[Skimmertalk] Attention RBN Skimmer Ops

[Dick Williams]

Aggregator does not adjust the computer clock.

Aggregator gets an NTP time value, normally about once every five 
minutes, and compares it to the computer's time.  This produces a time 
difference correction which is used when determining the time stamp for 
spots Aggregator sends to the RBN server.

The RBN server also sends Aggregator a time value.  If Aggregator fails 
to get an NTP time Aggregator will use the server's time in place of NTP 
time.

That's all.

73 - Dick, W3OA

On 1/25/2015 10:15 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> When you have time, it would be great if you would download Aggregator 
> 4 beta 6 from the RBN web site 
> <http://www.reversebeacon.net/downloads/aggregator/rbn_aggregator-40b6.exe> 
> and run it in yourSkimmer/SkimServ installation feeding the RBN. This 
> beta incorporates a feature that precisely adjusts  the computer clock 
> it is running on, using NTP.  The purpose of having precise Aggregator 
> time is to measure the delay between spots coming out of Aggregators 
> and being posted on the web site/written to the database.
>
> Thanks!
>