[Elecraft] re K3 timekeeping

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 4:58 PM, Barry <w2up at comcast.net> wrote:

> So how come a $10 watch keeps better time than a $3K xcvr (that has access
> to multiple time signals)?  :-)
> Barry W2UP
>

Primarily because that is the watch's prime purpose. I would add that the
watch is really poor at RX and TX but you aren't complaining about that.

The K3 does *not* have continuous background access to time signals
independent of VFO frequencies, unless firmware and circuity is added to do
so. Then it's a marketing decision whether there would be enough K3 owners
who would pay the extra money for a K3 precision internal clock board that
for most duplicates multiple devices in the shack.

If you are using N1MM to log contacts, it is looking to the *computer* to
supply time/date for contacts. If I were paper logging, I'd be looking to
my wrist watch for the time. Why do I want to spend money to put a clock in
a K3? I wouldn't buy the board.

Myself, I wouldn't have put the clock in the K3 in the first place, just to
prevent threads like this one. Now if I could get my K3 to make me fresh
coffee during the contests, that might be interesting.  How come the K3
doesn't make coffee?

Isn't it just a little too easy to spend someone else's time and money?

73, Guy K2AV