Re: [time-nuts] HP 58503A acurate UTC time

2014-03-12 Thread Timestep
Thanks guys It is now reading UTC, but only after a power off routine. That confused me ! I can't afford the time to let it re-survey, and used the Query command with a 0 instead of a ?. Re-querying it with a question mark it replied that there would be no survey on power up. The iPhone

Re: [time-nuts] HP 58503A acurate UTC time

2014-03-12 Thread Hal Murray
So the question is, will this really stop the annoying survey every time ? I'd browse the manual looking for fine print. The idea you are looking for is that after a survey it will save the location. If it has a saved location on power up it will use it rather than do a new survey. The

Re: [time-nuts] HP 58503A acurate UTC time

2014-03-12 Thread Timestep
HP 58503A Hi Hal Good point, I don't want the display lighting my office up at night, hence I often turn it off. What I really need is the circuit of the front panel, then I could dim the display and leave in on 24/7 Thanks Dave ___ time-nuts

[time-nuts] HP 58503A acurate UTC time

2014-03-11 Thread Timestep
From: Dave Cawley Timestep Dartmouth Tel: +44 (0) 1803 833366 Fax: +44 (0) 1803 839498 HP 58503A accurate UTC time I have the version with the display panel and also the SatStat50 software all working fine. The time on both the display and PC appears to be 16 seconds fast. I queried the

Re: [time-nuts] HP 58503A acurate UTC time

2014-03-11 Thread Tom Van Baak
: ... /tvb - Original Message - From: Timestep informat...@time-step.com To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:33 AM Subject: [time-nuts] HP 58503A acurate UTC time From: Dave Cawley Timestep Dartmouth Tel: +44 (0) 1803 833366 Fax: +44 (0) 1803 839498 HP 58503A

Re: [time-nuts] HP 58503A acurate UTC time

2014-03-11 Thread Hal Murray
a.. So how do I set it to read real time ? My notes say that for a Z3801A: :diag:gps:utc 1 It may need a reboot. A google search for HP 58503A manual gets lots of hits that look interesting. This is the top of the list: 58503B GPS Time and Frequency Reference ... - LeapSecond.com