Setting the time

The sBitx, out of the box, has some time offset built into the software.

Here is the procedure to get the time in sync.

1. Open file manager on the sBitx and navigate to the /home/pi folder. Right click and select the “Show hidden” option.
2. Open the “.profile” file and scroll down to the last line. Comment out this line by adding a “#” before the line. If done correctly the line should read “#TZ=America/Phoenix; export TZ”
3. Save the file and open terminal by using Ctrl+Alt+T.
4. In the Terminal program, enter the command “sudo ntpdate -u time.nist.gov” and hit enter.
5. If the command has been executed correctly, you will see a message indicating the current date and time and the offset in seconds.
6. Once this is done, reboot the sBitx. When the sBitx reboots, the correct time should be displayed in the taskbar.