> From: "Richard B. Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:15:33 -0400
> Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> Kevin Oberman wrote:
> >>From: Karl Denninger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:07:22 -0500
> >>Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
> >>Steve Kostecke wrote:
> >>
> >>>On 2007-06-13, Karl Denninger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>If Multitech can't get me something better than what I have I may try
> <snip>
> > 
> > Carl,
> > 
> > We use CDMA and can keep time within a couple of microseconds. I am using
> > an EndRun Technologies CDMA clock which provides PPS, but the jitter on
> > the raw (TrueTime emulated) once a second update is about 4 ms at
> > worst. This sucks compared to the PPS, but should be good for most cases
> > where high precision is not an issue.
> > 
> > By the way, the external CDMA clock from EndRun is pretty well hidden on
> > the web pages under "Other Products". It is found at:
> > http://www.endruntechnologies.com/network-time-source.htm
> > 
> 
> They say "Email or call us for a competitive price quote...."
> Why do I always get nervous when someone says that?  It generally means 
> "all the traffic will bear and then some!"  I much prefer to deal with 
> someone who says, up front, "it's $1253.99 plus shipping from. . . ." 
> It saves us both a bit of time because there's no way I'm going to pay 
> that much.  It might be different if I had a corporate sponsor but 
> nowadays it's strictly out of my pocket!

Hmm. Since I called them before I visited the web page, I didn't notice
that. 

In any case, they ran about $1100 when we bought our last batch last
year. Work very well and will emulate several different types of clock
including TrueTime, Spectacom, and Trimble Palisade.

We have about a dozen scattered around the country.
-- 
R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
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