[Elecraft] KX3 clock will not set from KX3 utility

[Nr4c]

No battery, no clocky. It has to have power. 

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...nr4c. bill


> On Nov 23, 2017, at 11:38 AM, Eugene Worth <erw.edl at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> OK, folks, I’ll admit to this being a “dummy load” error. However, I have searched the archives and can’t find a satisfactory answer.
> 
> I have a KX3, SN 70xx. I installed the internal battery option more than a year ago, however, I moved across country in July and haven’t connected the KX3 up to power until today. All NiMH internal batteries were removed in July and have not been reinstalled. 
> 
> I updated all of the firmware to the KX3 today. Went smashingly well. When I attempted to reset the internal clock on the KX3, I see 45.85.85 on the display with the last ‘5’ blinking slowly. Doesn’t matter whether UTC or Local time, same display. 
> 
> I’m assuming it is b/c that board has no battery backup, hence cannot be updated. 
> 
> I’m just asking to make sure that there isn’t another problem. I really don’t use the clock function that much when I operate. 
> 
> And, PS, Fred Cady’s encyclopedia on the KX3 doesn’t address this either. 
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> gene
> WG7GW 
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