[Elecraft] Radio clocks, internet and security!

[Don Wilhelm]

Chuck and all,

How many actually use the clock in the K3, K3S, KX3 or KX2?
I certainly don't.  In the case of the KX3 it is used to time the 
charging of the internal batteries - good use.

I can see a ham without a watch or cell phone to want the rig to display 
the time for logging, but for me, my good old Timex on my wrist tells me 
what time to log.  The clock in my KX3 is more difficult to access than 
simply glancing at my wrist!

I have never even set the clock in my K3 or KX3!  Nor do I feel a need 
to do so.

As far as the K4 Linux software/firmware being internet connected, I 
have my reservations about that.  I have enough stuff connected to the 
internet, and someone will have to demonstrate the benefit of my ham 
radio being connected to the internet in addition to my computers.

If connection of the K4 to the internet is to be done, I have concerns 
about security and personal privacy.  Even Linux is subject to bad stuff 
from the internet - it is not entirely secure, it is just that the 
number of users is small compared to other OS versions and hackers just 
do not bother for most cases.

When my refrigerator or microwave begins to listen in to my 
conversations, I begin to worry about the BIG Brother consequences.

BTW, I do not have an Alexa or Siri device for those security reasons. 
I can easily use a switch on the wall to operate a light switch and it 
is secure. I can turn on my home theater or my computer AV application 
when I want to hear music or view videos.

Call me old-fashioned, but I like to have control of my environment. 
The Internet Of Things seems to be fraught with exposures and dangers 
that I am not willing to accept.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 10/18/2019 2:03 PM, hawley, charles j jr wrote:
> Is a more accurate clock possible? I imagine that depends on available chips but it’s a common topic.
>