[Elecraft] K3 Losing Time

[Al Lorona]

Tune the radio to WWV so that you can synchronize the clock, and then leave the clock displayed and leave the rig tuned to WWV.

Now, operate the ALT key over and over to switch back and forth between LSB and USB. After about twenty operations of ALT, note the K3's time compared to WWV's time.

It looks like the CPU loses time the more the ALT key is used. It is easy to make the clock lose 5 seconds or more in just a couple of minutes of ALT. I don't know if there are other keys on the front panel that cause the clock to lose time.

This is nit-picking, I know. Just an observation. Not a show-stopper.