Mike Markowski wrote: > For situations where time is important, it's worth learning about NTP. It's > an > open protocol and is run by default on most unix-like OSes. Unlike the > Windows > NTP client which simply syncs every couple weeks (by default), an ntp daemon > is > running always on your machine. It doesn't do a simple sync but continually, > to > use the word loosely, monitors nearby time servers. The linux laptop in my > shack is always right on time, plus or minus such a tiny amount that it > doesn't > matter. > > The protocol is used worldwide and was initially developed by Prof Dave Mills > at > Univ of Delaware, my alma mater. As an EE grad student, I used to enjoy > attending his presentations on NTP.
He's W3HCF and has a link to the W3UD Amateur Radio Club on his professional home page. Jon LA4RT ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
