[Elecraft] K3 Beta Firmware Revision 2.02

[wayne burdick]

K3 beta-test firmware revision 2.02 is now available. It includes one 
new feature (channel hopping, especially useful on 60 meters) and a 
correction to CW/VOX behavior. Full details appear below.

For instructions on how to obtain and load beta firmware, please see:

   http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm

Please send any problem reports to k3support at elecraft.com.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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MCU 2.02, 6-7-08

* VOX SWITCH NOW FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY IN CW MODE. When VOX is OFF in
   CW mode, transmit must be enabled via XMIT or PTT rather than just 
hitting the key.

* MEMORY-BASED CHANNEL HOPPING (for 60 m in particular):  This now works
   as described in the K3 Owner’s Manual (rev C., page 37). You can 
manually ‘hop’
   with VFO A, or scan channels. First, store the desired channels in 
adjacent memories.
   For example, you might set up 60-m channels in memories 61-65 (5330.5 
kHz, etc.).
   Next, change the first label character in each of these memories to 
an asterisk (*) as
   described in the manual. (The first memory above and below your 
channel-hop group
   must either have no asterisk in their first label position, or be on 
different bands.)
   Finally, tap M->V and select any one of these memories. Manual 
rotation of VFO A
   and scanning will then use only the memories in the group. To return 
to normal operation,
   use any of the VFO rate switches, or change bands. NOTE: A future 
revision will allow
   FM channel hopping based on squelch activity.

   SCANNING TIP: On a noisy band, scanning may pause too often. Try 
using a narrower
   filter, turning the preamp off, or backing down RF GAIN until the 
scan starts.

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