[Elecraft] [KX3} Accuracy of clock

[Stephen Prior]

Mine will drift a few minutes over a few weeks, but I do agree that 4200s
in one week points at a problem somewhere.

73 Stephen G4SJP


On 2 December 2013 03:39, Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> > 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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