Case 262 or 372 antenna?

Elliott

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Location
Kent
Hello!

Looking at a couple of secondhand case puma tractors with case's own GPS already installed. They both have the afs 700 screens but one has the older 262 antenna, the other has the newer 372 antenna. Does anyone have any experience of these? Is there much difference??
Thanks
Elliott
 

Robt

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Location
Suffolk
Afternoon Elliot!
I think the older one 262is gps only. So best to go for the newer 372.
However I have been known to be miss informed
 

Elliott

Member
Location
Kent
Afternoon Elliot!
I think the older one 262is gps only. So best to go for the newer 372.
However I have been known to be miss informed

Allo allo!

Long time no see or hear. I expect you're still recovering from ordeal of the trial in the archers! I know I am...... Anyway now I've embarrassed us both in public here..... What do you mean by gps only?
 

Robt

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Location
Suffolk
GPS only means it only tracks gps (American ones) rather than both GPS and Glonass (Russian ones)
Having both improves reliability of signal
 

freddy11

New Member
Afternoon Elliot!
I think the older one 262is gps only. So best to go for the newer 372.
However I have been known to be miss informed
You're correct on that one! The 262 is the older version of the 372 which look near enough identical. The 262 is GPS only whereas 372 is GPS + GLONASS so will see near enough twice as many satellites meaning less dropout. Also the 372 supports new correction signals such as RangePoint and CentrePoint RTX and also xFill.
 

Elliott

Member
Location
Kent
You're correct on that one! The 262 is the older version of the 372 which look near enough identical. The 262 is GPS only whereas 372 is GPS + GLONASS so will see near enough twice as many satellites meaning less dropout. Also the 372 supports new correction signals such as RangePoint and CentrePoint RTX and also xFill.

Lovely thanks, that all makes sense. Is that a similar situation with the old itc John Deere receiver and the newer 3000?
 
Yep right now it would be very wise to get a receiver that can receive *at least* both major constellations, GPS and GLONASS.

More and more receivers are now capable of receiving (or will be capable once the constellations are fully operational in our region) of the new European constellation GALILEO and the Chinese constellation Bei Dou.

Both those constellations are due to be fully complete around 2020 I think.

In fact Galileo will reach a level of 'initial operation' sooner than that - later this year/early next year as they're launching 4 more satellites next month, so they will have critical mass to get to the operational stage.
 

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