Trimble R10 - Fixed height tripod setup

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Commonwaystosetupabasestation
Trimblerecommendsthatyouuseeitheratripodandtribrachsetup,orafixedheighttripod.
Thefixedheighttripodisquickerandeasiertosetupoveracontrolpoint.
TakegreatcaretoensurethattheGNSSantennaissetupaccuratelyoverthecontrolpoint,and
thatthe
GNSSantennaheightismeasuredaccurately,intherightway(verticalorslopeheight)to
therightlocationontheantenna(baseofantennaortoaspecifiedlocationontheantenna).When
youstarttheroverreceiver,itisextremelyimportanttocheckin,atoneormoreknown
locations,
tocheckforpossiblepositionorheighterrors.Checkinginataknownlocationisgoodpracticeand
canavoidcostlyerrorscausedbyabadsetup.
Typically,thetripodandfixedheighttripodmethodsdonotgivesignificantheightclearanceabove
theground,andcanreducetherangeof
operationcausedbyradiolimitations.
Tripodandtribrachsetup
Inthetripodsetup,thetripodislocatedoverthecontrolpoint,andthetribrachandtribrach
adaptorismountedonthetripodandcenteredoverthepoint.
1. MounttheGNSSantennaonthetribrachadaptor.
2. Ifrequired,connecttheGNSSreceivertoanexternal12Vpowersupply.
Usethecrocodileclip
cableortheTrimblecustompowerpack.
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Fixedheighttripodsetup
Afixedheighttripodsetupissimilartoa tripodsetup,butissimplifiedbythecentrallegofthe
tripod,whichisplaceddirectlyonthecontrolpoint.Ifthecentrallegisleveled
accurately,thefixed
heighttripodisquickandeasytosetup,andprovidesanaccuratewaytomeasurethetrue
antennaheight.
1. Setupthetripodoverthecontrolpoint.
2. AttachtheGNSSantennatotheheadofthetripod.
3. Ifusinganexternalhigh‐gain
radioantenna,mounttheradioantennatotheradioantenna
bracketthatisattachedtotheheadofthetripod(beneaththeGNSSantenna).Seethefigure
below.
4. Mounttheantennausingthe25cmspacerrod(suppliedwiththeAccessorykit,P/N50590‐
50),sothattheradioantenna
clearstheheadofthetripod.
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