Re: [time-nuts] Z3805A: How correct a 1024 week date error?

2014-12-01 Thread Bob Camp
Hi The unit will do just fine as a frequency / pps standard with the date error. I believe the answer is a re-flash of the firmware in the GPS module. The first step there is to figure out which module you have. If it’s a Motorola you may be in luck. If it’s a Furono, you may be out of luck.

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805A: How correct a 1024 week date error?

2014-12-01 Thread Hal Murray
jsrobb...@earthlink.net said: > I have tried commands (via GPSCon) to do a factory reset and to enter the > date manually, but without success. You may have to power it off so it forgets the date before it will take the date from the serial port. -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. ___

[time-nuts] Z3805A: How correct a 1024 week date error?

2014-12-01 Thread James Robbins
I've acquired a "Z3805A converted to a 58503A" which, notwithstanding tracking, seems to believe that it is "17 March 1995". I believe this is the famous "1024 week" issue. Does anyone know how to spring the unit from it's historical bonds and get it to read the current date. I have tried com