[Elecraft] Clock chip

[Gary Gregory]

I use the utility to set the clock and have done this for 7 years.

About 4 times i reckon.....:-)

Gary
Vk1ZZ
K3, KX3, KPA500-FT, KAT500-FT,P3.
On 16/02/2015 9:37 AM, "Harry Yingst via Elecraft" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

>
> Probably had a little program space free way back when.
> I never use the on-board clock though I occasionally reset it via the K3
> utility.
> Perhaps someone could write a little clock set utility that would reset it
> off the PC once a day
>
>
>       From: Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com>
>  To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>  Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 5:33 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Clock chip
>
> I agree with you, Don re no real use for a clock
> in a radio.
>
> OTOH, if there is one -- and there is one in the
> K3 -- I'd like it to be at least as accurate as
> the $15 watch I have on my wrist :-)
>
> I do wonder why there is one at all.
>
> 73, Phil W7OX
>
> On 2/15/15 1:30 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> > Phil,
> >
> > I guess I am one of those don't care types much
> > of the time :-) .
> >
> > I have a watch on my wrist - it is used when I
> > want to know what time it is.
> > I for one have no use for a clock in a radio.
> > If I am logging when portable, my watch tells me
> > all I need to know and does not take up display
> > space on the radio.
> > Usually I don't care what time it is unless I
> > have an appointment - my stomach tells me when
> > it is time to eat.  I am retired, and the work
> > that I do is on my own schedule.
> >
> > I usually know where I am, but if not, I try
> > first to consult with a map - can't stand those
> > GPS units that tell you what to do and where to
> > turn - give me a map where I can see my "to" and
> > "from" and I can navigate just fine, thank you.
> >
> > 73,
> > Don W3FPR
> >
> > On 2/15/2015 3:04 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
> >> On 2/15/2015 11:46 AM, bs usb wrote:
> >>
> >>> Only one problem that I can see.  People who
> >>> don't know where they are
> >>> or what time of day it is are probably not
> >>> interested paying money to
> >>> find out.
> >> Not so much "People who don't know" as "People
> >> who don't care to know ".
> >>  The reductio-ad-absurdum" is of course the
> >> stopped clock which is
> >> accurate twice a day.
> >>
> >> As operators of precision electric equipment
> >> that spews signals into
> >> "the ether" (to use an outdated term :) ) I
> >> feel that we have an
> >> obligation to know stuff like that.
>
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