[Elecraft] K3 BETA FIRMWARE RELEASE -- MCU rev 1.94

[F5VJC]

No problems here with Beta 1.94, seems to work great, including Autospot.

This just keeps on getting better!

Hope I didn't speak too soon...

Thanks 

wayne burdick wrote:
> 
> Thanks to your input on the last firmware release (1.88), we've made a 
> number of important improvements.
> 
> For the first time, we're posting new firmware as "beta." Upgrading is 
> optional: if you want to minimize your risk, you might want to wait 
> until we've blessed it as a normal production firmware release. (Or 
> until all your friends have it and you're a little jealous.)
> 
> We'd love to have as many thrill-seekers as possible take the plunge 
> and load the new firmware now. We think it's greatly improved, and it 
> will certainly clear up many of the issues noted over the past week. 
> Even though we're headed to Dayton in a couple of days, we'll be 
> monitoring closely for any additional issues.
> 
> For release notes and instructions on how to load beta firmware, please 
> see:
> 
>    http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm
> 
> The instructions (linked from within the release notes) explain how to 
> create a separate folder for the beta revision. This will allow you to 
> easily revert to an older revision if you find it necessary. Hopefully 
> not!
> 
> For your convenience I've also provide the release notes below.
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> * * *
> 
> MCU 1.94 / DSP 1.73, 5-12-08
> 
>    * VOX: Increased sensitivity. Typical VOX GN settings now ~30-50.
> 
>    * VOICE MONITOR: Eliminated “scratchy” artifacts with compression set 
> to high levels.
> 
>    * FM DEVIATION ADJUSTABLE:  Use CONFIG:FM DEV menu entry (default: 
> 5.0 kHz).
> 
>    * Flash memory driver improved to prevent occasional receive 
> dropouts, “ERR PL1”, and
>      “FPF LOAD PENDING” messages.
> 
>    * XMIT SWITCH IN MENU: Tapping XMIT while in menu correctly 
> starts/ends transmit.
> 
>    * PASSBAND SHIFT BELOW “0.00” CORRECTED: The SHIFT control no longer 
> allows
>      continued rotation below 0.00. (This was occurring only with 
> sidetone pitch < 500 Hz.)
> 
>    * SQUELCH/RF GAIN CONTROL CHANGES: By default, the RF/SQL concentric 
> pots
>      control main and subreceiver RF gain, and squelch is controlled by 
> two CONFIG menu
>      entries (SQ MAIN and SQ SUB). But setting SQ MAIN to "=SUB POT" 
> assigns
>      SUB RF/SQL pot to both main and sub squelch, and in this case, the 
> main RF/SQL
>      pot controls both main and sub RF gain. Setting SQ MAIN back to a 
> numeric value
>      restores the default assignments. Note: Squelch applies only to FM 
> mode at present.
> 
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