Q.
What is Rural Tower Network (RTK)?
A newly formed company with the purpose to construct and own communication
towers.
Q.
Who owns Rural Tower Network?
Joint venture with Titan Machinery
http://www.titanmachinery.com ,
RDO
http://www.rdoequipment.com/
and Butler Machinery
http://www.butlermachinery.com/ .
Q.
Will Rural Tower Network own GPS
equipment?
No. Rural Tower Network owns towers and rents space for GPS equipment.
Q.
Who will own the GPS equipment?
Titan, RDO and Butler will own the GPS equipment and rent space from Rural Tower
Network.
Q.
Why are we doing this?
Rural Tower Network brings scale and
efficiency providing the lowest cost signal solution.
SAVE MONEY FOR THE FARMER.?
Autoguidance and GPS technology is
HOT. This technology will have a major impact on future tractors, combines,
planting, seeding and spraying equipment business. Farmers want the advantages
of RTK
Accuracy (less than one inch)
Repeatability
Reliabilit.
What about satellites?
Rural Tower Network will be competing with the satellite companies for the
signal business.
For some applications, satellites may be an option.
We can continue to sell light bars and autoguidance equipment utilizing
satellite signals and subscriptions.
Q.
Why a tower network for a signal
solution?
To utilize the accuracy and repeatability of RTK, a fixed base station is
required.