30 seconds is very short for a log file that you expect to produce a fix. You should set up for RTK and see how long it takes for Q=1 fix and adjust the length of your occupation time to something more reasonable (try 5 minutes).
Otherwise, if you are in a hurry and want to occupy for only 30 seconds, then you could adjust your procedure like so:
- Start base and rover.
- Start both raw logs.
- Set up a survey project for single mode collection of 30 seconds.
- Keep rover pointing up with good satellite view while you travel.
- Take rover to point and start point collection.
- Repeat 5 for each point.
- Pack up and head back to office.
- Download log files and survey project.
- Post process your base and rover log file in Kinematic mode into one solution file.
- Look in survey project file and get start and end time of each point.
- Use the start/end time feature of RTKPLOT to align with start/end time of each point.
- Use the statistics feature of RTKPLOT to get your averaged coordinate or other stats.
- Done!
This method lets you run a long rover log file so that it can establish Q=1 before you set up on your first point and it should maintain it for the entire survey as long as the rover has a consistent view of the sky.
Additionally, if you post-process in “combined” mode instead of “forward” mode then you are most assured of a fix for your first point.