What instrument for vertical measurement?

Jun 06, 2006 2 Replies

To determine the required height to install microwave radio dishes, I need to find the heights of obstacles along the signal path, including trees. I see that used surveying instruments go for over $500 on ebay, but I only need vertical measurement. I get the horizontal from GPS and USGS topo maps. What's a good instrument for this that doesn't do more or cost more than necessary?



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HiHo; Try a Abney Hand level.

I

Theodolite with a graduated scale on the lenses.

Andrew

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