Being the not-so-proud owner of several pieces of once expensive but
now useless junk, I'm somewhat sensitive to future issues that might
prevent me from using hardware I purchased. In other words, the
"DON'T upgrade or else" mentality.
With the K3, the only potential weak link I see is the
K3UpdateUtility. Will it still run on Windows 2018, Mac OS XII 12.2,
or Ubuntu Zesty Zebra? If I find a "Brand new in box K3 SN 2000" on
eBay 10 years from now, will I be able to load firmware version 2.32
on it?
I totally understand that manufacturers can't support their devices
forever across all possible platforms. But I'd feel better about my
purchase if there was a public spec that detailed how to upload
firmware files. Next best thing would be if source code to the K3
Update Utility(s) were available.
73
--
Joe
On Aug 25, 2008, at 3:26 PM, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote:
[snip]
I resent facing
scrapping a perfectly good bit of hardware because of the upgrade or
else mentality.
Elecraft has done exactly the right thing.
73, doug
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