diff --git a/docs/software/gps-todo.txt b/docs/software/gps-todo.txt
index f22e53f9f..9612da317 100644
--- a/docs/software/gps-todo.txt
+++ b/docs/software/gps-todo.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ bin/run.sh --set region 8
 time only mode
 ./bin/run.sh --set gps_operation 3
 
-allow locking while cpu sleeps
-test with crummy antenna
+set time provisionally from net even if we have gps
+
 ublox parsing failure
 
 record power measurements and update spreadsheet
diff --git a/src/gps/GPS.cpp b/src/gps/GPS.cpp
index 29a6179dd..f39772d30 100644
--- a/src/gps/GPS.cpp
+++ b/src/gps/GPS.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "sleep.h"
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <time.h>
+#include "RTC.h"
 
 // If we have a serial GPS port it will not be null
 #ifdef GPS_RX_PIN
@@ -23,75 +23,9 @@ uint8_t GPS::i2cAddress = GPS_I2C_ADDRESS;
 uint8_t GPS::i2cAddress = 0;
 #endif
 
-bool timeSetFromGPS; // We try to set our time from GPS each time we wake from sleep
 
 GPS *gps;
 
-// stuff that really should be in in the instance instead...
-static uint32_t
-    timeStartMsec; // Once we have a GPS lock, this is where we hold the initial msec clock that corresponds to that time
-static uint64_t zeroOffsetSecs; // GPS based time in secs since 1970 - only updated once on initial lock
-
-void readFromRTC()
-{
-    struct timeval tv; /* btw settimeofday() is helpfull here too*/
-
-    if (!gettimeofday(&tv, NULL)) {
-        uint32_t now = millis();
-
-        DEBUG_MSG("Read RTC time as %ld (cur millis %u) valid=%d\n", tv.tv_sec, now, timeSetFromGPS);
-        timeStartMsec = now;
-        zeroOffsetSecs = tv.tv_sec;
-    }
-}
-
-/// If we haven't yet set our RTC this boot, set it from a GPS derived time
-bool perhapsSetRTC(const struct timeval *tv)
-{
-    if (!timeSetFromGPS) {
-        timeSetFromGPS = true;
-        DEBUG_MSG("Setting RTC %ld secs\n", tv->tv_sec);
-#ifndef NO_ESP32
-        settimeofday(tv, NULL);
-#else
-        DEBUG_MSG("ERROR TIME SETTING NOT IMPLEMENTED!\n");
-#endif
-        readFromRTC();
-        return true;
-    } else {
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-
-bool perhapsSetRTC(struct tm &t)
-{
-    /* Convert to unix time
-    The Unix epoch (or Unix time or POSIX time or Unix timestamp) is the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970
-    (midnight UTC/GMT), not counting leap seconds (in ISO 8601: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z).
-    */
-    time_t res = mktime(&t);
-    struct timeval tv;
-    tv.tv_sec = res;
-    tv.tv_usec = 0; // time.centisecond() * (10 / 1000);
-
-    // DEBUG_MSG("Got time from GPS month=%d, year=%d, unixtime=%ld\n", t.tm_mon, t.tm_year, tv.tv_sec);
-    if (t.tm_year < 0 || t.tm_year >= 300) {
-        // DEBUG_MSG("Ignoring invalid GPS month=%d, year=%d, unixtime=%ld\n", t.tm_mon, t.tm_year, tv.tv_sec);
-        return false;
-    } else {
-        return perhapsSetRTC(&tv);
-    }
-}
-
-uint32_t getTime()
-{
-    return ((millis() - timeStartMsec) / 1000) + zeroOffsetSecs;
-}
-
-uint32_t getValidTime()
-{
-    return timeSetFromGPS ? getTime() : 0;
-}
 
 bool GPS::setup()
 {
diff --git a/src/gps/GPS.h b/src/gps/GPS.h
index 1f8429a44..3c0b0c480 100644
--- a/src/gps/GPS.h
+++ b/src/gps/GPS.h
@@ -1,25 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../concurrency/PeriodicTask.h"
 #include "GPSStatus.h"
 #include "Observer.h"
-#include "sys/time.h"
-
-/// If we haven't yet set our RTC this boot, set it from a GPS derived time
-bool perhapsSetRTC(const struct timeval *tv);
-bool perhapsSetRTC(struct tm &t);
 
 // Generate a string representation of DOP
 const char *getDOPString(uint32_t dop);
 
