# Connect RTK Facet to a Hi Target HDL-460A radio

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/connect-rtk-facet-to-a-hi-target-hdl-460a-radio/60929>\
**Category:** GPS/GNSS\
**Created:** [September 28, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/connect-rtk-facet-to-a-hi-target-hdl-460a-radio/60929 "2024-09-28T22:08:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![amlago](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/amlago/32/6128_2.png) [@amlago](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/amlago)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/connect-rtk-facet-to-a-hi-target-hdl-460a-radio/60929/7 "2024-10-08T16:12:49Z")

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> [@Sparkfun facet connection and radio CHC Dl8 28 w?](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/sparkfun-facet-connection-and-radio-chc-dl8-28-w/44304/21):
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> Eureka. After more than a year of research I achieved my goal. My idea was to use the Facet as a base and broadcast its corrections via professional radio, to receive them on a CHC i50 rover. I managed to go from TTL to RS232 with a converter and my problems were with prints in the converter. In the end, by trying a lot, I managed to define which port of the converter the Tx of the facet should be connected to. The power for the converter comes from the Facet and I have not noticed that the battery drains much faster. The second challenge was to splice cables and connectors that matched the CHC radio. In the end everything worked very well. I tell you that the radio and wiring for it were purchased on Aliexpress second-hand but like new. The TTL-RS232 converter was purchased here in my country Uruguay, since its value is very low. So I have a first-class base that can issue corrections via Wi-Fi through ntrip as originally used and now through a professional radio with a range …

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