Antenna Setup

The Antenna Setup page is used to edit and view informaton about the antenna that is connected to the NetRS receiver.

Editable fields include:

Information only fields include:


Serial Numnber

Use the Serial Number field to enter the numeric serial number of the antenna connected to the NetRS receiver. The serial number is stored in logged T00 files, and also transmitted in RTCM and CMR data streams. The antenna serial number may be required for certain types of work, such as NGS Bluebook Jobs in the United States. Tracking equipment serial numbers can be useful if problem data are encountered.

The Antenna Serial Number is limited to integer values with up to 8 digits. Some data formats can handle a textual, non-numeric serial number string. Use the Text Serial Number field to enter such strings.

Note that the numeric Serial Number and the Text Serial Number string are completely independent of each other. Both must be entered in order to cover all uses.

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Text Serial Numnber

Use the Text Serial Number field to enter a serial number string for the antenna connected to the NetRS receiver, when that string does not consist entirely of digits. This value may be logged to Binex format files and included in Binex streaming data. It is not included in T00, RTCM, CMR and other formats which can only accomodate numeric values.

The Text Serial Number is limited to printable characters, including letter, digits and punctuation. Space characters are allowed within the string, but will be stripped from the beginning or end of the string.

Note that the numeric Serial Number and the Text Serial Number string are completely independent of each other. Both must be entered in order to cover all uses.

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Antenna Name

Use the Antenna Name field to select the type of antenna connected to the NetRS receiver.

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Antenna Type

The antenna type field shows the numeric identifer of the antenna in the Trimble antenna database. This identifer is extracted directly from the database for the antenna selected in the Antenna Name field. It is not editable and is provided for informational purposes only.

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NGS/IGS Name

The NGS / IGS Name field shows the ascii name of the selected antenna type, as assigned by either NGS or IGS. This name is extracted directly from the Trimble antenna database for the antenna selected in the Antenna Name field. It is not editable and is provided for informational purposes only.

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Character Code

The character code field shows the two character ascii identifier of the selected antenna type, as defined in the Trimble antenna database. This identifier is used primarily by Trimble software for backward compatibility with older Trimble antennas. The character code is extracted directly from the database for the antenna selected using the Antenna Name field. It is not editable and is provided for informational purposes only.

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Height

Use this field to enter the value of the antenna measurement, in meters. This measurement is typically made to the bottom of the antenna mount, but may also reflect the value for any one of the antenna measurement methods selected using the Height Reference Point field. The receiver uses this value, together with information about the Height Reference Point, to make the actual antenna correction.

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Height Reference Point

Use this field to specify the point to which the antenna height measurement is made. Use the list box to select any one of the supported methods. The receiver uses this Height Reference Point together with the value entered for Height to make the actual antenna correction.

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