[Elecraft] K2OOL Beta Test Progress Report

[Tony Wells]

Folks,

A quick progress report.

Firstly, conditions are bad at this QTH. There is a lot of QRM here as all
doors and windows in the house are being replaced. Clearly this is the best
time to buy a grand piano, as there seems to be a hole large enough to...
get a grand piano thru!

And I can't find my K1 anywhere!

As I type this my laptop is balanced on a bathroom cabinet and the K2 is on
top of pile of clothes in a basket.  The builders think I'm some kind of
eccentric mad scientist - they've noticed the 8ft mag loop in the garden and
enquired about the "Powered by Red Hat" sticker on the microwave...

I think one of the builders must have been in prison for some time, as he
seems to hammer messages in morse (or is it just the noise driving me slowly
mad??).

Anyway.

Despite all the QRM a lot of coding has been written to address known
problems, and some of the wish list.

I hope to be able to issue a new beta this Thursday/Friday after testing.

The new code addresses a number of things including

1. Fix to the overwriting of current band entries when memories are recalled
2. AGC not being reported correctly in *some* versions of old firmware
3. Finally think I've got a fix for the few remaining users with persistant
timing problems communicating with the K2

I'm off now to make the builders a cup of tea - why is it that builders
always seem to have six spoonfuls of sugar in their tea? Is it an energy
thing?

Regards,

Tony
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