[Elecraft] K3Util Firmware version

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

Beta firmware should not be installable by accident.  Should have to go
somewhere else on purpose,  get it on purpose and install it quite on
purpose.  Same thing for retrograde firmware.

Needing to go backward on an Elecraft firmware release is really very rare.
 Your particular issue has two sides to it as I have seen on the reflector,
and maybe a dozen or two or three out of 6000+ owners going back to 4.48.
 That is not at all to diminish the complaints, but one needs to consider
the vast majority when putting up possibilities in the main utility
program.  Mostly the utility has to be designed for new builders and newbie
owners.

I note that via the reflector copies of 4.48 were very quickly available.
 You guys figured it out and fixed it quite quickly.  You did not appear to
really need anything else to get squared to your satisfaction.  Try that
with other brands.

Keep the utility safe for newbies and non-technical types.

73, Guy.

On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 9:01 PM, vk4tux <vk4tux at bigpond.com> wrote:

> I would assume the default K3Util firmware lookup would point to;
>
> ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/K3/firmware/
>
> Could an option in K3Util provide old and beta defaults with a menu select,
> such that to revert firmware the k3Util would look at;
>
> ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/K3/firmware/old/
>
> or to try beta;
>
> ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/K3/firmware/beta/
>
> Like a user repository select function in K3Util, giving the user quick
> easy
> selection of older, current or beta firmware. The programming change should
> be simple to enable deault ftp url links to menu description.
>
> Is this a good idea for simplicity?
>
> Some op's find the download , unzip then manual browsing for other than
> current versions, etc a bit brainswelling.
>
> Adrian ... vk4tux
>
>
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