Time to change to Trimble
Rangepoint is nothing to do with Glonass or Egnos. Glonass is the Russian constellation of satellites, GPS is the American ones. Together these give you more satellites to track to give you a more accurate position. Egnos is then the European correction signal whereas Rangepoint is an alternative more accurate correction signal.Rangepoint = EGNOS + GLONAS = 18 to 20 Satellites at any given time = good enough for drilling.
If you farm 1000's of acres, then RTK makes sense.
But if you're farming less, then Rangepoint also makes a lot of sense. Unlike RTK it will drift overnight, even over lunchtime. But there are 'ways and means' to make it work very well for the 'smaller' or more prudent farm, like using the side markers on the last pass before lunch and 'lousing time' ('lousing' = setting your draught horse 'lose' in a paddock at night*).
Which is (partly) why I can 'justify' three (2nd hand) Rangepoint 'EZ Steer' units on 450 acres, where the subs cost less than the subscription cost of a single RTK sub; and the hardware for all 3 came in at about the same cost as the hardware and unlock codes for a single RTK unit
[* - I still can't believe that the guys I started working with in the 1970's spent their youth walking behind draught horses. And yet the youth *born* in the 1970's moan like a bitch, because their satellite controlled 'Tier 4b' air-conditioned and air sprung 'throne' doesn't connect to Bluetooth. Apparently "Tarquin has a new John Deere that drives itself, which means he can spend more time talking to his girl friend Chlamydia" ]
Wrong on just about every count.Rangepoint is nothing to do with Glonass or Egnos. Glonass is the Russian constellation of satellites, GPS is the American ones. Together these give you more satellites to track to give you a more accurate position. Egnos is then the European correction signal whereas Rangepoint is an alternative more accurate correction signal.
GPS is the American ones
Rangepoint is a satellite correction signal provided by Trimble.
Wrong on every count.
- Rangepoint RTX is a combination of EGNOS and GLONAS.
Nope, that would be WASS
Rangepoint is a satellite correction signal provided by Trimble.
Sorry but that's rather rude as you are completely wrong!Wrong on just about every count.
- Rangepoint RTX is a combination of EGNOS (European constellation) and GLONAS (Russian constellation).
Nope, that would be WASS
You're confusing Rangepoint RTX with Centrepoint RTX, which is a poor relation to RTK, for similar money
Sorry but that's rather rude as you are completely wrong!
Rangepoint is nothing to do with Glonass or Egnos. Glonass is the Russian constellation of satellites, GPS is the American ones. Together these give you more satellites to track to give you a more accurate position. Egnos is then the European correction signal whereas Rangepoint is an alternative more accurate correction signal.
I think you need to find out a bit more about GNSS and correction signals before you spout off wrong information. That's all.Ok, you're right, it's powered by fairies and pixy dust
I think you need to find out a bit more about GNSS and correction signals before you spout off wrong information. That's all.
Agreed, but it's still a combination of the EGNOS and GLONASS satellite constellations.
- Rangepoint RTX is a combination of EGNOS (European constellation) and GLONAS (Russian constellation).