Case IH AFS Pro 700 - Base station location planning

3-SETUP
Someplanningisneededtopicktheoptimallocationor
locationsforthebasestation(s)duringeldwork.Your
CaseIHdealerisavailabletoassistyouwithasitesurvey.
TheGPSantennaisThecomponentthatrequiresthe
mostattentionwhenpickinglocations.
Formaximumrepeatabilityandaccuracy:
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installtheGPSantennaataheightandeldlocation
thatwillnotchangefromoneseasontothenext
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ensurethattheGPSantennaislevel
TheRTKbroadcastantenna,mountedwiththesame
bracketastheGPSantenna,issecondinimportance
sinceitmustremainincommunicationwiththevehicle
throughouttheeld.ThelocationoftheGPSreceiver,
case,andbatterypowersupplyareamatterofconve-
nience.
Considerthesefactorswhenchoosingeldpositionsfor
thebasestation:
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Thepositionmustbeawayfromvehicletrafcpatterns
topreventaccidentalcontact.
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Thepositionmustberepeatable–easilylocatedfrom
seasontoseason,yeartoyear.
•
Imaginethepositionthroughtheentiregrowingseason
whentheremaybetallstandingcropbetweentheloca-
tionandvehicle.
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ThesupportfortheGPSantennamustbesturdyand
solid,topreventmovementandtippingfromnormal
windorrainduringeldwork.
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Thepositionmustofferaclearviewofthesky,away
fromorabovebuildingsorotherlargeobjectsthatcan
reectsignals.
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Thepositionmustofferclearcommunicationbetween
thebroadcastradioantennaandthereceiveronthe
vehiclethroughouttheeld.Ingeneral,uselineofsight
asaguide.Ifyoucannotseetheradioreceiveron
thevehiclewhenitisatthelowestpointofaeldor
behindarisefromtheGPSantennaheightposition,the
broadcastmaybelostatthoselocations.
Finally,testalocationbeforeyoucommittoit.Basesta-
tioncomponentsareportableandlendthemselvestoex-
perimentation.
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