Nate The Surveyor
Well-Known Member
My old RTK gps system is a Legacy E, with a PDL 4500 on the rover. And, with a 35 watt Pac Crest Radio on the base.
That thing has better range, than my nice shiny new LS.
I can see what I think is why--- the Legacy E was a component system, with wires. A radio, was free to be a radio. Not all crammed into a little box.
So, as I went looking, it seems that there is some sort of upgrade path. Such as a directional antenna. Yagi.
And, such a thing as an external antenna for the LS. It has a little rubber ducky, with 90° angle to it. It seems to me, that to put a wire on that spot, and to use a WIRE whip antenna, on a stick, might get me better signal. Maybe a signal booster.
Also, I was banging around with another surveyor. They used to have base antennas, that had notches in them. So you could set the precise length, for the exact frequency you were on. Between 450-470 Mhz, there is a total difference of 2 inches! So, it might be good to have a little arsenal of 4 different radio antenna lengths, to swap to, as I use differing frequencies.
Anybody want to discuss range?
Repeaters?
What about 100 watt radios? I'm sure somebody has one of them. In USA, they are not quite legal. But, with proper guidance, you could possibly find a channel, that would allow it. There is always more to any given subject, than meets the eye.
Range. What is the best path, to get lots of range?
Cell telephone. Yeah, not around here. But, maybe with a Wilson signal booster?
Nate
That thing has better range, than my nice shiny new LS.
I can see what I think is why--- the Legacy E was a component system, with wires. A radio, was free to be a radio. Not all crammed into a little box.
So, as I went looking, it seems that there is some sort of upgrade path. Such as a directional antenna. Yagi.
And, such a thing as an external antenna for the LS. It has a little rubber ducky, with 90° angle to it. It seems to me, that to put a wire on that spot, and to use a WIRE whip antenna, on a stick, might get me better signal. Maybe a signal booster.
Also, I was banging around with another surveyor. They used to have base antennas, that had notches in them. So you could set the precise length, for the exact frequency you were on. Between 450-470 Mhz, there is a total difference of 2 inches! So, it might be good to have a little arsenal of 4 different radio antenna lengths, to swap to, as I use differing frequencies.
Anybody want to discuss range?
Repeaters?
What about 100 watt radios? I'm sure somebody has one of them. In USA, they are not quite legal. But, with proper guidance, you could possibly find a channel, that would allow it. There is always more to any given subject, than meets the eye.
Range. What is the best path, to get lots of range?
Cell telephone. Yeah, not around here. But, maybe with a Wilson signal booster?
Nate