[Elecraft] K3: anticipated date for next "normal" FW update?

[David Woolley (E.L)]

Guy, K2AV wrote:

> 
> The latter is termed field validation where I work, undertaken by customers
> who have some stake in early adoption and understand they may find stuff.
> The key to that kind of a developer/customer relationship is a speedy and
> serious turnaround on anything found. A customer may also be expecting
> "improvements" that are "not bugs" as part of this transaction.

That sounds like the true meaning of a beta test to me.  The problem is 
that certain big vendors have redefined beta test to mean a marketing 
ploy by which the release early, with no guarantee of reliability or 
specification stability, in order to undermine the competition.

In their terminology, a true beta is often calle the "closed beta".

Elecraft are actually operating a beta somewhat in the Microsoft sense, 
but maybe more from the point of view of getting feedback from a wider 
audience, than as a marketing ploy.

With all betas, you should only become a beta tester if you are prepared 
to provide detailed feedback on any failings.
> 

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