[time-nuts] Re: Oncore UT+ Bad Almanac

[paul swed]

Jerry I think thats the fastest way. Leave on for 24 hours to see if it
grabs the almanacs if not oh boy somethings up.
One other trick if it will allow this, is to see what satellites are up and
select a strong one. Some of the older systems allowed you to do that.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL
WB8TSL

On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 11:29 AM <k1jos at att.net> wrote:

> I have a two Oncore UT+ v2.2 (NOS) and prepping for a project I checked
> them
> out using SynTAc software.  They both show "Bad Almanac" even after I
> updated my Long/Lat/Alt.   These Oncore's do not have battery backup.   I
> read the manual and it seems the software will show zero satellites visible
> or tracked until the almanac updates.  I assume they must be working as the
> UTC "Time from GPS" appeared within a minute or two and the time is correct
> (though date is Jan 01, 1998).   I know the antenna is good as I'm running
> it from a HP58516A amp/splitter that my TBolt is powering.
>
> After an hour I opted to start a survey.   Is there a faster way to enter
> the correct almanac manually?  I kno
>
> Jerry
>
>
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