James VE6SRV wrote... > We talked about this a while back. The SETTIME function would be nice. > Being able to grab time from a GPS would be nice as well, but that > means having a GPS on a static station (digipeater) just to resolve > time once a day/week.
To me, it would be worthwhile to have a GPS connected if it was the only way to set the time while not on site. My only arguement against a GPS would be if there was a limited power budget. However... > What I think would be real cool would be to have the unit able to > parse time out of an APRS packet that it sees on air. That would be good too. > I know Scott has come up with reasons why this wouldn't work, but I > think it could be feasible. I think Scott was worried about the > variability of the encoded time in the packets. It is true that people > could have incorrect time signatures. What about only using time > stamps from a limited number of stations. Maybe only the ones in the > authlist. The unit could look for a time correction timestamp once a > day or so. Variability might be an issue. If the time could be set remotely with a SETTIME message, accepting it only from those on the AUTHLIST would be good enough for me. 73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH -- "I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!"
