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Re: [VHFcontesting] Maidenhead grid locating for Rovers, now GPS time sy

To: k8tb@bosscher.org
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Maidenhead grid locating for Rovers, now GPS time sync...
From: Thomas <roo@ham9.net>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 22:35:15 -0500
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On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 4:28 PM, Tom <k8tb@bosscher.org> wrote:

> Is there a program that can take a hockey puck GPS appliance that we can
> have on the roof, and it keeps the laptop on time?
>

I use a Raspberry Pi with an Adafruit GPS
<https://www.adafruit.com/product/746> - I run dnsmasq, gpsd, and chrony
with PPS from the GPS.  This gives me accurate (sub-microsecond) time and
accurate-enough (WAAS, so sub-5M accuracy) position, as well as providing
DHCP.  I configure my laptop to get its time from the pi (I set windows to
sync its clock every hour), and Roverlog is smart enough to talk to gpsd
for the position data.  If I happen to want more than one laptop, all I
need is a small Ethernet switch and I'm good to go.

-- 
-Thomas AC9BJ
Mount Horeb, WI  EN53da
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