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

[Dave B]

That'd be found at:-

    http://www.maniaradio.it/en/bkttimesync.html

Looks good though not tried it myself.   (Always try and get stuff like
that, from the author's own site, not from some arbitrary download page,
where it can have "other stuff" you definitely do not want, bundled with
the download.)

If using the network option, I'd suggest you use the address:-

    pool.ntp.org    (or    north-america.pool.ntp.org     in the US.)

As the target server.   That will get you the nearest (network wise)
server to you.     Keep well away from time.windows.com (or whatever) as
it is so congested as to be useless for these needs.


If you want your own local hardware NTP server, for example if your
internet connection is at all "flaky", or you're restricted to mobile or
satellite internet, or you have multiple PC's that need to stay in sync,
then see David Taylor's (GM8ARV) pages at:-

    http://www.satsignal.eu/ntp/index.html

LOTS of good info and instructions there to do what you need, and mostly
for low cost, other than time to learn how to, and do it.


If you've $'s to spare and want something that "just works" out of the
box, then...

   
https://store.uputronics.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=92

Not cheap, but very good.   For those in RV's or afloat, best left
running 24/7   Job Done.

If you have one of them in the shack at home, then you can contribute to
the NTP Pool project too, with care, but your internet connection may
get "hammered" as a result by incoming time requests.

    http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/


73

Dave G0WBX.


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On 29/10/17 21:02, Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:
> I am using a GPS dongle plugged into an USB jack on my old XP32 
> computer so I do not need connection to Internet time for running 
> WSJT suite (Incl FT8).  I downloaded BKTtimeSync to control my 
> computer.  It allows using either Internet or GPS as sync source.
>
> Ran FB on JT65B during the ARRL EME Contest.
>
> Previously I used Dimension4
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW