Why no Clock ?

[rufust]

Just curious why none of the scanner or radio mfg's don't put a visible clock on screen? It would seem like an atomic clock would be easy to do as you have a reciever already.Anybody know ?

 

[sibbley]

Uniden x36 series and SDS100 have a clock on screen.

 

[bharvey2]

Just curious why none of the scanner or radio mfg's don't put a visible clock on screen? It would seem like an atomic clock would be easy to do as you have a reciever already.Anybody know ?

My PRO 668 has a clock. I have to set the time when I change batteries. Oddly, the time doesn't show while its scanning.

 

[sibbley]

My PRO 668 has a clock. I have to set the time when I change batteries. Oddly, the time doesn't show while its scanning.

Not enough real estate on the former GRE or Newer Whistler screen for the clock while scanning.

 

[AK9R]

I've owned a few Icom HF radios that have a clock on screen. Some even have two clocks so you can set one for local time and one for another time zone like UTC.

The so-called "atomic clocks" receive WWVB which is broadcast at 60kHz. That's well below the receiving range of most amateur radios. Not that they couldn't add another receiver to control an internal clock, but I don't know how many hams would find such a feature to be useful. Also, some logging programs will periodically poll the NIST time servers over the Internet and set the clock on the radio.

 

[mmckenna]

Just curious why none of the scanner or radio mfg's don't put a visible clock on screen? It would seem like an atomic clock would be easy to do as you have a reciever already.Anybody know ?

Many LMR radios have a clock.
Kenwood NX series and newer TK series mobiles and portables all have clocks.

 

[Will001]

Many LMR radios have a clock.

Kenwood NX series and newer TK series mobiles and portables all have clocks.

The Motorola Astro25 portables (and mobiles?) all have clicks in the upper left corner of the display.


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[62Truck]

I've had Motorola's with clocks. HT1250, XTS2500 and 5000.

 

[jwt873]

My Kenwood TH-D74 and Icom ID-51 have clocks. Both radios have GPS and set themselves using the time obtained from the satellites.
My IC-7600 has a clock as well that shows both local and UTC time. (But it's not that accurate and requires hand setting every month or so).

 

[robertmac]

Many Yaesu radios have clocks. But I think it was a thread somewhere on hear that questioned why on earth would one need a clock in a transceiver.

 

[prcguy]

My Icom 7610 has an NIST time server and syncs over the Internet.

I've owned a few Icom HF radios that have a clock on screen. Some even have two clocks so you can set one for local time and one for another time zone like UTC.

The so-called "atomic clocks" receive WWVB which is broadcast at 60kHz. That's well below the receiving range of most amateur radios. Not that they couldn't add another receiver to control an internal clock, but I don't know how many hams would find such a feature to be useful. Also, some logging programs will periodically poll the NIST time servers over the Internet and set the clock on the radio.

 

[AK9R]

My Icom 7610 has an NIST time server and syncs over the Internet.

More accurately, it can connect with an NIST time server to set the internal clock. There is no internal NIST time server in the radio.

 

[N4KVE]

The Motorola Astro25 portables (and mobiles?) all have clicks in the upper left corner of the display.


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My portables do, my mobiles don't.

 

[prcguy]

I stand corrected, wrong terminology on my end. My 7610 also has a GPS disciplined osc attached for frequency stability, too bad it can't use the 1PPS for time sync.

More accurately, it can connect with an NIST time server to set the internal clock. There is no internal NIST time server in the radio.

 

[jwt873]

My portables do, my mobiles don't.

That reminds me.. I forgot to mention the IC-7000 I keep in my Jeep.. It has a clock as well.

 

[vagrant]

Just curious why none of the scanner or radio mfg's don't put a visible clock on screen? It would seem like an atomic clock would be easy to do as you have a reciever already.Anybody know ?

I spin the dial to one of the WWV/WWVH frequencies for the time. I did not need them pushing their fancy clock do-dads on me! My sundial still works pretty well, for most of the day.

 

[k6cpo]

I would think, with the current proliferation of smart phones, a clock in a radio would be superfluous. I know I don't need one in my radios. I have a wristwatch that also connects to the NIST time server and if that fails, I have my phone as a backup.

 

[ipfd320]

Funny how this went from Scanners to Ham Radios...lol---Well Lets Look Back a bit--Oldschool---Bearcat 250 also had a Clock

 

[Token]

Funny how this went from Scanners to Ham Radios...lol---Well Lets Look Back a bit--Oldschool---Bearcat 250 also had a Clock

Considering it is posted in the Amateur Radio Equipment forum, and the fact the OP said "Just curious why none of the scanner or radio mfg's don't put a visible clock on screen", I see no reason not to answer with regards to ham gear.

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