Re: check sources

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

Mark Dater asked:

> I have a question regarding  survey instruments and check sources.
> Do you install a check source on every instrument that is in your facility
> or institution?

No. This includes my current position, when I  worked at FPL and prior 
to that, when I worked for the State of Florida.  The purpose of the 
check source is to check and ensure the operability of the survey 
instrument, not the fact that there is an independent check source. A 
single source can and should be used to check each instrument. An 
added benefit of using a single check source (in the same facility) 
is that one instrument's response can be compared to others. This is 
of course not the focus of the check source, but why not use the 
information?

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