2 x Reach M2

[user010110 (Bb)]

Hi, i am interest to buy 2x Reach M2 with GNSS Antenna…

Can i use one for base station and another for rover?

rover with pole/with drone…

can i us it that way?

Thanks.

[jp-drain-sol]

Yes, the M2 can be setup as a base or a rover.

I have used it in both applications

[EBE111057 (Bryan Enfinger)]

I use both my M2’s as static receivers when I’m using the RTN with my JAVAD T2 Victor LS receiver. They are backups when I lose cell coverage with the RTN as well verification in PP the rover data even if I don’t lose RTN. With 2 M2’s and my rover, I’ve got a closed polygon and the data to verify my rover point.

[polina.buriak]

Hi @user010110,

Welcome to the community forum!

Let me add something here. You can use Reach M2 as a base and Reach M2 as a rover, there should be no issues with it.

However, please note that for each of the device you would require an external power supply, external GNSS antenna and external LoRa radio module if you’d like to transfer corrections through it in RTK. Also, placing Reach M2 on the pole might be a bit tricky as it wasn’t designed for it specifically.

[EBE111057 (Bryan Enfinger)]

David has a nice report here using M2 and Harxon antenna

Reach M2 w/ Mini-Survey Antenna Static/Rapid Static Testing Results

I recently occupied/observed two local NYHARN control monuments nearby to test the Reach M2’s accuracy/precision under ideal conditions. I simply wanted to know what this device is capable of different time occupations post processed utilizing the NYCORS base stations and to share the results here. The two monuments chosen were each occupied for a slightly over 2 hour duration (I purposely went over two hours to evaluate OPUS static processing also). I chose a couple of NY CORS stations at di…

[EBE111057 (Bryan Enfinger)]

Here’s another of David’s use of M2’s using RTK

M2 RTK Accuracy Test

I decided to perform a quick test of the M2’s RTK accuracy using NTRIP here in Upstate New York. I have always been a classical post processed GPS (GNSS now) person but decided to test drive the RTK capabilities of the M2 with Harxon GPS500 antenna. I have previously reported static/rapid static post processing results with the same receiver in an earlier post. I utilized 5 NYHARN control monuments and entered in the coordinates (Lat, Long, Ellip Ht) to also test out the Stake Out feature in t…