the modem, and see what the radio type is on the first page. Then, go to ...

9 years ago
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