said by OldCableGuy :...their processes don't list driving to the transmitter site and changing the PSIP encoder time.
Seriously? In this tech age they can't do that remotely, have to hop in the 4x4 and drive up to the xmtr site?
said by Jahntassa:Most digital gear is 4-6 years old now, hasn't been properly updated with the newer DST information, and possibly don't have the funds to spend on repairing or getting GPS locked time generators.
Let me guess: the companies that make these time sync generators charge $$$ for an update that could be made available on the net. Speaking of the net, why would they need to source the time sync from GPS? Anyone can get accurate, latency corrected time info from numerous sources on the net via NTP and other protocols. Since this method existed before GPS I would think equipment makers would have standardized on that, or WWV broadcasts which is an older system, if they didn't go with a self contained precision time ref in the equipment itself.