[VHFcontesting] Fw: a new Strategy for home and club stations

[Gene]

I always have a serial cable from my GPS to the Laptop for use with Topo USA
 and also use the laptop for logging in the Rover. I use a free piece of
 software called GPSTime that keeps my laptop time updated with the GPS 
which
 is very accurate. the software can be downloaded here:
 http://www.coaa.co.uk/gpstime.htm

 Gene
 N0DQS/r

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nate Duehr" <nate at natetech.com>
> To: "VHF Contesting Reflector" <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 8:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] a new Strategy for home and club stations
>
>
>>
>> On May 30, 2009, at 8:23 AM, James Duffey wrote:
>>> I
>>> don't log on computers, but if you do, and use a network time protocol
>>> program, built into soem operating systems, you will always have
>>> accurate time recorded promptly. AS long as you remember to press log
>>> QSO. - Duffey
>>
>>
>> Not when roving... the computer can be synced prior to leaving the
>> house, but if it's got an inaccurate clock, unless you have some sort
>> of commercial mobile cellular data service, it won't be able to synch
>> again until you get back.
>>
>> Also many multi-op stations are set up "in the field" where there's no
>> Internet connectivity also.
>>
>> But... most computers can easily keep time within two minutes over the
>> course of a two day contest... unless you're using some old machine
>> that has a dead BIOS battery and power it off, or similar... as long
>> as they were synced before leaving home...
>>
>> --
>> Nate Duehr, WY0X
>> nate at natetech.com
>>
>>
>>
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