[Elecraft] Clock Accuracy

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

I'm taking my K3 to field day in the morning.  Tonight I will run the
utility and sync the time.  It will be a clock in a convenient place
for FD, that can't get knocked off the card table 10 times.  Doing
just what it was intended to do.  It will be just fine.

On the wall here at home I have a clock with big numbers that
automatically syncs itself to the 60 kHz WWV signal.  I PAID for that
on purpose.  I expect that one to stay within the second.  I paid for
something to stay within the second.  Not interested in paying for
that in a K3.

Anyone who wants to come up with an accuracy mod, go right ahead.
Your time.  Your expense.  Then you can see how many are interested.
I continue to vote for Wayne keeping a very practical bent in his
business.  Upgrades need to have broad appeal within our tiny, tiny
ham radio niche.  More money spent than money taken in means no
Elecraft.  Then you get to have the responsiveness of Yakencom,
permanently.

Get Yakencom to fix something or have any vision.  They're telling you
with their past performance how much money is in ham radio, what the
limits of profitability are.  They DO know how much money they are
making.  Figuring them out is what helps one to know how exceptional
Elecraft is, and what we have to lose.

73, Guy.

On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 5:02 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF
<M0XDF at alphadene.co.uk> wrote:
> No need to apologise and I'm sorry, I guessed you were questioning me since it was my post attached.
> I took no offence and intended none. My post wasn't supposed to be a criticism of your post, of my post etc.
> Lets all lighten up here folks, time is to short (sorry, couldn't resist it :-)
>
> There are those that care about the accuracy of the K3 clock and those that don't. Either way, their opinion should be respected and insight gleamed in what ever way one can from their posts.
> I for one enjoy reading the odd thread that goes on a bit, a light relief from some of the heavier topics.
>
> 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
>
> --
> Those who walk bravely through life, unafraid of loss or failure,
> find that they very rarely lose or fail.
>
>
>
> On 25 Jun 2010, at 09:32, Alexey Kats wrote:
>
>> Ouch! My apologies, I was responding to the whole trend of negative
>> feelings toward K3 (and K2) clock counter. I did not mean to make it
>> sound like I was responding to your complaints (I don't even recall if
>> you DID complain about anything).
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 1:27 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF
>> <M0XDF at alphadene.co.uk> wrote:
>>> You miss something :-)
>>>
>>> I'm not complaining about my clock, I think it is just fine, I only use it in the field and like Don, I sync it before I go out - either via the utility or via some other timepiece.
>>> 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
>>> --
>>> In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply.  If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it.  If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense.  Is Common Sense divine?
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alexey Kats (neko)
>
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