It seems like something may be in the wind. References: K3/100 1502 came with FW 2.24 and Programmers Reference Manual, released on 08/12/2008, as Rev B5 on page 12, refers to [2.24] All I can say is that the rest of us 1500 or so BETA TESTERS are READY TO DOWNLOAD using our antiquated serial ports. 73's Tony K2ZLS