diff --git a/ft8/CMakeLists.txt b/ft8/CMakeLists.txt
index de077eddd..d8fafc568 100644
--- a/ft8/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ft8/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ set(ft8_HEADERS
 
 include_directories(
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/exports
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/sdrbase
 )
 
 add_library(ft8 SHARED
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ add_library(ft8 SHARED
 target_link_libraries(ft8
     ${FFTW3F_LIBRARIES}
     Qt::Core
+    sdrbase
 )
 
 install(TARGETS ft8 DESTINATION ${INSTALL_LIB_DIR})
diff --git a/ft8/ft8.cpp b/ft8/ft8.cpp
index c24f0fbea..1360981fa 100644
--- a/ft8/ft8.cpp
+++ b/ft8/ft8.cpp
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <complex>
-#include <sys/time.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <atomic>
 #include <random>
 #include <functional>
 #include <map>
diff --git a/ft8/util.cpp b/ft8/util.cpp
index d55cb5e5f..2c21eada8 100644
--- a/ft8/util.cpp
+++ b/ft8/util.cpp
@@ -21,34 +21,20 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <math.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include <complex>
 #include <string>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include "util/timeutil.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 namespace FT8 {
 
 double now()
 {
-    struct timeval tv;
-    gettimeofday(&tv, 0);
-    return tv.tv_sec + tv.tv_usec / 1000000.0;
-}
-
-void writetxt(std::vector<float> v, const char *filename)
-{
-    FILE *fp = fopen(filename, "w");
-    if (fp == 0)
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "could not write %s\n", filename);
-        exit(1);
-    }
-    for (ulong i = 0; i < v.size(); i++)
-    {
-        fprintf(fp, "%f\n", v[i]);
-    }
-    fclose(fp);
+    return TimeUtil::nowus() / 1000000.0;
+    // struct timeval tv;
+    // gettimeofday(&tv, 0);
+    // return tv.tv_sec + tv.tv_usec / 1000000.0;
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/ft8/util.h b/ft8/util.h
index 5e5526a66..c67678866 100644
--- a/ft8/util.h
+++ b/ft8/util.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 namespace FT8 {
 
 double now();
-void writetxt(std::vector<float> v, const char *filename);
 std::complex<float> goertzel(std::vector<float> v, int rate, int i0, int n, float hz);
 float vmax(const std::vector<float> &v);
 std::vector<float> vreal(const std::vector<std::complex<float>> &a);