[Elecraft] Operating FT8 portable with KX3 - GPS time sync question

[Don Wilhelm]

Barry,

I don't have a solution to the question as asked, however ...
Rather than trying to sync the clock real time, if you set the computer 
time at home just before your outing, it should be good for at least 72 
hours.

My laptop (used only for use while away from home) keeps accurate time 
within a second or so for a good long time (several days), and should be 
usable for FT8 use if set before an outing.  Your computer may not be as 
accurate, but I encourage you to check it.  As I understand it, FT8 can 
tolerate up to 1/2 second of timing error.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 10/28/2017 7:26 PM, Barry N1EU wrote:
> I don't know if very many portable ops out there are using FT8.  I'm
> piecing together a portable FT8 setup for my KX3 and I'm hoping to use a
> Bluetooth GPS receiver to provide accurate time sync to a Windows tablet.
> If anybody out there is already doing this, can you please tell me what
> software you're successfully running under Windows to link the GPS data
> with the system time?