[Elecraft] Firmware Stability

[drewko1 at verizon.net]

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:03:51 -0500, Bob, K9PAG wrote:

>I am sitting here with K3 #818 with firmware release 1.7X waiting a version of the K3 firmware to stabilize and be around for longer than a few days before a new version or new Bata development is released.  Sort of like tracking a moving target that never stops moving.  I have noticed the frequency of firmware releases does not seem to diminish.  Am I expecting too much and should just join the crowd downloading release after release?
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>Bob, K9PAG


It's really easy to update the firmware (or go back to previous
version) so I don't see any point in waiting for it to "stabilize". I
like the constant stream of fw revisions and enjoy installing them. 

Usually products which boast upgradeable firmware will have a revision
or two (for major bug fixes) then that's it. With Elecraft you get the
idea that they will be enhancing the operation of the rig, not just
fixing a few major bugs and moving on to something else. 

Having said that, I only install the updates when they involve some
feature that I'm interested in. I did the latest version because I'm
interested in the AGC mods.

I bet there are probably a number of firmware improvements since
version 1.7 which you would enjoy having. Have you checked the
revision history? It's located at

http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_fw_release_notes.htm


73,
Drew
AF2Z