that's quite a prize, Jerry. I hope you'll share your results.

This is a link to a scanned manual of the K&E 4102 sliderule designed for surveyors. Pretty cool!

All of my information is gleaned from brief descriptions I've found on the web. But I do believe there were DMS scales. Perhaps the pinnacle of survey...

I'll definitely holler soon. Thanks.

That's pretty cool, Andy. Sounds excellent for learning how to operate one. But I'm really leaning toward holding the actual thing... I also don't wan...

You're right about the antenna. I think with the right antenna, you should be able to push a couple miles with SS. It makes a difference. I've pushed ...

this will sound dumb, but why Nomex?

Dad has an old Topcon TL6DE theodolite. It accumulated angles with a lower and upper motion as well. My Kern DKM1, however is an odd duck. You can tur...

the distinction always seemed kind of nebulous to me - except for the external vs. internal reading. But I realize that's more by use of the term than...

I'd never heard of it either, but I'm sure I'm not the first to have thought about it. My next question was going to be if there had ever been a range...

reminisce away. that's kind of what I was looking for, although I appreciate Dave's and Cliff's thoughts as well. From what I have read that extra cal...

My new Leitz C-1Sweet! Congratulations.

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My new Leitz C-1So... what's a Leitz C-1? I'm all curious now, Stephen.

wow, that's kind of cool Bruce.

A brief article from American Surveyor Magazine about Wild:

Javad has a similar history. He's affected the cutting edge of most of the GPS manufacturers out there, and seems to struggle with the business side o...