Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 14:24:28 +0900 (JST) From: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: GPS for xntpd Stratum 1 servers Message-ID: <Pine.SV4.3.95.980107141635.23146A-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp> In-Reply-To: <199801070357.UAA29123@mt.sri.com>
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On Tue, 6 Jan 1998, Nate Williams wrote: > If that's too much, you can get a Garmin 12 for around $180 (Cabela's > Spring catalog) which has less 'features', but that's not important for > doign time-clocks, unless you *need* an external antenna which the 12 > doesn't support and the 12XL does. The antenna for the 12XL runs about > $90 according to Cabelas, and the power supply is $19.. In what situations would you need an external antenna? Would I need one if the Garmin was put into a room on the 15th floor of a 30 floor building in the middle of the floor farthest away from all windows? BTW, the radio geeks at http://www.tapr.org/tapr have a low-cost kit that looks pretty easy to assemble for use in your home network. Mike
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