Time accuracy is important to me as a personal matter. All the timepieces I depend on are calibration-linked -- my watch (WWVB), my computers (NTP), my cellphones, GPS, etc.... I also have a bunch of free-running clocks around the house, of course, but my watch is always accurate to within a few milliseconds, so that's what I look at when I want to know what time it is.
I think this is really a philosophical and indeed a somewhat emotional issue. The K3 is arguably the ultimate radio you can get right now, but it has this feature (the RTC) that admittedly doesn't do a very good job of, well, doing its job. Should anybody really care? No, probably not. Your computer clock is the one you really need to be dead-on accurate for ham radio purposes -- at least until such time as the K3 comes with built-in (no computer needed) WSJT modes (which, in conjunction with the P3, might actually be doable). But I can also see the point of view that says: if you're going to go to the trouble of designing a RTC into a high-end radio, at least make it a high-end RTC, capable of keeping itself accurate using WWV, WWVH, WWVB, or some other method. Or else don't include it. In my opinion, an inaccurate RTC is simply worthless. It's a waste of CPU cycles. But the reality is, it's there, and making it accurate after the fact would not be trivial. IMO this is not a worthwile use of Elecraft's limited R&D resources. Bill W5WVO -------------------------------------------------- From: "Grant Youngman" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 8:22 PM To: "Elecraft Email" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Clock Accuracy > Couldn't agree more. I can't imagine chopping my k3 to fiddle with the > accuracy of the clock. It's mind bogglingly insane that anyone would even > consider doing that. Not that I don't accept that insanity is rampant (or > at least that common sense is an old fashioned concept). For goodness > sake, people -- BUY A TIMEPIECE! > > Grant/NQ5T > > > On Jun 24, 2010, at 7:05 PM, Craig D. Smith wrote: > >> >> Here's how to get around it - ignore the clocks! I don't even bother >> setting them or changing for DST, etc. The only two clocks I use in the >> shack are the wall-mounted radio controlled clock and the >> computer/logging >> clock which both adjust automatically and are plenty accurate for me ;>) >> >> 73 Craig AC0DS >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
