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I had one of our GPS antenna come up MIA after the last deployment in Glenn County. Was hoping that if someone was possibly in the area, they could do me a big favor and swing by to see if it's still lying there, hopefully.

What I do know is that it was on station DH3674 "P30W" up till 12:40pm on March 1, 2010, after that it's a mystery. My crew was sure they packed it up but....The station is off I-5 at the Rd 33 exit, about half way between Willows and Orland, see attachment. It's a Trimble Compact L1/L2 antenna with groundplane attached and should be in it's yellow carrying case.

My guess is that by now it's gone but was just reaching out.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Twice in my career I have seen backsights that were accidentally left for days set up along roadways. Both times the the equipment was recovered unharmed.

It's probably worth a drive back up there. You could be pleasantly surprised.

I set P30W in 2003. It isn't on a major road, but it's not exactly untraveled, either -- the station is opposite the driveway into a large dairy operation. If your crew left the antenna down near the fence, I suppose it might not be visible from the road and still there.

My notes show that the station is opposite the entry to 6916 Road 30. A quick web search shows that the parcel is owned by Martin & Katrina Poldervaart, and a search on that name shows a Marty Poldervaart at that address with a cell number of 530.519.0965. Might be worth a phone call to see if he can help out.

Good luck!

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Thanks for the help, the antenna was found. It was taken as a back-up by one of my chiefs who didn't realize it was part of another kit being used. I guess I was a little quick to pull the fire alarm but was thinking it was just a matter of time till somebody stopped to see what the big yellow pizza-shaped object was on the side of the road. Thanks Paul and Jim.