Up at NAVY landing, on the north side of Lake Ouachita, there is a section corner. Bobby Matchett, (PLS 427) set a 3" aluminum monument, as a WITNESS ...

I have a real problem with setting a bar beside the stone. Not because it has ill intent. But, because it will lead to pin cushioning. Some not so wel...

Be cautious working for the seller. The seller wants to sell the car "as is where is" and so having to "package" it (meaning survey it) seems like an ...

In this business, knowledge is power. If we are getting "Sponsored Knowledge" from the top down, that's advertising. If we are getting USER informatio...

Hang a plumb bob, in a plain. Then hang it near a big mountain. The mountain will pull sideways, toward the mountain.Take a gravometer. Gravity is not...

I am a connoisseur of good equipment. I have used "Behind the Times" equipment, for most of my life. I am NOT usually current on anything. OLD plumb b...

I would NOT want to survey it. Even with the fine equipment I have, Not enough multipath. He he he

In this I commented that a fella should sell his robot and buy a javad.... Thats where I over did it. It's not quite that good, but it is close. The t...

Yes, I over did it. Yes, I think that the Javad is a fine tool. I also am real fond of atv's. And I'm real fond of my wife. I keep most of that that q...

Well, Ok.Here's the story.I was just turned 20 yrs old. I had bought a Datsun 710 station wagon. It was red. I went on a survey, up in big fork commun...

Seeing an inst testing on a tripod, and not fastened, causes all sorts of emotional problems in a surveyor.It's normal.I've fallen off a mountain befo...

We used to only do solar obs. After 2 in the afternoon, and before 10 in the morning. Usually around 8 am, and around 4 or 4:30 in the afternoon.This ...

We used to only do solar obs. After 2 in the afternoon, and before 10 in the morning. Usually around 8 am, and around 4 or 4:30 in the afternoon.This ...

Well, I don't have any of those... But I do have legacy e's. I'm sure you'll need a wire. And probably would need an older Windows xp based machine, w...

If you would like, I can tell you how to zero it, and run it.Crank the micrometer clockwise, to the end, then, while looking through the eyepiece, zer...

Buy a Javad. Safer! 🙂 N

I think he meant his first impression, was "New", then, you know... It all settled in on you...