I have been thinking about getting an F9P for a while. (I realize it's
not the magic infinite performance device some make it out to me.)
Besides the built-in RTK, I am interested in dual-frequency carrier
phase for OPUS and NRCAN PPP (including dynamic post-processed PPP for
trail mapping) as well as rtklib use.
It seems there are multiple options for the module on a board with
micro-USB, and then there is the antenna issue. I am considering one of
the following boards and an antenna. This antenna is more than the
non-calibrated one, but still vastly less than anything from Trimble.
https://www.ardusimple.com/product/simplertk2b/ https://www.ardusimple.com/product/simplertk2b-f9p-v3/ https://www.ardusimple.com/product/calibrated-survey-gnss-multiband-antenna-ip67/There is also sparkfun:
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/16481 but they do not seem to have dual-band antennas
Questions:
any positive experiences with ardusimple, or any reason to avoid (on
list if you are comfortable, private hints welcome if not)
any reason to prefer the v3 board if I am intending to connect a RPI3
to this and not necessarily use high-power xbee?
what else should I be looking at instead? (If I want F9P and
survey-grade antenna)
Thanks,
Greg