[Elecraft] Upcoming K3 features

[John]

At 05:56 PM 21/09/09, you wrote:
>We're constantly amazed at the breadth of
>applications that you are using the K3 for. From Rag Chewing, DXing,
>QRP, Contesting, SO2R, Moon-bounce and Data modes to ESSB, each user
>community has a wide range of uses and requests. We can't do everything,
>but we do make careful attempts to add the most useful requested
>features over time. We'll never meet everything requested - there just
>isn't that much development time or microprocessor memory available. But
>we'll strive to make the K3 as good as it can be.


I can envision the day that you will be able to boot your K3 with 
different FW, related to the mode of operation (as listed above) you 
desire. FW would be stored on your computer and loaded via utility. 
So, if you wanted to do a CW contest, load the CW version, Data 
Modes, load data mode FW,  Hi-Fi AM, and so on. It would only take a 
few minutes and give you a rig suited to any mode of operation. Sure 
could save a bunch of memory. You could even keep a FW similar to 
todays, just not refined in all modes.

John
k7up