I follow those who counsel and implement "caution" with all the
modern/current internet connections and digital wonders. Just because
something is possible doesn't mean it's wise. I have had one - yes, one
- virus infection in 34 years of being online with minimal firewall and
virus protection. I attribute this to strict caution in opening,
responding, and searching internet content of any and all kinds. There's
a Supreme Court maxim about not taking any and all cases that I think
applies here: "Resist the entering wedge."
...robert
KE2WY
On 10/19/2019 00:08, Walter Underwood wrote:
A zillion years ago, I was maintaining some ???groupware??? for engineers at HP
(Notesfiles). I was amazed to learn that some people used a different set of
commands than I did. They found some bugs in those clearly superfluous
commands. Despite their obviously mistaken approach to using the software, I
fixed the bugs. :-)
So, be open to different uses of a product. Me, I keep Pacific time on my watch
and UTC on my KX3. I log my SOTA activations in UTC. I reset the KX3 clock
before each activation.
wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
On Oct 18, 2019, at 4:54 PM, Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
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.
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