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Rover receiver setup – Spectra Precision Survey Pro v3.80 Recon GPS User Manual User Manual

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GET Autonomous Base Position

If you are starting from a new point in the job, you can GET an
autonomous GPS position from the receiver to SET the base reference
position and configure the base coordinate in Survey Pro.

8.

Tap

*(73RVLWLRQ )URP 5[ to get an autonomous position from the

receiver. If you wish to get an averaged position, enter a number
in

Average position [n] epochs before GET

.

9.

Check the results displayed in the edit boxes. If it looks good, tap

6(7 to configure the base receiver with this position and begin

broadcasting RTK corrections over the radio link.

Note: If you have post processing data collection turned on, the
receiver will now open a file (with the next available default name),
start recording GPS raw data, and enter the station and antenna
information for this setup.

Rover Receiver Setup

Use the Rover Setup screen to configure a GPS receiver to be an RTK
rover.

1.

Go to Rover Setup from the Survey menu.

Rover setup procedure depends on how the base was set. If the base
was set with this data collector, the base reference position is already
known in Survey Pro and you can simply SET the rover to start your
survey. If the base was set with a different data collector, you need to
GET the base reference position from the radio link to configure the
base coordinate in Survey Pro and start your RTK survey.

SET Rover with Known Base Position

2.

Tap

6HWXS +5 to select your antenna type and measure the slant

or vertical height of the antenna.