-/// Return time since 1970 in secs.  Until we have a GPS lock we will be returning time based at zero
-uint32_t getTime();
-
-/// Return time since 1970 in secs.  If we don't have a GPS lock return zero
-uint32_t getValidTime();
-
-void readFromRTC();
-
 /**
  * A gps class that only reads from the GPS periodically (and FIXME - eventually keeps the gps powered down except when reading)
  *
diff --git a/src/gps/NMEAGPS.cpp b/src/gps/NMEAGPS.cpp
index 1b6bb1b35..41b1d4768 100644
--- a/src/gps/NMEAGPS.cpp
+++ b/src/gps/NMEAGPS.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "NMEAGPS.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
+#include "RTC.h"
 
 static int32_t toDegInt(RawDegrees d)
 {
diff --git a/src/gps/RTC.cpp b/src/gps/RTC.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de55ebdbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gps/RTC.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#include "configuration.h"
+#include "RTC.h"
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+bool timeSetFromGPS; // We try to set our time from GPS each time we wake from sleep
+
+// stuff that really should be in in the instance instead...
+static uint32_t
+    timeStartMsec; // Once we have a GPS lock, this is where we hold the initial msec clock that corresponds to that time
+static uint64_t zeroOffsetSecs; // GPS based time in secs since 1970 - only updated once on initial lock
+
+void readFromRTC()
+{
+    struct timeval tv; /* btw settimeofday() is helpfull here too*/
+
+    if (!gettimeofday(&tv, NULL)) {
+        uint32_t now = millis();
+
+        DEBUG_MSG("Read RTC time as %ld (cur millis %u) valid=%d\n", tv.tv_sec, now, timeSetFromGPS);
+        timeStartMsec = now;
+        zeroOffsetSecs = tv.tv_sec;
+    }
+}
+
+/// If we haven't yet set our RTC this boot, set it from a GPS derived time
+bool perhapsSetRTC(const struct timeval *tv)
+{
+    if (!timeSetFromGPS) {
+        timeSetFromGPS = true;
+        DEBUG_MSG("Setting RTC %ld secs\n", tv->tv_sec);
+#ifndef NO_ESP32
+        settimeofday(tv, NULL);
+#else
+        DEBUG_MSG("ERROR TIME SETTING NOT IMPLEMENTED!\n");
+#endif
+        readFromRTC();
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool perhapsSetRTC(struct tm &t)
+{
+    /* Convert to unix time
+    The Unix epoch (or Unix time or POSIX time or Unix timestamp) is the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970
+    (midnight UTC/GMT), not counting leap seconds (in ISO 8601: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z).
+    */
+    time_t res = mktime(&t);
+    struct timeval tv;
+    tv.tv_sec = res;
+    tv.tv_usec = 0; // time.centisecond() * (10 / 1000);
+
+    // DEBUG_MSG("Got time from GPS month=%d, year=%d, unixtime=%ld\n", t.tm_mon, t.tm_year, tv.tv_sec);
+    if (t.tm_year < 0 || t.tm_year >= 300) {
+        // DEBUG_MSG("Ignoring invalid GPS month=%d, year=%d, unixtime=%ld\n", t.tm_mon, t.tm_year, tv.tv_sec);
+        return false;
+    } else {
+        return perhapsSetRTC(&tv);
+    }
+}
+
+uint32_t getTime()
+{
+    return ((millis() - timeStartMsec) / 1000) + zeroOffsetSecs;
+}
+
+uint32_t getValidTime()
+{
+    return timeSetFromGPS ? getTime() : 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/gps/RTC.h b/src/gps/RTC.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..869de4b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gps/RTC.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "configuration.h"
+#include "sys/time.h"
+#include <Arduino.h>
+
+extern bool timeSetFromGPS; // We try to set our time from GPS each time we wake from sleep
+
+/// If we haven't yet set our RTC this boot, set it from a GPS derived time
+bool perhapsSetRTC(const struct timeval *tv);
+bool perhapsSetRTC(struct tm &t);
+
+/// Return time since 1970 in secs.  Until we have a GPS lock we will be returning time based at zero
+uint32_t getTime();
+
+/// Return time since 1970 in secs.  If we don't have a GPS lock return zero
+uint32_t getValidTime();
+
+void readFromRTC();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/gps/UBloxGPS.cpp b/src/gps/UBloxGPS.cpp
index f59b3bf03..36541719d 100644
--- a/src/gps/UBloxGPS.cpp
+++ b/src/gps/UBloxGPS.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "UBloxGPS.h"
+#include "RTC.h"
 #include "error.h"
 #include "sleep.h"
 #include <assert.h>
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a6affea1f..1e1f1e014 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 // #include "rom/rtc.h"
 #include "DSRRouter.h"
 // #include "debug.h"
+#include "RTC.h"
 #include "SPILock.h"
 #include "graphics/Screen.h"
 #include "main.h"
diff --git a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
index b514b0c5b..5201fcd91 100644
--- a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "MeshService.h"
 #include "NodeDB.h"
 #include "PowerFSM.h"
+#include "RTC.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "mesh-pb-constants.h"
 #include "power.h"
diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index 349e7e67d..1224ae6dd 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "NodeDB.h"
 #include "PacketHistory.h"
 #include "PowerFSM.h"
+#include "RTC.h"
 #include "Router.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "error.h"
diff --git a/src/mesh/Router.cpp b/src/mesh/Router.cpp
index 74bb21960..6a3382000 100644
--- a/src/mesh/Router.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/Router.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "Router.h"
 #include "CryptoEngine.h"
-#include "GPS.h"
+#include "RTC.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "mesh-pb-constants.h"
 #include <NodeDB.h>