Is it time to change the clock on SSDR?

Ken

Neil D Friedman N3DF

KF4HR

WX7Y

K5ROX

Bill -VA3WTB

To Us want to be programers everything seems simple.

Jon_KF2E

Al_NN4ZZ

Steven WA8Y

Gene Duprey

I woul just like to have a UTC clock show up on the Maestro screen.

Clay N9IO

With all of the many things to come my thought is to utilize the Maestro's engine resources for radio operations. Clocks are available everywhere guys.

Michael Coslo

That is the best thing about using a computer on your radio. Separate, well tweaked programs. I dread to see what SSDR would be after all of the demands were implemented. Bloatware is what it would be. Hard to say the effect when competing demands are involved. Meanwhile I have multiple clocks on my computers, no problem. As well, if we are using Windows 10, it is trivial to set up different timezones and clocks in the taskbar.

Gene Duprey

If you are operating remote and do not have a UTC clock, then it would be nice to have it on the Maestro screen somewhere.

K5ROX

I know programming and the simple stuff like clock,squelch and making Memory not a sub menu and throwing 5 or so favorites at the top is super easy.....programming isn't as many of us older people think, weve gone a long way since r65 and so on.

K5ROX

I agree, u kinda got downgraded.

Andy - KU7T

Burt Fisher

I paper log totally in local time. I don't live in no Greenwich England.

Geoff AB6BT

Must be confusing for the DX...

Gene Duprey

I have only used the 6500 with the Maestro, so it is the same as using my Icom 775DSP, no clock there also.  I use the Maestro when remote, so no utc clock.  If on the Maestro screen this would be great.  It is on SmartSDR computer screen, seems an omission on SmartSDR for the Maestro.  My current work around is memory spots at 5 & 10 Mhz, but very clumsy.

Gene Duprey

UTC is traditionally used for radio logging world wide.  I guess if you never work other states or DX then you are OK with local time, or never send out QSLs.

James Whiteway

Bert, when I first got my Novice license I was told I had to keep a paper log of all contacts ( CW only for a Novice back then) and that the time of the contact listed in the log had to be shown in GMT as that was the standard all across the world. And depending on time zone, easily converted to local time if needed. As I understood it, it was an FCC and similar agencies around the world, requirement for a licensed Amateur radio station's records. So, that is what I have always used when I do bother to log now, ( even though it's no longer required) And when I have sent out QSL cards, GMT(now called UTC) is included. It's a standard practice that I was taught over 45 years ago. James WD5GWY

szawrotny

Paper log??? !!! Well,that explains it all :-)

Gene Duprey

Last I checked, electronic logs also use UTC.

Mike VE3CKO