[Elecraft] [K3] Wine & Update Software

[Vic K2VCO]

Julian G4ILO wrote:
> Since it has to do everything via a serial port, it would be more
> interesting to see a flowchart or description of the communication
> protocol to allow users of other platforms to write their own
> implementations. In choosing C# and .Net the original code could
> hardly have been made less portable.

The first version of the download software, which was written by Wayne 
in order to get the field testers functional, used C# and .net.

The current version, which you will get, was written by a software 
developer (not that Wayne isn't a good programmer!), and does not use 
.net. Although as far as I know only a Windows version exists today, I 
am sure that the portability issue is receiving attention.

The software needs to load several modules (for example, the MCU and the 
DSP code, possibly DSP code for the second rx, etc.) so it's not all 
that simple. They certainly don't want owners calling them and saying "I 
used xyz software to load my firmware and now the radio behaves like a 
brick". In that case, would it be fair for them to provide free support? 
Would the owner be happy if they asked him to pay for a fix?
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco