[Elecraft] K3 4.81 beta anomally

[Don Wilhelm]

Bill,

If you confine that to firmware that has been advanced to production 
status, I *might* agree.  Keep in mind that the firmware is provided at 
no cost, so I cannot agree with your phrase "equipment investment".  The 
hardware is the equipment investment, and at Elecraft the firmware is 
updated from time to time to add new functions that have been requested 
by users as well as bug fixes that have been identified - that addition 
to the equipment functionality is provided at no cost (therefore no 
'investment' on the part of the users.

Beta releases are intended to allow those who are willing to be early 
testers of new firmware to participate in evaluating that new level.  If 
there are no significant problems, that level may be advanced to 
production, but if there are problems discovered, that firmware level 
will never 'see the light of day' other than the beta version.

It sounds like you want all beta version anomalies to be aired publicly 
- I disagree, they would be properly aired among those who volunteered 
to engage in the beta test, but are not relevant to the entire user 
community, most of whom will be running the production firmware level.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/8/2014 12:05 PM, Bill W2BLC wrote:
> And PLEASE report all anomalies here also. As owners and perspective 
> owners, we all need to know as much about our equipment investment as 
> possible. The sharing of experiences and knowledge is the only means 
> to accomplish this. Without sharing, we are in the dark.
>