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Recently, I've been trying to connect to an RTN using the NTRIP option under the RTK tab in the rover equipment settings. I'm using a bluetooth cell phone as a modem to connect my TDS Recon data collector to the internet. At first, I was using bluetooth on both the cell phone and the GPS rover, but received an autonomous position every time. I spoke with a technician that told me to connect my data collector to the rover with a cable instead. I did so and my settings are as follows:

Comms Tab
Type: Cable
Port: COM 2
Baud: 115200
Parity: None
Data: 8
Stop: 1

RTK Tab
Device: Data Collector Internet
Network: Ntrip
Port: COM 2
Baud: 115200


Now, I can change the Port under the RTK tab to COM 1 and still get the same error message whenever I click the green check. It tries to open the port and then reads 'Unable to establish link with device.' When I click to see more details it reads:
Connection not available
Unable to open COM 2
The specified network resource or device is no longer available.

Any idea as to why it's not picking up the port? My data collector can run the internet browser so I know it's not that. Can't think of too much more, thanks for any help in advance.

I have no trouble using Bluetooth to connect to my Sokkia GSR2700 ISX with a Surveyor+. Make sure that you are using separate XCOM ports in your Bluetooth setup. You need 2 separate ports to communicate. I used a cable connected to COM1 on the receiver with COM1 on the data collector. I used Bluetooth on XCOM2 for the other. This was with an older version. It should work just fine with 2.50 or better