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My company bought two of these complete set ups brand new. We also used the Pac crest PDL/ADL 35w radio, worked great. Like the other reply, works ok under light tree cover with US sats. If glonass is an option with this set up, better under heavier tree cover. Ours are 5 years old, maybe 6. Still working well with minimal repairs other than battery replacement. Make sure you can get batteries for it because you'll go through them a lot if you use it all day, on a daily basis.
We also used survey pro software. I dont prefer it, but it is easy and functional if you have some experience with it. USB/camera capabilities on some models. Beaming files from collector to collector was nice to share data. also can pair with phone via bluetooth to upload files, nice when you're on the go/remote and dont have acceess to a computer.
The epoch 50 unit will wear down a bit if heavily used, not as sturdy as the trimbles or leicas we have, but the epoch 50 still works with minor bumps and bruises.
Like you mentioned, a decent piece for a start up with aspirations of upgrading down the road. Also, ours were new, so if the ones you are looking at are quite old, just verify they work well and haven't been dropped.
Joe
The Epoch 50 is not a bad unit. It work good under light tree cover. The best radio to use with it would be a Pacific Crest 35W Radio either a DPL or ADL..