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<div dir="auto">The basis for the GPS time sync is an atomic clock on board each satellite. I very much doubt Starlink is placing one of those in their birds :-)</div>
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Best,<br />
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Mike</div>
<div name="messageReplySection">On Jun 12, 2021, 16:00 +0200, Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ca>, wrote:<br />
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Dave Taht <davet@teklibre.net> wrote:<br />
<blockquote type="cite">It’s ironic that the device has to have gps in it, and thus should be<br />
able to provide perfect time to clients directly behind it, isn’t.<br /></blockquote>
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Couldn't starlink satellites *also* provide a GPS reference?<br />
They are lower and way more of them...<br />
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