OT: 60 kHZ-synched clocks

[Ken G Kopp]

The clocks here are SkyScan's from Walmart.  They can be set to display
either 12 or 24 hour formats.  The BR  clock ... with large 7-segment (red)
display ... is from Radio Scrap and can also be either format.

73

Ken Kopp - K0PP
On Nov 26, 2014 4:36 PM, "Arlen Fletcher" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Phil - apparently I’m not finding the right model of LaCrosse clocks!
> Those that I’ve looked at that update via WWV cannot be set to GMT!! I even
> asked their support folks about it.
>
> 73, Arlen AA7F
>
>
> > On Nov 26, 2014, at 2:59 PM, Phil Wheeler <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > I bought a big La Crosse wall clock that updates from WWV each night.
> Very easy to read and always accurate. I never look at the clock in the K2,
> KX3 and K3.
> >
> > Adding circuitry in the K3 to update its clock in a similar fashion
> might be doable, but not by me -- yet :-)
> >
> > 73, Phil W7OX
> >
> > On 11/26/14 2:36 PM, Arlen Fletcher wrote:
> >> OK - Thanks Eric.  Is there nothing the end-user can do to improve
> things - such as leaving power applied to the K3, etc?
> >>
> >> Arlen
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Nov 26, 2014, at 2:26 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft <
> [hidden email]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> In general, we have seen a variance of this amount on the clock since
> we first started shipping K3s. Its in the normal range.
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>>
> >>> Eric
> >>> elecraft.com
> >>>
> >>> On 11/26/2014 1:53 PM, Arlen Fletcher wrote:
> >>>> Thanks Wayne, Bill and Willis for your replies.
> >>>>
> >>>> I suppose the battery could be bad - but this has been a consistent
> problem since I assembled the Unit back in March. Could’ve been a bad
> battery out of the box I suppose.
> >>>>
> >>>> Willis - thanks for the perspective! Times have indeed changed (pun
> intended). I haven’t been accused of being young in quite some time! ;-)
> >>>>
> >>>> Wayne - I’ll check w/ customer support and see what they have to say.
> >>>>
> >>>> 73 all, and have a great Thanksgiving!
> >>>>
> >>>> Arlen, AA7F
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Nov 25, 2014, at 8:28 PM, Arlen Fletcher <[hidden email]>
> <mailto:[hidden email]> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> My K3's clock loses about 15 seconds per day. It's not a big deal
> because it's easy to update from the K3 utility, but 15 seconds seems like
> quite a bit. Maybe my expectations are too high?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 73
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Arlen, AA7F
> >
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[Phil Kane-2]

On 11/26/2014 3:48 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote:

> The clocks here are SkyScan's from Walmart.  They can be set to display
> either 12 or 24 hour formats.  The BR  clock ... with large 7-segment (red)
> display ... is from Radio Scrap and can also be either format.

Unless things have changed in clock design in the past 2 or 3 years,
"WWVB" clocks don't sync here.  I suspect not enough signal in a
ground-floor frame building even on the wall facing south.

I have investigated an ethernet-synced digital wall clock and they
aren't cheap by any means, well into three figures for a single-color
one displaying HH:MM:SS readable across the room.  My dream would be one
with normal yellow color that turned red during the 15-18 minute and
45-48 minute parts of each hour and green during the 0-3 minute and
30-33 minute parts of each hour.  Any old shipboard brass pounders will
recall why! :)

73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
T2-00000208
Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
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