En Fri, May 25, 2001 at 11:44:19PM +0800, AB Ramos escribio:
#_ On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 10:15:11PM +0800, Miguel A.L. Paraz wrote:
#_ > anyone using GPS to sync their NTP clocks in the Philippines?
#_
#_ GPS as in Global Positioning Something-or-other? NTP as in Network Time
#_ Protocol? It has a clock? If it had a clock, why would anyone want to
#_ sync it with a satellite?
#_
#_ (Sorry, couldn't help it... 8)
Because GPS satelites have built in nuclear clocks that are sychronized with
the US Naval Observatory nuclear clocks. When your GPS is receiving signals
from the sattelites, it's (the GPS's) clock is synchronized with USNO as
well. In real time, so to speak.
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