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Catalog # RS-S5/M9

Riversurveyor M9 & S5

The patented and award-winning RiverSurveyor®, S5/M9 systems give a new perspective to the notion of measuring open channel hydraulics. Using SonTek's exclusive SmartPulseHD®, multiple acoustic frequencies are fused with precise bandwidth control for the most robust and continuous shallow-to-deep discharge measurements ever. A deterministic microcontroller expertly apportions the proper acoustics, pulse scheme, and cell size to get the highest definition possible so you can focus on the measurement, not the instrument setup. The system even has a vertical beam for precise channel definition and it's all designed to work intuitively.

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Catalog # RS-S5 RiverSurveyor S5. Portable five-beam 3.0 MHz/1.0 MHz acoustic Doppler current profiler/discharge measurement system intended for use from moving boats and other floating platforms in shallow channels. System is provided in a 5 inch (13 cm) diameter Delrin housing and consists of 3.0 MHz velocity measurement transducers in a 4-beam Janus configuration, 1.0 MHz vertical acoustic beam for depth measurement, compass/2-axis tilt sensor, temperature sensor, and 8 GB recorder. Features bottom tracking, internal discharge calculation, RiverSurveyor Live! Windows software for real-time display of current profiles, water depth and computed discharge measurements, and DGPS interface. System includes a power supply and shipping case.
Catalog # RS-M9 RiverSurveyor M9. Portable nine-beam 3.0 MHz/1.0 MHz/0.5 MHz acoustic Doppler profiler/discharge measurement system intended for use from moving boats and other floating platforms in medium depth channels. System is provided in a 5 inch (13 cm) diameter Delrin housing and consists of a dual Janus configuration with four 3.0 MHz and four 1.0 MHz transducers for velocity measurement, one 500 kHz vertical acoustic beam for depth measurement, compass/2-axis tilt sensor, temperature sensor, and 8 GB recorder. Features bottom tracking, internal discharge calculation, RiverSurveyor Live! Windows software for real-time display of current profiles, water depth and computed discharge measurements, and DGPS interface. System also includes a power supply and plastic shipping case.
Catalog # 36-0001-010 10-m power & RS232 serial communications cable, compact 8-pin male wet-pluggable to 9-pin D-sub 36-0001-010 565
Catalog # PCM-Basic 2.4 GHz Telemetry / External Power Module for remote data collection. Consists of Rover unit in a waterproof enclosure containing a 2.4 GHz radio, (16) AA alkaline batteries, a 1-m cable for connection to S5, M9 or HydroSurveyor, and a 2.4 GHz USB radio interface for connecting to a customer-supplied computer.
Catalog # PCM-DGPS 2.4 GHz Telemetry / External Power / SonTek DGPS Module for remote data collection. Consists of Rover Unit in a waterproof enclosure containing a 2.4 GHz radio, GPS receiver/antenna, (16) AA alkaline batteries, a 1-m cable for connection to S5, M9 or HydroSurveyor, and a 2.4 GHz USB radio for connecting to a customer-supplied computer. Also includes applicable mounting hardware/adapters and cables.
Catalog # PCM-RTK 2.4 GHz Telemetry / External Power / SonTek RTK GPS Module for remote data collection. Consists of Rover Unit in a waterproof enclosure containing a 2.4 GHz radio, SonTek RTK GPS receiver and 2.4 GHz radio link for communicating with RTK base station, (16) AA alkaline batteries, a 1-m cable for connection to S5, M9 or HydroSurveyor, 2.4 GHz USB radio for connecting to a customer-supplied computer, on-shore RTK GPS base station consisting of the RTK GPS receiver with external GPS antenna, 2.4 GHz radio with external antenna, (16) AA alkaline batteries, and a tripod. Also includes applicable mounting hardware/adapters and cables.
Catalog # 28-0108 SonTek Hydroboard II for RiverSurveyor S5 and M9 systems, 51-in (130-cm) length, 16.4 ft/s (5.0 m/s) maximum velocity.