); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Robert Sexton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi gang, > > I'm still headed towards getting a Stratum 1 NTP server up and going. > > From what I've learned so far, higher quality PPS signals aren't going > to do a lot for me if my server has a wiggy clock. That makes perfect > sense. Now I just have to figure out how to get a good clock into my > server a la the soekris clock-block approach. > > So what do people recommend for somebody working on a small budget? > > It looks like Efratom Rubidium standards are available on ebay, but the > going rate looks like about $200, which is a bit much for me.
If your goal is a stratum 1 NTP server, then several microseconds of uncertainty from a PPS-locked nanokernel is in the noise compared to asymmetrical or random network latencies. If your goal is being a "time-nut" like the rest of us, then sure, the sky's the limit! I vote for more diversity than tying everything back to GPS, and ways of getting that diversity include the shortwave and longwave refclocks, and this can be done in the $50-$60 range or even less depending on how much scrounging you want to do. Now, I can just see everyone telling me that WWVB and WWV etc. are now tied to GPS :-(. Tim. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
