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NaviTrack Scout
3. The Scout Locator is above ground level.
4. The Scout Locator is held approximately vertical, antenna mast
pointing straight down.
If these conditions are not met, pay close attention to maximizing signal
strength. In general, if the above conditions are true and if the Scout is
within about two “depths” of the signal source, the map will be useful and
accurate. Be aware of this when using the map if the target or signal source
is very shallow. The useful search area using the map alone can be small if
the sonde is extremely shallow.
5.7 Tilted sondes
If the sonde is tilted, one Pole will move closer to the sonde and the other
farther away so that the sonde location no longer lies midway between the
two poles. The signal strength of the nearer Pole becomes much higher than
that of the more distant Pole. In the extreme, as the sonde tilts to vertical,
the one Pole moves to a point directly above the sonde and this Pole will
also correspond to the point of maximum signal strength. The other Pole
will not be seen.
Therefore even if the sonde is vertical, as it could be if it fell into a break in
the line or an underground tank, the sonde can still be located.
What is seen on the screen is a Pole of maximum signal strength when the
sonde is vertical.
The multi directional antennas allow the depth to be measured even if the
sonde is tilted. In this circumstance the force depth feature must be used to
take a depth measurement (see Measuring Depth).
Micro map - Examples – Sonde Mode
Scout on the Equator
Scout leaves the Equator and approaches the Pole
Scout on the Pole