[Git][NTPsec/ntpsec][master] Note that the TrueTime 468-DC mode is obsolete.

[Eric S. Raymond]

Eric S. Raymond pushed to branch master at NTPsec / ntpsec


Commits:
4d665399 by Eric S. Raymond at 2017-09-17T03:47:33Z
Note that the TrueTime 468-DC mode is obsolete.

- - - - -


1 changed file:

- ntpd/refclock_truetime.c


Changes:

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ntpd/refclock_truetime.c
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--- a/ntpd/refclock_truetime.c
+++ b/ntpd/refclock_truetime.c
@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@
  *
  * Notes on the 468-DC receiver:
  *
+ * http://www.ebay.com/gds/468-DC-SATELLITE-CLOCK-/10000000006640775/g.html
+ * tells us that the GOES sats were shut down in 2005, so this mode is obsolete.
+ *
  * Send the clock a 'R' or 'C' and once per second a timestamp will
  * appear.  Send a 'P' to get the satellite position once.
  *
- * Notes on the 468-DC receiver:
- *
  * Since the old east/west satellite locations are only historical, you can't
  * set your clock propagation delay settings correctly and still use
  * automatic mode. The manual says to use a compromise when setting the



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