Mount The Base Radio And Antenna; Figure 4.1 Conventional And Gps Tripods - Thales Z-Max Operation And Application Manual

height tripod is recommended since it eliminates the possibility of incorrectly
determining the instrument height of the antenna.

Mount the Base Radio and Antenna

This applies only if you are using a radio for your data link.
There are many possible configurations for the base radio. In the described
configuration, we will use a separate tripod for the radio. The radio and the radio
antenna can be mounted in any location on the base site. The only consideration is
cable length. Remember that the radio, the antenna, and the GPS receiver must all
be connected using the available cables. The length of the cables will dictate the
possible locations of the radio antenna.
Thales U-Link Transmitter
Set up the radio tripod on a stable site within the data cable distance of the GPS
tripod. The Thales radio system comes with a mounting bracket. Use the
mounting bracket to attach the radio to the telescoping pole on the radio tripod, as
shown in Figure 4.2. The U-Link radio antenna connects directly to the radio.
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Figure 4.1 Conventional and GPS Tripods

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