[Elecraft] [K3] FirmWare Updates

[Richard Davis]

On this subject I offer the following:

Just today, I attempted to save my K3 configuration using a fresh newly 
downloaded K3 Utility.  The "save configuration" option failed with the 
following notice:

+--------------------------------
|  Window title:  POWER ON BANNER ERROR
|
|   Error Msg:  K3 Get command failed to return the expected response | 
  |   after several attempts.
+--------------------------------

Does this look familiar to any one?

I am moving up from MCU 2.46/FPF0.02/DSP1_1.92    ...yeah, I 
know--ancient history.  :-)

Is it possible that the K3 Utility assumes it will only be used to 
update from some MCU version more recent that 2.46?  ...say the first 
one that introduces the 'power on banner' feature?

Since I could not get a backup of the existing configuration, I did not 
attempt to do an upgrade.

Thoughts appreciated,

Richard
K5BWV

====================================================

David Wilburn wrote:
> Yes, you can save the configuration using the firmware utility.  I 
> have not noticed many config changes.  In the past (many releases ago) 
> a few items changed on occasion, but I haven't noticed anything like 
> that for quite a while.
> 
> Dave Wilburn
> NM4M
> 
> Rich wrote:
>> Is it my imagination or does loading a new version of firmware reset to
>> default or change in some way some of the settings I have programmed in? 
>> Why do setting change after a new firmware load? If this is to be expected
>> can I save the configuration and then reload my saved configuration after
>> updating the firmware?
>>
>> Rich
>>
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