[Elecraft] Clock Accuracy

[Mike]

Agreed about the clock. It's hard to imagine any logging software that 
can't do a time sync with a NIST server, unless you're in the boonies. 
My wristwatch claims to sync with WWV nightly.
I'm not sure what leeway LoTW (or some contests) allows for matching but 
it might be as tight as 30 seconds.

73, Mike NF4L

Don Wilhelm wrote:
> 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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