What is the error rate? how Much antenna movement is tolerable? A few mm is less than a cm. It doesn’t move if the wind is not blowing. Where can I see that error rate when the wind is blowing. I thought that’s what the MP12/MP21 numbers were and they are 0.2 to 0.4 all the time.

So far I have not seen depreciation in rewards that I think is because of wind. Right now the only depreciation is satellites overhead in the USA. And comparing to other geod antennas nearby, my results are the same in dropout rewards. Certain times of the day or night the number of satellites drops below 28, but the signal is very good. Is there reference data where you could go back in time and see the cause of the reduced earnings such as number of satellites seen?

If i drop the antenna to get a more stable support and less movement then I lose the 10 degree angle of obstacles. I cannot anchor the top and can only use a steel pole which is holding strong. So for me, let it swing a little is better than dropping the antenna for no sway in wind and losing out to more obstacles.

Can’t have CM level precision if your antenna is moving around. You will see reward drops.

https://support.geodnet.com/is-there-a-safe-limit-of-wind-speed-for-the-antenna-to-be-exposed

These antennas should be as still as possible. You can use a pole, just make sure it is strapped down extremely well.