[Elecraft] KX2 & FT8

[Rich NE1EE]

Rick,
Thanks for the post. I don't need real time "time" for things these days...if I do, I turn to an RTOS...but I am naive in this area.
Since reconfiguring my Windows time specs, including not using the windows.time server, I have not seen a time offset exceeding 0.5s...in fact, the highest I recall is 0.3s...that is 10X the error you report for Meinberg

I visited the site, and found
https://www.meinbergglobal.com/english/info/ntp.htm
https://www.meinbergglobal.com/english/sw/ntp.htm#ntp_stable

so it appears that there is a software-only solution? I don't need to support one more piece of hardware, because my timing needs are not that great now. Thanks for the suggestion...I had not heard of Meinberg previously.

~R~
72/73 de Rich NE1EE
The Dusty Key
On the banks of the Piscataqua

On 2020-12-01 16:46:-0800, Rick Bates, NK7I wrote:
>Rich,
>You WANT to change what Windows does because a generation ago, to allow their server software to function, they increased the error gap in the NTP system.  It allows WAY too much drift and they've never cleaned that up (because most users don't care).
>
>I use and suggest Meinberg; which can replace the Windows NTP service.  It's free and keeps my computers within .03 seconds to standard (on very slow Internet) without requiring high overhead (it just works and well).
>
>73,
>Rick NK7I