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MSF NTP Server

Meinberg announces a new product for the UK market. It is a time server that is synchronized by MSF, the british reference time, transmitted via longwave radio signals.

MSF Time Server

Here is a link to the MSF Website.

It is delivered with a MSF outdoor antenna that can be connected with standard coaxial cable with up to 300m length.

GPS Time Server

GPS time servers are hardware appliances that consist of an embedded computer and a GPS receiver with GPS antenna. Most GPS time servers have the drawback of only allowing a few (~20) meters of antenna cable or need special expensive amplifiers. But a GPS Time Server build by Meinberg allows up to 300m of antenna cabling with standard coaxial cable (RG58) due to their special Antenna up/down converter.
You can simply connect the GPS Time Server to the antenna and to the network and mains, adjust some settings and are ready to run your network with high precision time synchronization:

Here is a picture of a GPS Time server with antenna and all needed parts:

Low cost NTP Server

I just found another new time server on the meinberg website. It is a low cost NTP Server for DIN Rail mounting.

The name of this model is Lantime M100 and it comes with a GPS timing receiver, antenna, and 20 m of cable but without display and for DIN rail mount, because of that i think it is mainly for industrial environments, like substations or similar. Here is a picture from the Meinberg website:

Inexpensive NTP Time Server

I just saw that Meinberg has a new inexpensive NTP Server variant. It is called Lantime M200, a really cheap NTP server with GPS receiver. Here is a picture:

Rail Mount NTP Time Server

Rail mount NTP servers are smaller devices for mounting on DIN mounting rail, often used in electrical substations.
Picture of DIN mounting Rail:

The Time Server module is then mounted onto the rail with a clamp.

Here is an example for a Rail Mount NTP Server