[Elecraft] KXBC3 Clock Drift

[Kevin]

Won't ever be a big deal. For JT65 and JT9 it's the computer clock that 
matters.  My rigs RTC could be off by an hour and it won't effect the 
timing of a JT65/JT9 QSO.It would matter if Elecraft decided to add 
those modes to the radio for direct keying by the on board keyer (God I 
hope not).


On 8/28/2016 1:23 PM, Clay Autery wrote:
> Yes and no...  the utility will sync time with whatever computer/laptop
> that is running the utility...  The accuracy of the computer is
> independent of the utility.
>
> This is what I am currently doing...  I have an NTP client running that
> is keeping my laptop to within a few milliseconds....
> Periodically, I shut down Win4K3 Suite and crank up the K3 Utility, and
> sync the time...
>
> It's a bit fidgety...  don't always get a good sync...  So the radio is
> never more accurate than the computer, and seldom matches the computer
> on sync to less than 1/10th of a second or so best case...  luck of the
> draw/random as to how close the sync ends up...
>
> RIght now, not a big deal...  but on some of the digital modes, I am
> given to understand that having the time sync pretty close is key to
> function...
>
>
> 73,
>
> ______________________
> Clay Autery, KY5G
> MONTAC Enterprises
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>
> On 8/28/2016 12:43 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
>> Doesn’t the K3 Utility have a one-click process for setting the K3’s on-board clock time to UTC Internet time?  It doesn’t make the clock any more accurate, but it does offer a way of resetting without getting into the configuration menu.  As I recall it’s in the KX3 Utility as well.
>>
>> Ted, KN1CBR
>>
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>>      From: Ken G Kopp <kengkopp at gmail.com>
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>>      Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KXBC3 clock drift
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>>      Virtually everyone has cellphone at hand and it will provide the most
>>      accurate time commonly available.
>>      
>>      73!
>>      
>>      K0PP
>>      
>>   
>>
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