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Grounding Rule, Bet you have been told that when connected conductivity (direct connection) you MUST place the earth stake at 90° to the target line and as far away as […]

Electromagnetic locating is widely considered to be the most common method for locating underground utilities. This technology has become a reliable best practice limited only by the type of instrument […]

Mystical Yellow Reel Ever wondered what the yellow spool of wire that comes with the Radio Detection locator is for? Well, the following might just answer that question. Here is […]

Passive Power Warning, Last week we looked at the 2 ways that locators can receive the signal (for want of a better word) from the utility, we looked at passive […]

Passive v’s Active Locating can use two methods to receive a signal from buried conductors. These are referred to as ‘passive’ and ‘active’ signals. Both methods when used correctly, provide […]

EM Locator Depth Calculation It is surprising the number of times that I am contacted by “experienced locators” many also being DBYD Accredited, to explain the way that our EM […]

Plastic Utilities, As Professional Locators we struggle on a daily basis to locate non-metallic services that the utility owners have had installed without any form of trace wire to aid […]

As technology careers down the pathway of continual advancement and a component minimisation along with material weight reduction improves, the ability of locating buried utilities becomes a reality when GPR […]

Dear NULCA member, My name is Jeff Moore and I own Locating Unlimited Pty Ltd a Registered Training Organisation (RTO ID: 45518), which provides a range of training courses aimed […]

Here is another locator that has seen plenty of action over the years, donated by a student in one of my Locator System. According to the sales material the 3M™ […]