Power base station installation

How do I set up a base station?

Set up the base station using either the tripod or T-bar mounting method. You must use an external radio antenna kit for the internal 450 MHz or 900 MHz radio. To avoid interference between the 900 MHz radio and GPRS transmissions, do not mount the external radio antenna within 1 m (3.3 ft) of the GSM antenna.

What should I know before setting up a base station?

Before you set up a base station, please see Base station operation guidelines. For construction applications, where machine and site positioning operations using GNSS will be carried out over a long time (weeks, months, or years), ensure that you carefully choose the base station location.

What is a managed base station?

Trimble recommends that base stations that are connecting from a portable, daily-use setup are treated as unmanaged base stations and those used for permanent or semi-permanent setups where the receiver will be in the same place for a longer period of time are treated as managed base stations.

Should a base station be permanent or semi-permanent?

The requirement for a permanent base station setup increases as more receivers that use the base station as a source of corrections, increases the cost of any base station downtime. On the largest jobsites, and on those that remain operational for the longest time, a permanent or semi-permanent installation is a popular solution.