I'm currently encoding the build date as the version #. 1.14.2.1 was built on February 1, 2014. Often W4SMT uses the same version number for equivalent function, even if it's done later.
Dick, K6KR > On Jun 1, 2014, at 15:55, Phil Hystad <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ted, > > I have a Mac, I have a KAT500, and I have MCU 1.67 installed on my KAT500 and > I am using the KAT500 Utility program version 1.14.2.1. > > Everything works hunky dory. > > Now, I am not sure why the Elecraft web page suggests 1.14.2.20 except for > the fact that it does denote the latest Windows release. The difference > between the .1 and .20 at the end of the Windows versus Mac releases may > refer to a build number which is a common thing to include in the version > identification (having been a programmer for almost 50 years). So, these > different numbers may mean different builds which is not unusual since I > think the software for the Windows versus the Mac (and Linux) are done by two > different people -- or, at least it used to be two different people. And, > their build cycles could easily be different (and likely to be different). > > But, from my experience you can load 1.14.2.1 utility and use that to load up > MCU 1.67. > > 73, phil, K7PEH > > >> On Jun 1, 2014, at 3:28 PM, Dauer, Edward <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The current firmware version for the KAT500 is apparently MCU 1.67. To >> access it requires the KAT500 Utility version 14.2.20. That, however, seems >> to be available only for Windows. The latest utility version for Mac OS X >> on the website is 1.14.2.1. When I run that, the latest firmware version it >> finds is 1.41. Unfortunately 1.41 seems not to give the KAT500 the >> capability of tracking the frequency setting from the K3 as it tunes - with >> F/W 1.41 retunes only on the first dit. Am I doing something wrong? Is >> there a way to get 1.67 using a Mac (short of installing Windows on the Mac)? >> >> Thanks for whatever advice might be offered . . . >> >> Ted, KN1CBR >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
