Real Time Clock

The real time clock option for the KPC3 Plus (not the KPC3) is a self contained clock chip.

Disconnect the power and remove the lid of the KPC3 Plus and locate the empty IC socket (Note - the notch in the socket and the notch in the IC as in the picture)

Once installed power the TNC on and you will need to do a "hard reset" and then initialize the clock with the current date and time.

This is done in the teminal mode by entering the DAYTIME command

24 hr. yy/mm/dd/hh/mm/ss (Hour as 00-24)

Eg. 24 hr time: DAYTIME 180601131523 (2018 June 01 13:15.:23)

24 hr. yy/mm/dd/h/mm/ss (Hour as 00-12)

Eg. 12 hr time: DAYTIME 180601011523 (2018 June 01 1:15.:23)

The RTC is read when the KPC3 is powered on or when the software hard reset it done.

Also a good Idea is to have a 9 volt battery with connector plugged into the TNC when not in use for long periods of time to preserve you other TNC settings.