Yo Dave! On Mon, 14 Nov 2022 15:26:15 -0800 Dave Taht wrote: > The macx-1 appears to have dropped off the market. That was USB, so marginal for Stratum 1 useage. And is now pretty old. Newer GNSS receivers, both USB, and serial, are much better. OTOH, avainalability has not been god since COVID. > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 3:24 PM Gary E. Miller wrote: > > > > Yo Dave! > > > > On Mon, 14 Nov 2022 15:17:30 -0800 > > Dave Taht wrote: > > > > > it was nice to see someone else take up this cause. I imagine our > > > gps is no longer available? > > > > Uh, "our GPS"? Depending on your requirements, and a simple > > Stratum 1 does not have high requirements, there are > > > > Sparkfun has RasPi compatible GPS boards for $40, on up. > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 3:14 PM Gary E. Miller > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Yo Dave! > > > > > > > > Funny thing, I just checked shipping rate from AU to USA. A > > > > fedEx envelope fro Sydney to USA is A$92. About US$62. > > > > > > > > On Mon, 14 Nov 2022 15:08:00 -0800 > > > > Dave Taht wrote: > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > > > > > From: Rob Thomas > > > > > Date: Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 12:38 PM > > > > > Subject: [AusNOG] EVERYONE should have a Stratum 1 time > > > > > server, right? To: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The good news is, you now can! After about 6 months of > > > > > wrangling bits and pieces together, "Honest" Rob's Used Car > > > > > (and VoIP) Emporium has finally managed to get a bunch of > > > > > custom made GPS Shields built and they are sitting right next > > > > > to me here in Australia, suitable for lego-esque construction > > > > > of your own NTP server! > > > > > > > > > > These are being sold at pretty much cost - AUD$30 ex - as a > > > > > pro-bono thing for those who want their very own Stratum 1 NTP > > > > > server. All you need to do is supply your own Raspberry Pi or > > > > > equivalent - you just need something with a clock speed over > > > > > 1ghz and standard GPIO pins. > > > > > > > > > > But wait, there's more! You don't NEED to buy this specific > > > > > hardware - if you already have a GPS device with a PPS signal, > > > > > you can just fork and hack on the repo that started this: > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/xrobau/rpi-ntp (Note: that locks down SSH > > > > > to key only, and *only* puts my key in there, don't just run > > > > > it blindly without at least adding your ssh pubkey!) > > > > > > > > > > This all started because we needed more IPv6 NTP servers in > > > > > the Asia Pacific region, and it was annoyingly hard to find > > > > > plug-and-play hardware. I'm really hoping that a bunch of you > > > > > lot will buy a few, and put them up as public servers with > > > > > IPv6 addresses on ntppool.org. > > > > > > > > > > https://freepbxhosting.com.au/s/gps-v1/ > > > > > > > > > > I also have them up on eBay, for $40 each, but that's for the > > > > > public, not for the cool kids club that is AusNog. > > > > > > > > > > Currently I can only ship to AU and NZ, but that's purely > > > > > because I'm lazy and haven't figured out the costs. For those > > > > > outside the North, South and West islands of New Zealand, > > > > > feel free to reach out to me off list with your address and > > > > > I'll figure something out. > > > > > > > > > > --"Honest" Rob > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > AusNOG mailing list > > > > > AusNOG@ausnog.net > > > > > https://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > RGDS > > > > GARY > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR > > > > 97703 gem@rellim.com Tel:+1 541 382 8588 > > > > > > > > Veritas liberabit vos. -- Quid est veritas? > > > > "If you can't measure it, you can't improve it." - Lord > > > > Kelvin _______________________________________________ > > > > Thumbgps-devel mailing list > > > > Thumbgps-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net > > > > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/thumbgps-devel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > RGDS > > GARY > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR > > 97703 gem@rellim.com Tel:+1 541 382 8588 > > > > Veritas liberabit vos. -- Quid est veritas? > > "If you can't measure it, you can't improve it." - Lord Kelvin > > _______________________________________________ > > Thumbgps-devel mailing list > > Thumbgps-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net > > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/thumbgps-devel > > > RGDS GARY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97703 gem@rellim.com Tel:+1 541 382 8588 Veritas liberabit vos. -- Quid est veritas? "If you can't measure it, you can't improve it." - Lord Kelvin