Hi - does the rtk work in your attic as it says they need direct line of sight to the sky / satellites?

@@Wazza-kv1qx yes, totally works. Other users do it too. I will post a video tonight showing me making a map and starting a job. Proof (for myself, and the internet) that the setup in this video worked.

@@HezekiahDomowskithat’s great to hear and thank you for showing all this.

Can you tell us the inner and outer diameter of this new RTK pole? Thanks for the video.

@@greggmundhenk4560 I can put calipers on the outside, but the outside diameter is somewhere between 1.125 and 1.315 inches

I'm glad I could help!

Thanks for the encouraging comment!

NIce... It is awesome!

Congrats! I think you'll enjoy it

Glad I could help! It's worth trying a few places, but you almost need to leave it for 2 weeks as the satellites move.

You're welcome! Thanks for the kind comment!

When I set up Luba 1 last year (then returned it when Luba 2 was announced) I put it up as high as I could reach (around 8') and it was spotty. So I got a bucket and moved it up another foot. Then the actual RTK was at the top of the wood I put the pipe clamps on in this video. Then I had no issues. So height helps, but it was still a few feet from the top of the roof and working fine. Going back to Luba 2, after this video, I did end up sliding the RTK down about 6" from the rafter ridge. It seemed to pick up an extra 2 satellites. I wasn't having problems, but I needed to mess with it for some reason I can't remember.

I have an asphalt shingle roof, underlayment, OSB, 4" spray foam, 5.5" mineral wool insulation. I'm not confident, but I'm 51% sure that moving the rtk down about 6 inches increased my GPS count by 1 to 3 on average. But that's the cool thing about these systems, you can move them around and reset and try again.

Oh, and you're welcome Ralph! I hope I helped in the video and comment!

Ok, thank you, I think I'll have to try it out myself in my attic, with clay roof tiles, where the RTK antenna would be at a height of 10 meters. But can you tell me if you can see the reception signal and the number of satellites straight away when the app is installed? Thank you and best regards, Ralph

@@ralphp.2313 depends on what you mean by straight away, but it's pretty easy... Just set up the Luba and tap the bar at the top with all the connection icons. You can see it in my video linked in the description.

Done :) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mr6qoctmu73elmw.htmlsi=ryWmEH3MXd989b3w

It was a little misleading in the initial advertising and main product pictures. But they do clarify, the solar panels are NOT included, it says this on the product picture on the listing, and if you scroll to the bottom of almost any luba 2 page, the last part of the page is "What's in the Box" with both pictures and a written list. Some people in the forums were looking at product pictures and guessing what's in the box, but they actually list it out at the bottom of the page.

The solar panel is an optional extra

I have a standard asphalt shingle roof. I don't know about a metal roof, that does seem like it might cause issues. But you can try it. Luba one and Luba 2 are both shipped with the wires needed to connect the rtk directly to the base, and they're also shipped with a separate power supply as seen in the video. The rtk does not connect to the base for anything but Power. So if you're using a separate power supply there is no connection to the base. It wirelessly connects to the mower either way.

The rtk plugs into any normal outlet. Any extension cord will work, you'll just need to figure out water proofing depending on your situation.

@HezekiahDomowski had to come up with different solution since I didn't want to bury and sleeve the cord. Went to QP store and built j mount out of plumbing pipes with the wall shelf L bracket that have hollow space. Pain in the ass and now I still have to find the wall stud outside to drill in.

The signal will be best if you put it outside, above the tallest peak of your roof. But the attic is good enough to work without issues if you have an asphalt shingle roof.

Thanks. I ended up mounting it on the roof above the highest point by 6 feet. Works everywhere except a corner in the back yard that's about 20' x 20'. We love the mower! I've pimped it out with lights and flame decals. Neighbors are very inquisitive. @@HezekiahDomowski

@@barrywilson1842 that's a bummer about that 20' spot but hopefully vision can take care of that. At least you know you have the rtk about as good as it gets.

Only works with the power brick since it's a different connection. If I've helped, I'd really appreciate a vote, it only takes 2 taps: cont.st/uZnrsv_nThtij?g=1

Nope! Just put Luba on the charger manually, and go to settings, then relocate charging station. It will be greyed out of its not charging, it needs to be charging. You can do it again when the GPS quality is better too, anytime it's charging. If you relocate the rtk, then you need to remap. But every time you remap, you'll get better at it. If you could help me out with a vote, I'd really appreciate it. No personal info, just tap vote then tap it again after it says "success". I'm trying to get enough votes so mammotion can't ignore me. cont.st/uZnrsv_nThtij?g=1

At 3:05 of my video "GPS mower works with no GPS?" you can see the info the app gives you about the mower and RTK. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aOBhmM902K_QqWg.html

It's possible because satellites communicate with radio waves, and radio waves go through walls. They are very far away, so the waves are weak, and so obstacles can easily block them. But one layer of shingles and one layer of plywood and some insulation is not enough to block them.

Thanks, I noticed that shortly after, and added it to the pinned comment!

@@HezekiahDomowski You're. most welcome. I have Luba 2 3000H 4ich cut, coming in March..

Great, on luba 1, I got more satelites in the attic than when it was next to the luba in open air. And the best part is that on all sides of the house the luba and RTK has a fairly strong signal. One thing that is overlooked is that the advertised "accuracy" (is it like 2cm?) it doesn't matter how accurate it claims it can be, it is NOT that accurate when the satellites and connections are weak. It's somewhere around 6-12 inches at the worst accuracy, and after that it will pause and wait for better accuracy. Hopefully LUBA 2 is better about that with vision to correct for lack-of-precision in the GPS, but I don't know how to measure that. But for Luba 1, in the attic was definitely a more stable, less pausing, connection.

Also, you can see my next video where I made a map, and it had no problems making a map. On Luba 1 it would yell at you when making a map if the GPS signal was poor. it would pause and make you wait for a better signal before letting you proceed with making the map. No such errors with this setup: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mr6qoctmu73elmw.html

@@HezekiahDomowskiI am looking to purchase the Luba 2 and I was fretting on what to do with the dang antenna - it looks hideous to put in your yard - I have a small property in suburbia but tired of cutting lawn all the time and don’t want to have to bury cables for perimeter - I wasn’t sure if the app told you the Rtk connection status somewhere for how many satellites it can detect? Main reason I want it is to maintain short grass - I have Bermuda and would like that 1 inch cut but I always struggle to maintain and not scalp the lawn - always seems like it’s easy at the beginning of the season but then going on vacations I let it slide and then by end of summer I’m at 3” cut height

@@matthewm7867 the short answer is yes. It tells you how many satellites the rtk sees, and how many in common it has with the mower, and tells you how strong the connection is between the mower and the rtk. Power users will drive their mower around watching the stats, then move the rtk and repeat. The main thing for me was hugging the house, how many did they have in common? Putting the rtk in the attic let's it see so many, it's far more likely to have more in common with the mower. But the signal between the rtk and the mower was weaker until I moved the rtk another foot higher. Originally with Luba 1 I put it around 8' off the ground in the attic. Going to 9' helped me keep a more stable connection between rtk and mower.

@@HezekiahDomowskiall right - thanks for the feedback and the video - the Luba 2 is so new it’s really hard to find content out there - I like to thoroughly research a purchase, especially this expensive, before pulling the trigger - it appears this second gen model should work for my property - have a great day!

Glad you got it to work!

Definitely not.