Payden, I am copying that and sharing that with my little brother. We used to work together. He is a Pastor in Ohio, and I am a Surveyor in Arkansas. ...

That's coolI like that... sorta! a few facts are in order. Cemeteries have been vandalized, and when headstones are replaced, they may not be 'perzact...

If I did that jobI'd do all my calcs in GROUND distance, and grid brngs. At the end of the project, I'd scale it all up to SPC. So, I'd take a look at...

I found my prism pole!Once, I had to shoot a 1/4 corner, WAY up on a mountain. There was a tree about 3' behind the corner. On this tree I make a huge...

Just a suggestion. Thorough cleaning of connections. A high R value in them will cause what you describe. Also, if INSIDE the receiver, there is a con...

I have been thinking about ways to make it safer... an extra layer of metal around it, with a large heat sink to boot. N

given that rationaleNow that is said like a real surveyor~!

Well, Plumb Bill, I am a bit pedantic too, so I relate to your worrying about 0.04'!I often BEND the rebar, so that in it's relaxed position, it sits ...

My father in law talks about them. Too 'spensive. Just get you a nice polaris, atv or something like that. N

The ones we have make the detector sing like crazy. They are very hard steel. They are a bit brittle, though, and can break. N

IF you MOVE or rotate your base point, then you will have to re-localize, with a new file in the DC. Your ROTATION. There are a lot of details, that c...