[Elecraft] Help with KAP100 and firmware version please

[Mark J. Dulcey]

Phil Wheeler wrote:
> Todd Gahagan wrote:
> 
>> Building the KPA100 here and working on the control board. I thought I 
>> had
>> the most up to date firmware but the manual states that I should have
>> version 2.02A or later.  I have 2.01F and did not receive a 
>> replacement IC
>> with the amp kit.  Could someone clear this up for me please?  Will the
>> firmware that I have work? 
> 
> 
> No.  You need 2.02x for the PA, and it should be in the KPA100 package. 
> Be sure to look on both sides of a black porous piece of plastic that 
> will have other components on it.  As I recall, I though I was short 
> something until I turned that guy over.

I got a new PIC with my KPA100; the sticker on it said it was "2.01f". 
That seemed odd, since I already had 2.01H in my K2; I received it when 
I got my KIO2. I wrote email to Elecraft; they said that some chips had 
been mislabeled, but actually contained 2.02 firmware.

So, before you conclude you have the wrong chip, check the version that 
shows on the display. If you press any button while "Elecraft" is still 
on the display at power up, your K2 will show the firmware version number.