[Elecraft] Clock Accuracy

[Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF]

You know, 
I always thought that the Elecraft K3 was and will always be an Amateur Radio Transceiver.
That it has a clock in it is a bonus, that it is as accurate as it is is also a bonus.

It seems to me that some of the more anally retentive of us in here want it to be a clock with an Amateur Radio Transceiver installed.

For gods sake, get over it............ Its an Amateur Radio Transceiver (And a damned good one at that!).
If you want an accurate clock so bad go and buy a cesium standard and set it up. 
(Or use a Silicon chip magazine kit that can lock almost any clock to a GPS signal.)

No, can we PLEASE go back to our normal programming???


Jeff Cochrane 
VK4BOF
Innisfail QLD
Australia
Elecraft K3 #4257
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dave 
  To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
  Cc: don at w3fpr.com 
  Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 2:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Clock Accuracy


  i used to use the windows XCP "sync by internet to NIST time" function but
  after having my computer clock set 14 seconds and 17 seconds off utc i
  ALWAYS double check and independant source...the k3 is the most convenient



  Dave

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:w3fpr at embarqmail.com]
  Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 9:15 PM
  To: Dave
  Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Clock Accuracy


  But those modes are computer generated, and the computer clock can be
  easily sync'ed with a NIST standard.  I don't know why anyone would want
  to use a free-running clock for anything that requires that degree of
  accuracy.

  The RTC in the K2 or the K3 is intended only for a logging convenience
  when no other timepiece is available.  I cannot believe it was ever
  intended to be a precision clock standard.  If you err in your log entry
  by 30 seconds, does anyone care?

  73,
  Don W3FPR

  Dave wrote:
  > Some digital (HF) modes require transmissions timed to start within 1
  second
  > accuracy. I learnt a long time ago not to use the internal K3 clock for
  that
  > purpose.
  >
  > Dave
  >
  >

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