[time-nuts] Datum 9390 Problems

[Scott McGrath]

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On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Thomas Folkers
<tfolkers at email.arizona.edu> wrote:
>
>   On Mar 22, 00:00 UT, both of our Datum 9390 model GPS receivers/time
> code generators started producing erroneous day of year and actual year
> values.
>
>   Instead of day 81, it said 96 on the front panel, but produced day 196
> in the IRIG-B time code.
>
>   They also reported the year as 2007.
>
>
>   The two units are locate 200 miles apart on a remote mountain location
> and are used to control radio telescopes.
>
>   The unit on Kitt Peak. Arizona was purchased in 1998 and has a model
> number of:
>
>   9390-6000; Firmware version, I think, of N500/S118/DT101C
>
>   The Unit on Mt. Graham, Arizona was purchesd around 1995 and is model:
>
>   9390-52333; Firmware version: N502/S118/DT300KP.
>
>   Neither unit has ever undergone a firmware update. I'm pretty sure
> this may be the root of the problem.
>
>
>   Can anyone help me here as Symmetricom doesn't seem interested in
> answering my tech support calls.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
>
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