Well said ! 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Mon, 7 Feb 2011 12:02:05 -0500, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: > As long as the Win 7 user does not understand how the OS handles USB devices, > there will always be folks tripping over this opaque procedure in Windows. > The drill is anything but intuitive, but if the user does not understand it, > the use of complex combinations of loggers, data mode programs, Microham > style boxes and USB/serial devices is going to trip up users, including those > trying to upgrade firmware. > > This is not at all without sympathy with those who are struggling the first > time around to get it straight in their head. I have been as confused and > lost as anyone. But the tone of voice taken by some toward Elecraft is > unwarranted, in a word, rude, and at best simply uniformed. > > > This quandary is NOT Elecraft's fault, nor is it Elecraft's responsibility to > jump through hoops every time one of these secondary applications makes a > goof, or the OS puts out yet another flawed automatic OS update that destroys > what was previously working. I am constantly surprised at the issues not of > their own making that they WILL undertake for the sake of their users. They > draw the line far over in generous territory, a fact which OUGHT to earn them > uniform approval. We need to give them room to refuse those that they deem > too expensive or beyond their ability to maintain. > > > There is an ancient tale about a child who insisted on biting his mother > while nursing. When the mother decided therefore that it was time to wean > the child, it complained, saying "Now who will I bite when I am upset?" Some > things never change. > > > 73, Guy. > > On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 3:35 AM, Stewart <stew...@baker.nildram.co.uk> wrote: >> Same here... > > 73 > Stewart G3RXQ > On Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:52:15 -0500, Dan Atchison wrote: >> With all the email traffic on the K3 and the microKEYER II / updating >> software, I felt compelled to respond. >> >> I have the K3, the P3, and the microKEYER II. For the past two years I >> have used the microKEYER II as the transport for upgrading the K3 and >> for four months for the P3. I upgrade on every beta. I have not had >> one failure in this time frame. Who knows, however, when things might >> change? >> >> Now I understand why microHAM says no, but I can tell you that it's all >> in setting up the urouter for the upgrade -- you cannot use the same >> settings you use with normal CAT. >> >> That said, YMMV. If you want a PDF of the instructions I've created for >> others, please respond direct. >> >> 73, >> Dan -- N3ND >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
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