GPS Network

Ag-Power has put together an 8 RTK (Real Time Kinetics, aka GPS) tower station network to serve you from Collinsville to Texarkana covering north Texas, south west Arkansas and north west Louisiana. Whether you are managing row crops, fertilizing or just tilling, having an RTK system provides precision so you can optimize your profits by improving yields. Ag-Power plans to continue adding more towers in the future. So if your area is not already covered, please contact an Ag-Power representative for solutions for being in the network. Contact an Ag-Power representative...

The purpose of the base station is to act as a local reference station. It will transmit correction signals to the vehicle StarFire™ receiver through the RTK radio. The following is needed to complete a base station:

StarFire iTC receiver (SF2 Ready)
- RTK radio
- RTK activation
- RTK base station harness
- Tripod or universal mount

A tripod is included in base equipment but can be deducted in exchange for a universal mounting bracket that can be used to mount the base station on a fence post, building, tower, or other rigid structure.

The base station requires a 12-volt power source . A John Deere TY6144 battery is recommended for mobile base station use. For permanently mounted base stations, such as on a building or radio tower, a 110- to 12-volt regulated power supply is recommended. The StarFire receiver and radio draw approximately 1.5 amps.

The base station radio must have a line of sight with the vehicle radio. When positioning a base station, higher mounting locations increase the chances of maintaining a line-of-sight. It is important to make sure when positioning the base station that it is in a location where the base station receiver has a clear view of the sky and is located far enough away from metal structures and bodies of water to avoid multi-path situations. Multi-path is a common occurrence that often leads to A-B line jumps.