Right Time Sports
The Clock Stops Here
About Our Company
We are the standard in sporting event support and pioneers in the FIBA category of Whistle Detection. Our company spans more than three decades and holds multiple patents. We are consistently upgrading our technology and are currently weeks away from unveiling our newest technology, Generation 6!
Since 1994, we’ve been the trusted name in whistle detection for basketball. Under new ownership, we’re building on that legacy — with fresh leadership, our most advanced system ever, and a culture that reflects the game operations community we’ve served for decades.
Our best system yet is already on the floor.
Generation Six is our most precise whistle detection system to date — already deployed in WNBA arenas and used across the Big10 and SEC this season. Full NBA and G League deployment begins at preseason.
WBNA Arenas
Currenly deployed and in active use
Big10 + SEC
Used across both conferences this season
NBA and G League
NBA + G League rollout targeted for preseason
Our system doesn’t just listen for any whistle — it knows each referee’s specific whistle, calibrated before every game. When it hears the right sound, the clock stops. Immediately.
Before Tip-off
Calibrate
The settings are calibrated for each official and stored in our base station.
During the Game
Detect
Each referee wears a dual microphone set on their collar connected to a battery-operated belt pack. When they blow their whistle, the belt pack recognizes it instantly.
In Real Time
Transmit
The belt pack sends a signal to our base station — a simple plug-and-play connection to the game clock and replay center. The stop is registered before anyone can react.
Every Time
Stop
The clock stops the instant the whistle is blown. The timekeeper still triggers a manual stop as a safeguard — but the system has already done its job.
The right system for every level of play
We support multiple generations of our technology — each designed for the demands of its competition level. And if you're already running Gen 4, your belt packs have been revamped too.
Generation Six
Our most advanced system. Superior whistle detection through a new algorithm and revamped belt packs. Currently in WNBA arenas, Big Ten, SEC, and NBA.
Generation Five (Retired 9/27/2026)
It was used exclusively in the NBA, WNBA, and G League. Built for the precision demands of professional basketball.
Generation Four
The standard for college conferences and EuroLeague. Reliable, proven, and now running on updated firmware.
We're with you from the moment your system arrives.
24/7, 365-day support
Phone, email, or text — whenever you need us, day or night, every day of the year. A game doesn’t pause for business hours, and neither do we.
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In-person event coverage
For special events and high-stakes competition, our team — and trusted partners on the ground — can provide in-person support so nothing is left to chance.
Annual recertification & service
Every system gets serviced yearly to stay accurate and reliable, season after season. In-person service available for our international clients. It’s a partnership, not just a shipping label.
Compatible with the world's leading scoreboards
All American
Tissot
Daktronics
OES
OES Edge
Fairplay
Stramatel
Bertele
Electro-Mech
Mundo
Schauf
Scorevision
Spectrum
ScoreLED
Bodet
Our systems, whether Gen 4 or Gen 6, are able to successfully interface with the majority of scoreboard brands around the world. And if we don’t currently support them, send us your schematics and we will make it work!
30 years of getting the call right
Precision Time Systems was founded in 1994 by a referee who understood the cost of a missed timing call. The NBA and college conferences were among our first clients. That credibility has been earned one game at a time.
Led by someone the game already trusts
Steve Truckenbrod
Owner, President
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Kim Snyder
Marketing, Operations
& Communications
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We design, engineer, and manufacture our technology in the United States. When Steve bought the company, he kept the team, kept the office, and kept the work local. That wasn’t an accident— it reflects how he thinks about building something worth trusting. Like most hardware companies, some components are sourced internationally. But the people who design it, build it, and stand behind it are right here.