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6. RTK Setup
6-1 Introduction
Typical uses of Alpha RTK receiver are (1) rover-only: Alpha works with a 3
rd
party RTK correction data
provider, (2) base/rover pair: two Alphas are configured as a base and a rover, respectively.
For rover-only usage, Alpha RTK receiver can be used with RTK base station service providers having
Virtual Reference Station (VRS) service, or a physical RTK base station within 10Km distance. Typical
setup would be to use an Alpha RTK rover connecting via Bluetooth to Android phone running NTRIP
Client that connects with RTK base station over Internet. Alpha can work with popular Trimble and
Leica base stations.
For base/rover pair usage, the applications could be: (1) an Alpha RTK receiver setup as local RTK base
at some known reference location to serve other Alpha RTK receiver rovers within 10Km distance, (2)
An Alpha RTK receiver first connecting to RTK base station service to determine its position accurately
then later setup as local RTK base to serve other Alpha RTK receiver rovers within 10Km distance.