[Elecraft] [KX3} Accuracy of clock

Mike Morrow kk5f at earthlink.net
Sun Dec 1 22:39:07 EST 2013


> After setting the clock accurately last weekend, I did not think
> about checking it this weekend but half way through this weekend's
> activation I noticed my UTC time setting was 1hr and 17 mins 
> off!  While it was easy enough to correct the log, is the clock 
> expected to drift this much in a week?

With certainty, a 4200+ second deviation in a week's time is pathological
and should not be dismissed with only set-it-if-you-need-accurate-time
advise.

Something abnormal has caused it.  Time it again over a week to see if
it's hardware, or something that you might have inadvertently caused.

Mike / KK5F





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