[Elecraft] Firmware Fatigue - was K2 v K3

[Lee Buller]

Mike....

I too am somewhat dismayed with the firmware issues surrounding the K3.  I love the k3, but it seems that something is added the new firmware breaks something else.  I think that it is just going to take time to bring it all together.

Elecraft says they are not programming to the "niche" players but they seem to be quite vocal in their desire for features in the K3.  The old addage, "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" comes to mind.

Reading the list serv tends to make me a little piqued from the stand point that there are so many "niche" requests.  I do not care about ESSB or AM or bouncing signals off the Moon or working VHF contests in Europe.  Oh, those are all fun things to do, but I think it just becomes overwhelming to the user and to the programmers.  In time it will get there but give me basic functionality that works as a world class transceiver.

And that is something that we should all remember....in time the firmware will get there.  In a year from now, the firmware will be mature and all this should be behind us.  It just is going to take time.  The K3 development is a work in progress and the users are providing valuable data to the engineering team to make the K3 the world class transceiver it is designed to be.

We just have to wait for the firmware to mature.  

Thanks Elecraft for a great product and listening to all of us.

Lee - K0WA





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