[time-nuts] GPS choices.

[Paul]

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Michael Tharp <gxti at partiallystapled.com> wrote:
> In a word, availability. Try buying a NEO-6T in quantity of less than a reel
> (hundreds of pieces), for less than $180 (cost of a sample direct from
> u-blox).

I didn't mean to suggest only a 6T.  I meant any timing quality device
which might include a Ublox 6M, Trimble SMT or Moto UT+ compatible
device.  The 6T just happens to be extra special.

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 2:53 PM, David J Taylor
<david-taylor at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> It's a combination of availability, cost, power consumption, no extra power
> supplies needed, coupled with the engineering realisation that in my
> application (NTP on Linux, FreeBSD and Windows) I'll be highly unlikely to
> see the difference in accuracy between timing and navigation units.

I'm assuming that *most* people here are interested in small
quantities (<10), possibly appreciative of a eval/proto/demo board and
can deal with the power issues.  Saying that better time is
uninteresting because it's just for NTP seems a bit out of place among
time-nuts.  Better time is intrinsically interesting.

Using recent examples I'm still not sure why you'd get the $40
Adafruit MTK versus the $70 ($35 quant. 1) Synergy Ublox.

Unless you're like me and you just want a variety of devices.