[Elecraft] Clock Accuracy

[Gwen Patton]

I use the same tool as Jim Brown. Nettime (from timesynctool.com) works
really well, and can be polled anytime to make sure the time is as close as
possible.

Gwen, NG3P

On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 4:24 PM Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:

> Clock stability will depend on a lot of things, including temperature
> and the quality of the clock circuitry. Over the years, the clocks in my
> Thinkpads have tended to be pretty stable. The $20 Casio on my wrist has
> drifted about 30 seconds in the two years I've worn it.
>
> Since first using JT65 6-8 years ago, I've used
> http://www.timesynctool.com/  with the same result. I found it far
> easier to install than Meinberg (which I tried to install to be able to
> incorporate data from a USB GPS puck when expeditioning out of range of
> internet). Instead, I settled on BktTimeSync for that purpose.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> On 10/19/2019 12:57 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
> > My laptop, which I use for FT8, fires up about 2.5 seconds off. That's
> > unusable for FT8, which is why I use Meinberg NTP to sync it.  I
> > couldn't care less if it was 2 minutes off for logging (even for
> > contesting), but for FT8 it should be, as you say, 0.5 seconds or better
> > for best results.  Meinberg (which is free) puts me within one or two
> > tenths of a second of everyone else.
>
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