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Deaf Z3801

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Bob Bownes
Wed, Nov 15, 2017 3:43 AM

I put my 3801 back in service the day before yesterday, or tried to. It’s been on the shelf for about a year (off).

I powered it up, and while it sees a few sats, it will not acquire any. Changing to a known good antenna (off the NTP server) makes no difference.

Anyone seen the behavior before? The location data is good, but the time/date are way out.

Thanks!
Bob

I put my 3801 back in service the day before yesterday, or tried to. It’s been on the shelf for about a year (off). I powered it up, and while it sees a few sats, it will not acquire any. Changing to a known good antenna (off the NTP server) makes no difference. Anyone seen the behavior before? The location data is good, but the time/date are way out. Thanks! Bob
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Mike Cook
Wed, Nov 15, 2017 8:26 AM

Le 15 nov. 2017 à 04:43, Bob Bownes bownes@gmail.com a écrit :

I put my 3801 back in service the day before yesterday, or tried to. It’s been on the shelf for about a year (off).

I powered it up, and while it sees a few sats, it will not acquire any. Changing to a known good antenna (off the NTP server) makes no difference.

Anyone seen the behavior before? The location data is good, but the time/date are way out.

Probably GPS week rollover. I think the fix is to power it up with the antenna disconnected, set te date and time manually and then reconnect the antenna.

Thanks!
Bob


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> Le 15 nov. 2017 à 04:43, Bob Bownes <bownes@gmail.com> a écrit : > > > I put my 3801 back in service the day before yesterday, or tried to. It’s been on the shelf for about a year (off). > > I powered it up, and while it sees a few sats, it will not acquire any. Changing to a known good antenna (off the NTP server) makes no difference. > > Anyone seen the behavior before? The location data is good, but the time/date are way out. Probably GPS week rollover. I think the fix is to power it up with the antenna disconnected, set te date and time manually and then reconnect the antenna. > > Thanks! > Bob > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. » George Bernard Shaw