Can a USB GPS Receiver be used for GPS Time and Frequency data?

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Can a USB GPS Receiver, such as the BU-353S4, be used for the GPS Time & Frequency data on the Flex 6000 series of radios?
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Tom W3FRG

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George Molnar, KF2T, Elmer

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It can be used to set your computer clock accurately, but will not provide any function to the 6x000. A 10 MHz GPSDO can be used to lock most 6000s.
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Tim - W4TME, Customer Experience Manager

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To be a reference clock for the FLEX-6000, it must transmit a highly accurate and disciplined 10 MHz signal.  Specs in the hardware manuals.
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