You're welcome to try it, and you're welcome to wait until others have tried it. It's not that hard to go back. The K3 Field Test team has used this version for a little while. Beta doesn't mean that it's completely untested. There is an "Alpha" test as well.
Some people enjoy being early adopters; some don't. I have been on both sides of this issue at different times depending on the product and my intended use. It's your radio! The choice is yours. I load firmware sometimes dozens of times a day, so going back to the "official" web site version is not difficult if I didn't like some aspect of the new version. The intent of the Beta program is to allow people who wish to try the "latest and greatest" have access to it, knowing that it's fairly new. There is a fallback version available, and it's pretty easy to fall back. It takes me about 5 minutes to load all the firmware in the K3. 73 de Dick, K6KR -----Original Message----- From: JIM DAVIS [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:22 PM To: Dick Dievendorff Subject: Re:Re: [Elecraft] K3 Utility version 1.2.1.6 available on Elecraft web site On Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:17:58 -0800 "Dick Dievendorff" <[email protected]> wrote: > K3 Utility Version 1.2.1.6 for Windows, Mac OS/X and Linux, is now available > on the Elecraft web site at http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm > > > > This version supports the new "Power On Banner" feature offered in MCU > version 2.77 and later. > > The new MCU 2.78 Beta Release that supports this feature is available on the > same web page. > > > > The K3 Utility's Configuration Tab has a new "Edit Power On Banner" button > that opens a dialog where you may enter a short (22 character) message that > is displayed as a "marquee banner" during the K3 power on sequence. The > banner is displayed with MCU 2.77 and later. > > > > This K3 Utility Version also fixes a bug in the Transmitter Gain Calibration > process. In the prior K3 Utility version Tx Gain Calibration failed if > CONFIG:TECH MD was OFF. > > > > I'd again like to thank Brian Broggie, W6FVI, for sharing the Elecraft lab > tool for Tx Gain Calibration that was the basis for the K3 Utility Tx Gain > calibration feature. > > > > David Fleming, W4SMT, is the author of the Mac and Linux versions of the K3 > Utility and also deserves our thanks for a lot of hard work. > > > > 73 de Dick, K6KR **************************************************************************** ****************** Dear Dick, Since the LATEST software VERSION UPDATE is "BETA" then should'nt all of us WAIT until all the KINKS ARE WORKED OUT OF THAT VERSION before using that NEW DOWNLOAD??? In our mind "BETA" still means in the "experimental-stage!!!" Whaddah ya think??? Regards, Jim/nn6ee s/n2406 _______________________________________________ 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
