[Elecraft] K3: updates of firmware

[Oliver Johns]

There have been a spate of anomalies reported after uploading new  
firmware to the K3.  Maybe these could be avoided by using the  
following procedure:

(1)  First, BEFORE any change of firmware, use the K3 utility to save  
a copy of your settings.

(2)  Now do the upload of new firmware to the K3

(3)  Now reset the K3.  (Turn K3 off;  press the SHIFT/LO knob in  
until it clicks and hold it there; turn the K3 on; after 2 seconds,  
release the SHIFT/LO knob.  See page 63 of Owner's Manual)

(4)  Now use the K3 utility to restore your K3 settings from the copy  
you saved in step 1.

The K3 is, among many other things, a computer.  A reboot can be a  
good thing.

Oliver Johns
W6ODJ