WSJT KX3 and GPS
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I am new to the KX3 and am loving it.
I am planning to add WSJT. I will not have an Internet connection for the laptop to get accurate timing. I am thinking about a USB GPS unit attached to the laptop that would give an accurate time. My questions are: 1. Is this a reasonable solution to this issue? 2. What GPS hardware would work for this? 3. Is there another way to get accurate time to a laptop without Internet connection? Thanks, Jim W3IPO ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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When running WSJT with my KX3 portable, I use a program called NMEATIME in conjunction with a HOLUX bluetooth GPS receiver. My Holux is an older one, but Amazon has a couple newer models there, not too expensive. When you pair and connect the Holux, it shows up as a comport in the Windows device manager. When you launch NMEATime program, you can set its input as either SNTP from the internet, or via a comport from a GPS receiver. I use both. But, when portable I set the Holux out for a clear "sky" view and when the leds on the receiver are showing good GPS connect, NMEA data comes through the comport to the NMEATime program, it locks in and the resulting time clock is right on. I think though you have to purchase the program to get it to sync/change the Windows system time. I purchased mine, so I don't remember. The little battery in the Holux lasts me the whole day. Oh one last thing, I connect a string to the Holux receiver, and run it to the computer, so I do not have to run back to the park, when I realize I left it there... (:0
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When running WSJT with my KX3 portable, I use a program called NMEATIME in conjunction with a HOLUX bluetooth GPS receiver. My Holux is an older one, but Amazon has a couple newer models there, not too expensive. When you pair and connect the Holux, it shows up as a comport in the Windows device manager. When you launch NMEATime program, you can set its input as either SNTP from the internet, or via a comport from a GPS receiver. I use both. But, when portable I set the Holux out for a clear "sky" view and when the leds on the receiver are showing good GPS connect, NMEA data comes through the comport to the NMEATime program, it locks in and the resulting time clock is right on. I think though you have to purchase the program to get it to sync/change the Windows system time. I purchased mine, so I don't remember. The little battery in the Holux lasts me the whole day. Oh one last thing, I connect a string to the Holux receiver, and run it to the computer, so I do not have to run back to the park, when I realize I left it there... (:0
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Sent from Jerry's iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: wb7ond <[hidden email]> > Date: September 17, 2015 at 11:42:44 AM PDT > To: [hidden email] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] WSJT KX3 and GPS > > When running WSJT with my KX3 portable, I use a program called NMEATIME in > conjunction with a HOLUX bluetooth GPS receiver. My Holux is an older one, > but Amazon has a couple newer models there, not too expensive. When you > pair and connect the Holux, it shows up as a comport in the Windows device > manager. When you launch NMEATime program, you can set its input as either > SNTP from the internet, or via a comport from a GPS receiver. I use both. > But, when portable I set the Holux out for a clear "sky" view and when the > leds on the receiver are showing good GPS connect, NMEA data comes through > the comport to the NMEATime program, it locks in and the resulting time > clock is right on. I think though you have to purchase the program to get > it to sync/change the Windows system time. I purchased mine, so I don't > remember. The little battery in the Holux lasts me the whole day. Oh one > last thing, I connect a string to the Holux receiver, and run it to the > computer, so I do not have to run back to the park, when I realize I left it > there... (:0 > > Dick > wb7ond > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/WSJT-KX3-and-GPS-tp7607428p7607905.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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