[time-nuts] Is this normal for a Z3801?

[Bill Hawkins]

John,

I have two Z3801 receivers with two HP cone antennas about 4 feet apart and
just below the peak of the shallow roof. I live in a valley with a good view
to the west, otherwise surrounded by hills and trees.

I used SatStat to raise the horizon to 30 degrees, and had no trouble with
the survey. Tell your Z3801 about your real horizon angle.

Bill Hawkins


-----Original Message-----
From: John Green
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 4:39 PM

I got the mute Tbolt talking so I let it sit to do it's self survey. Due to
a not so great view of the sky here at work, it took a couple of hours to
complete. Afterwards,everything seemed OK. (I am not at all familiar with
the Tbolt.) Next, I hooked up my Z3801 to the same antenna and it keeps
giving me the same message: Survey aborted due to poor geometry. I even
swapped out the trusty Matsushita antenna for one of those Andrew/Motorola
antennas you see on cellsites to no avail. Is the Z3801 normally so picky?
It was seeing 4 satellites, same as the Tbolt.