[ntp:questions] Can the line audio out of HF radio be used to sync ntp. Trying to get a cheap ($) radio method.
David J Taylor
david-taylor at blueyonder.not-this-part.nor-this.co.uk.invalid
Sat May 2 16:31:36 UTC 2009
David Lord wrote:
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> I've ntp logs going back many years and for me chrony was better
> suited to handling temperature changes but was originally used
> because of intermittent dialup connection.
Yes, having a history of expected variations due to temperature chnages,
or perhaps even using the termperature sensors available on the PCs, might
enable ntp to even better than it does now.
> With ntpd and maxpoll set to a low value (8) I find ntp can
> compensate ok but there is a lot of jitter and offset wanders
> more than I'd like.
>
> With high values of maxpoll (13) I see great stability until
> seasonal or other temperature changes when ntp seems to lose
> the plot.
>
> This is no more than happens regularly anyway due to asymmetric
> latency in the adsl connection.
>
> I'm expecting a pps source to make a massive difference.
Yes, from milliseconds to microseconds - if you're lucky!
> I'm using NetBSD and just had one of servers (c3-600)
> disconnected from lan for a while and moved upstairs so I
> could get a less erratic signal from gps/dcf/msf. I need
> external aerials. I'm about 100 mile from Anthorn, 600 mile
> from Frankfurt so suspect some interfering source.
>
> I've previously run NetBSD-1.5 on a 486dlc33, 8MB ram, and will
> try to use one of my junk 486dx6, 20MB ram, as dedicated ntp box,
> if I can get NetBSD-5 to install, otherwise will use one of the
> servers.
>
>
> David
Here in Edinburgh I have several cheap radio-clocks, and they all seem to
sync OK. Removing the CRT TVs (4th harmonic of timebase near 60KHz)
probably helped. We are less than 120km from Anthorn. Rather than
power-up another PC, you will probably find the performance on a shared
server adequate - depending on your expectations, of course. You can run
that serial lead for some distance.
My page describing the hardware is here. I now have two RS232 outputs
paralleled from the GPS 18 LVC.
http://www.satsignal.eu/ntp/FreeBSD-GPS-PPS.htm
Cheers,
David
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