[Ham-Mac] Mac HP GPS Control X now supports Z3805A and 58503A receivers

[David Anderson [GM4JJJ]]

Mac HP GPS Control software allows owners of the Hewlett Packard HP Z3801A or Z3816A or 58503A or Symmetricom Z3805A GPS Receiver to setup, control and monitor their receiver by means of a serial connection from an Apple Macintosh computer.

The HP Z3801A GPS Receiver provides highly accurate time and frequency outputs, originally designed for use in the CDMA Cellular Land Network, these units are now available on the surplus market and are being used by Standards Labs, Radio Amateurs, Hobbyists and Experimenters.
Especially useful to weak signal radio enthusiasts who require the highest frequency accuracy.
The 10MHz output can be used as a timebase for a frequency counter or the reference for a Microwave PLL or Transceiver with External Reference input (e.g. Elecraft K3)
The 1PPS pulse output gives extremely accurate time markers.

Features of the software
	• Detailed Status Display with LEDs
	• Charts of Time and Frequency Control Trends with statistics
	• Terminal with easy popdown menu control of all receiver commands and queries.
	• Receiver Log Viewer with human readable dates and times
	• Getting Started Pane - No arcane commands to type.
	• Satellite Plot shows the GPS signal strengths at different az/el.
	• LCD Style Clock with choice of coloured backlight
	• Local time or UTC in 12 or 24 hour format.
	• Data Logging for further analysis.
	• Picture export for Website display

	• Requirements
	• HP Z3801A or Z3816A or 58503A or Z3805A GPS receiver with Antenna.
	• Macintosh computer with a serial port or a USB to Serial Adaptor.
	• Macintosh Serial Cable wired for RS-422 to suit the Z3801A (RS-232 for Z3816A or 58503A or Z3805A).
	• Mac OS 8/9 or OS X 10.3 or later (including Lion 10.7) Universal Application both Intel and Power PC.

Further details and trial software at http://www.gm4jjj.co.uk/z3801/z3801.htm

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David Anderson, GM4JJJ         E-mail: david at gm4jjj.co.uk
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