I've found upgrading to be VERY rewarding! Actually it wasn't too long ago that I was talking with Wayne when I'd had radio troubles and I'd mentioned that I wished there was a way to erase memories. He mentioned that he didn't understand why I'd want that when all I had to do was just write something else back over the top of it. Mainly its just cause I'm anal and like to have things clean and tidy.... Anyway he decided it was a relatively simple fix and poof it showed up. That was a fun one cause many other than myself appreciated that one.
As well I had a slight problem in the way the scan feature worked. I sent an email to Wayne mentioning that I was having an issue that was very repeatable that resulted in the receiver being muted with no way to get out of it other than starting scanning again until it stops or power cycling the radio. There was a beta version of code that hadn't even been released yet that Wayne emailed me and poof my problem was solved. No remark of well you should buy the Elecraft K3 Mark IIG just oh here is a firmware update that resolves your exact issue. I should also mention that I got this update on a Sunday evening!!!! Wayne and Lyle and the rest of the Elecraft crew are working their ASSES off to keep these things moving forward and constantly improving. If a new firmware results in a regression I've seen that Wayne is VERY quick to jump on those and get those resolved. That's why often a release will result in several subsequent releases. My advice is most definitely keep up to date for several reasons. First off Wayne recommends it. Secondly the more people we have using the latest software the better it becomes as there are more people testing it out in more ways. We all operate slightly differently. If we were all the same then no issue would ever make it past the field testers. Lastly the more often you update your rig the more you are allowed to "grow" with it. Things can change quite a bit from a version of the code that you are running to the new code today. Upgrading more often can allow you to become accustomed to the changes and understand what is new. Its kinda like the difference between visiting with grandkids every few months or only getting to see them every 5 years. Only seeing them every 5 years results in a lot more shock each time as to how much they've changed rather than every few months. That and it results in MUCH less cheek pinching!!! I'm not old enough to have grandkids yet but hopefully my analogy makes sense.... :) Thanks Brett (KC7OTG) On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 22:03 -0500, BOB PHILBROOK wrote: > I am sitting here with K3 #818 with firmware release 1.7X waiting a version > of the K3 firmware to stabilize and be around for longer than a few days > before a new version or new Bata development is released. Sort of like > tracking a moving target that never stops moving. I have noticed the > frequency of firmware releases does not seem to diminish. Am I expecting too > much and should just join the crowd downloading release after release? > > Bob, K9PAG > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
