[Elecraft] FWIW: Why there's a real-time clock in the K3

[Andrew Moore]

> I do manual logging when the PC is turned off

Ditto on philosophy of watch, brushed aluminum clock, and manual logging.

I leave it on the subrx display spot all the time (no subrx here)

I'm glad they're there (both K2 and K3).



On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> I do manual logging when the PC is turned off. I also use the "ALARM"
> function of the K3 to remind me when it's time to stop doing email and
> start a contest.
>
> I don't wear a watch since they tend to get snagged on things. Most
> also conduct electricity, and my hand is often buried inside a rig. I
> don't want one of those $19 brushed-aluminum 24-hour clock thingies
> that sits on top of the rig, especially when operating portable. My
> iPhone tells time pretty well but stays in my pocket. I can't see the
> wall clock with my glasses off.
>
> +/- 2 seconds per day is just inaccurate enough to remind me to tune
> into WWV about once a month :)
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
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