On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 4:58 PM, Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > So how come a $10 watch keeps better time than a $3K xcvr (that has access > to multiple time signals)? :-) > Barry W2UP >
Primarily because that is the watch's prime purpose. I would add that the watch is really poor at RX and TX but you aren't complaining about that. The K3 does *not* have continuous background access to time signals independent of VFO frequencies, unless firmware and circuity is added to do so. Then it's a marketing decision whether there would be enough K3 owners who would pay the extra money for a K3 precision internal clock board that for most duplicates multiple devices in the shack. If you are using N1MM to log contacts, it is looking to the *computer* to supply time/date for contacts. If I were paper logging, I'd be looking to my wrist watch for the time. Why do I want to spend money to put a clock in a K3? I wouldn't buy the board. Myself, I wouldn't have put the clock in the K3 in the first place, just to prevent threads like this one. Now if I could get my K3 to make me fresh coffee during the contests, that might be interesting. How come the K3 doesn't make coffee? Isn't it just a little too easy to spend someone else's time and money? 73, Guy K2AV ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
