[Elecraft] KXBC3 clock drift

[Phil Hystad]

Ditto!

Well, actually, I did once have an accurate (for its day) clock on my receiver, my HQ-170AC, back in or about 1964 to 1967.  Being run by a synchronous motor, the local power company had the job of keeping my clock accurate (feature of AGC controlling ACE and Frequency).

But, today, in my opinion of course, a clock on a radio is a feature that I would exchange for a half dozen or more other features better suited to using the radio itself.  Yes, there is a clock feature on my K3 and it is very thoroughly ignored by me.

73, phil, K7PEH


> On Aug 28, 2016, at 8:21 AM, Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> I think you overreact a bit, Mike. I can criticize Elecraft with the best of them if a product does not do as promised. But nowhere in any spec or promise have I seen highly accurate time-keeping -- but perhaps my reading skills fail me with age.
> 
> In my shack I have a large LaCrosse clock, updated nightly by WWVH or some such: $35 or so on line. On my wrist I often wear a Casio wristwatch with similar capabilities (NOT in that price range).
> 
> I prefer Elecraft to focus on what they do best, not capabilities I can obtain elsewhere at very reasonable cost.
> 
> 73, Phil W7OX
> 
> On 8/28/16 7:55 AM, Mike Morrow wrote:
>> Elecraft fans often have a great tendency to dismiss without substantive basis any non-worshipful criticism...at least as far as I've observed in 16 years as an owner and list member.  :-)
>> 
>> Mike / KK5F
> 
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