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RE: Happy Independence Day!

I also discovered a use for the mountain of spent CO2 cartridges that I accumulated.?ÿ They make great rocket bodies until you accidentally reinvent t...

5 years ago
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RE: Happy Independence Day!

I bought hundreds of those so called M-80's in the mid to late eighties.?ÿ Add a bit of sealant around the base of the cannon fuse and they make great...

5 years ago
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RE: Bad day

I once drove an hour and half to re-stake a celltower and guy wires (20 minutes of fieldwork max).?ÿ Realized while setting up that the prism and pole...

5 years ago
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RE: Can someone convert a pdf to a dwg for me?

pdfattach should work in intellicad

5 years ago
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RE: Ted Dura Dura would fire me

That comment pertained to TDD.

5 years ago
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RE: New truck blues

Short for "Utility"?

5 years ago
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RE: Payments by check

Several national banks around here will not cash a check drawn on their bank for you if you do not have any account with them.  Some banks also b...

5 years ago
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RE: Last Saturdays trout fishing trip

You were learning how to spot possible danger in the field.?ÿ File it under safety program expense.?ÿ?ÿ

5 years ago
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RE: Center of Utility Pole

When I use the circular object routine reflectorless,  I put the vertical crosshair on the left edge, take a reading, then put the crosshair on t...

5 years ago
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RE: Never had this problem before

As a child sodas were a rare treat and sweets were pretty uncommon as well.?ÿ By my early teens lawn mowing provided the revenue, freedom and mobility...

5 years ago
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RE: Fixing a classic blunder

I learned along time ago........stake your backsight.?ÿ Even if you're on A backsighting B rather than B backsighting A, the elevation difference will...

6 years ago
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RE: Fixing a classic blunder

Assuming that your HI was correct, a 3d translate from B to A in step one above should fix the horizontal and vertical.

6 years ago
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RE: Fixing a classic blunder

If you know the range of points collected from the bad setup, you can fix it with a simple translate/rotate.?ÿ CREATE A COPY OF THE FILE BEFORE YOU DO...

6 years ago
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RE: Another Javad convert

I just got a base & rover set of R10-2's.  They are phenomenal in full canopy and the internal batteries are lasting close to six hours on th...

6 years ago
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RE: So whats with the red light

Even the old Topcon 3b's and 303's that I started with emitted a red light from the gun in low light conditions.?ÿ I've always thought that since the ...

6 years ago
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RE: Securing a base

Put a nut on top and the threads won't get mangled.   

6 years ago
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RE: Trimble Access Base and Rover

Set up a style for the network rover that specifies the serial number for the unit you typically use for your base.?ÿ Run your 3 minute session on the...

6 years ago
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RE: Are You Ready For The GPS Week Rollover?

Apparently VRS users were fine but using single base resulted in not getting corrections.

6 years ago
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RE: Need a dwg converted to MicroStation V8

I can't tell a story in an entertaining fashion.... but I can beat computers and CAD software into submission. ???? 

6 years ago
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RE: Need a dwg converted to MicroStation V8

I believe the file was AutoCAD2018 file format and I have sent back dgn v8 and AutoCAD 2000 versions.?ÿ Let me know if the results make sense. ?ÿ

6 years ago
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