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June 14, 2021

Busting the 90° Myth – The Grounding Rule

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 […]

May 27, 2021

Successful locating depends on knowing which Frequency to use.

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 […]

May 17, 2021

The Mystical Yellow Reel

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 […]

May 10, 2021

Passive Power Warning

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 […]

May 3, 2021

Passive v’s Active Locating

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 […]

April 26, 2021

EM Locator Depth Calculation

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 […]

April 18, 2021

Is this the answer for locating Plastic Utilities?

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 […]

April 9, 2021

Drones and Utility Locating

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 […]

December 1, 2019

Why NULCA Why

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 […]

September 8, 2019

The Dynatel 2273 Cable and Marker Ball Locator System

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™ […]