[Elecraft] re: VP6DX

[Eric Scace K3NA]

Doug, Dan, et al --

   On Ducie Island we had a 9.6 kbit/s dial-up Internet connection with 
long latency.  Actual throughput was substantially less than this.  1-2 
kbit/s would be a good estimate.

   We could have downloaded new firmware, if we felt it was critical to 
do so.  We did not feel that any aspect of K3 behavior warranted taking 
the time to:
   -- download new firmware;
   -- interrupt an operator to install it on one radio for a "soak test" 
to make sure it didn't introduce any problems; and, if all seemed well,
   -- interrupting six other operators to install the firmware on their 
radios.

73,
   -- Eric K3NA


on 08 Mar 16 Sun 10:56 Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 said the following:
> Elecraft has done everything necessary to allow this.  It's up to the
> DXpedition and their priorities.  I've got to say, any trip I've been
> on has had the capability.
>
> 73, doug
>
>    From: "Dan Barker" <dbarker at visioncomm.net>
>    Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:05:36 -0400
>
>    You'd think they'd have some way to communicate a small zip file to an
>    Island. It's possible a future Dxpedition might desperately need an
>    firmware. They must have had a laptop along<g>. Planning for this may help
>    some day (or not).
>
>    Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 
>
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>    [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of wayne burdick
>    Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 12:14 PM
>    To: Elecraft Reflector
>    Subject: [Elecraft] re: VP6DX 
>
>    <snip>
>    Several issues have already been addressed by later revisions of 
>    firmware. They were not in a position to load new firmware from Ducie 
>    Island, and were a few revisions behind by the time they started the 
>    operation.
>    </snip>
>
>