stefaanbogaert Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) Hello, I'm Stefaan Bogaert. I have the Belgian nationality, and resident in Luxembourg. In the former part of my life I was an airline pilot for 35 years, of which 25 years for Luxair, the national airline of Luxembourg. Officially, it is the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Give me a call when you have found it on the world map. It is about 80 km from north to south, and about 45 east-west. But: small is beautiful !! I started as an "old" amateur in 2012, after my retirement, with a Meade LX90. I moved in 2019 and was almost not active any more. Don't ask me why: I have no answer. I want to start again. And have a few questions for the forum. Have fun!!! Edited February 19, 2022 by stefaanbogaert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Hello Stefan welcome to the forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmot Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Hi. Welcome to The Yard. The folk on here are a friendly bunch so ask any questions you have and you should get some helpful answers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkulin Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Welcome Stefan, I hope you enjoy it here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefaanbogaert Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 I have a Meade LX90. Was not active for some years because family problems. Now I restarted. I realised that the GoTo did not work any more. Even when trying subjects like "Moon" the system turns to a complete wrong direction. Sometimes the handbox tries to telle me "Below horizon" when I see the moon in front of me. I Googled and found out that is was due to a "6 April 2019 GPS Week Rollover". I understand the system has to be updated. Is there somebody here who can advise me how to do it? Do I need special tools, like the cables for the handbox update?? Regards, Stefaan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwc Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Welcome. it’s a long time since I had an LX90, but I checked on the Meade website and this process looks familiar: https://www.meade.com/support/auto.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefaanbogaert Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 Hi Dave, I know this page. As far as I understand this process is to update the handbox (new Satellites, Stars, Comets,..). But I need to know the process to update the GPS system. I am not specialised in this, especially after almost three years of inactivity. Meanwhile Meade is bankrupt, some small and helpful vendors I knew before closed their business, so I am little bit lost. Anyway thank you for your quick reply. I'll keep you informed about my progress. Stefaan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwc Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 My apologies Stefaan, my LX90 didn’t have GPS. I assumed it would update with the firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwc Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Perhaps this is what you need? https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/657915-meade-gps-rollover-patches/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstronomyUkraine Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Welcome to the forum Stefaan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefaanbogaert Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 4 hours ago, dwc said: Perhaps this is what you need? https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/657915-meade-gps-rollover-patches/ Hello Dave, I opened an account with Cloudy Nights about two weeks ago. I could sign in, but the only window I'v got was the one you can see below. Whatever button I click, I always see this same window! Even when I click the Sign Out button!! Nothing helps. Not even a restart of my laptop !! I already set two mails to Cloudy Nights, without respond. I'm sure that the solution of my problem is in the link you sent me. But even that link opens the same window! It's raining here all the time. So I have a lot of time to find solution. I will keep in touch. Thanks for your help! Stefaan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwc Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 I had a read of a few posts to see if I could provide the information you need, but I think it’s actually for a 3rd party GPS add on for LXs. But I think I found the right page at Meade: https://www.meade.com/supports/ If you scroll down a bit you should find a paragraph: Quote GPS Rollover Issue Some customers have reported an issue with their GPS equipped telescopes getting a GPS fix but reporting an incorrect year. This is a direct result of the GPS week number rollover issue that occurred globally on April 6, 2019. Please note not all GPS telescopes are affected by this issue. For those affected by the GPS rollover issue, new telescope firmware can be downloaded and installed into the telescope using the latest Meade AutoStar Updater Program version 6.1. Download AutoStar version 6.1 here: https://www.meade.com/autostar-updater-6-1/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefaanbogaert Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 5 hours ago, dwc said: Perhaps this is what you need? https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/657915-meade-gps-rollover-patches/ Hello Dave, Possibly I found something in https://www.stargps.ca/manual.htm#gps . But I need definitely the cables. Stefaan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefaanbogaert Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, dwc said: I had a read of a few posts to see if I could provide the information you need, but I think it’s actually for a 3rd party GPS add on for LXs. But I think I found the right page at Meade: https://www.meade.com/supports/ If you scroll down a bit you should find a paragraph: OK. Just read your message now. Will order the cables tomorrow in Germany. Thanks and good night, Stefaan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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