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

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 commands

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

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.

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

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.