# Laying out My Farm **URL:** \ **Category:** Development Boards\ **Created:** [March 7, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/laying-out-my-farm/45252 "2023-03-07T03:23:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BamaBronco](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/bamabronco/32/6110_2.png) [@BamaBronco](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/BamaBronco)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/laying-out-my-farm/45252/1 "2023-03-07T03:23:47Z")
If you would please help me get the right equipment. I’m setting up on a micro-farm here in Alabama, we are off-grid and don’t have internet access currently so I’m not interested in casting to/from NTRIP. We are looking to get accurate and repeatable measurements for buildings, fences, and eventually crop rotations and topography of the entire 18-acre site. Following along in this tutorial [https://docs.sparkfun.com/SparkFun\_RTK\_ … nent\_base/](https://docs.sparkfun.com/SparkFun_RTK_Firmware/permanent_base/) It looks like I can use: - - - SiK Telemetry Radio – WRL-19032 - - SparkFun RTK Surveyor -- GPS-18443 - - GNSS Multi-Band L1/L2 Surveying Antenna (TNC) - TOP106 -- GPS-17751 - - SMA Male to SMA Female - 10m (RG174) -- CAB-17495 - - Interface Cable - SMA Male to TNC Male (300mm) -- CAB-17833 - - microSD Card - 32GB (Class 10) -- COM-19041 Permanently mounted to the greenhouse as a base station to obtain ECEF coordinates and transmit RTCM messages to a rover. Either another: - - - SiK Telemetry Radio – WRL-19032 - - SparkFun RTK Surveyor -- GPS-18443 - - Interface Cable - SMA Male to TNC Male (300mm) -- CAB-17833 - - GNSS Multi-Band L1/L2 Surveying Antenna (TNC) - TOP106 -- GPS-17751 or - an RTK Facet -- GPS-19984 currently out of stock. With those two “units”, I should be able to achieve consistent RTK Fix and repeatable measurements, yes? Is there something I am missing or not asking that I should be? I am a fairly tech-literate person but new to the GNSS environment. thank you for any insight and assistance you can lend. Jake Knapp ---
**Author:** ![sparky](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/sparky/32/6021_2.png) [@sparky](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/sparky)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/laying-out-my-farm/45252/2 "2023-03-07T14:49:16Z")
Hi Jake - I think you’ve nailed it! That’s the setup I would do. Really, the only thing left is antenna mounting. If you’ve got a flat metal roof the mag mount is easiest ([https://www.sparkfun.com/products/21257](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/21257)). Or there’s the cinder block inserts from the tutorial ([https://cdn.sparkfun.com/r/600-600/asse … \_Drill.jpg](https://cdn.sparkfun.com/r/600-600/assets/learn_tutorials/1/3/6/3/Base_Antenna_-_Drill.jpg)). We’re also experimenting with different 5/8" 11TPI rods for mounting to eaves or walls. Many hardware stores stock a 12" all thread of 5/8". We’ve found 1/2" conduit clamps make a tight fit as well ([https://www.homedepot.com/p/Superstrut- … /300325775](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Superstrut-1-2-in-Conduit-and-Pipe-Hanger-3-Pack-Standard-Fitting-6H0-TB-8/300325775)). Good luck and let us know how you get on. ---
**Author:** ![BamaBronco](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/bamabronco/32/6110_2.png) [@BamaBronco](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/BamaBronco)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/laying-out-my-farm/45252/3 "2023-03-09T20:42:28Z")
I’ll post some pics of the setup once I get it running. thanks ---
**Author:** ![BamaBronco](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/bamabronco/32/6110_2.png) [@BamaBronco](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/BamaBronco)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/laying-out-my-farm/45252/4 "2023-03-09T20:48:59Z")
Well, the TOP106 is back-ordered now. Would the GNSS Multi-Band Magnetic Mount Antenna - 5m (SMA) GPS-15192 ROHS be just a capable? ---
**Author:** ![sparky](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/sparky/32/6021_2.png) [@sparky](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/sparky)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/laying-out-my-farm/45252/5 "2023-03-09T21:07:25Z")
Sorry about that! Not quite as good, but nearly as accurate, yes. ---
**Author:** ![toeknee](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/toeknee/32/6231_2.png) [@toeknee](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/toeknee)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/laying-out-my-farm/45252/6 "2023-03-12T11:41:09Z")
Why not the RTK Surveyor Kit? The Sparkfun website shows the RTK Surveyor Kits, which include the TOP106 antenna, as being in stock.