[Elecraft] Update Status

[Matt VK2RQ]

I've never needed to revert to a backup either (touch wood), but it is still good practice to back up your config when upgrading. After all, you already have the utility open when upgrading, so how hard it is to hit "Save Config"? This ensures you have a reasonably up-to-date config saved, and if at some stage your fat fingers mess things up on the radio, and you can't get it back to how you had it set up before, then if you have a recent backup it is child's play to simply restore the settings. I agree it is far more likely that the settings are messed up by user error rather than by a faulty upgrade process, but regardless how the settings become messed up, it is far better to have a recent backup than to regret having no backup :-)

73,
Matt VK2RQ

> On 1 Mar 2014, at 2:35 pm, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> What backup? :-) The Elecraft firmware upgrades go so smoothly that I have never needed them.
> Of course, a save of the configuration data before an update is prudent just in case anything goes awry and an EEINIT is required, but that has not been my experience.  All updates including a lot of beta (and alpha) firmware loads have been without incident.
> 
> I think the number of such failures has been highly overrated.  You do not hear of the many successes on the reflector, but the number of difficulties encountered are posted here.
> Count the number of difficulties reported in light of having more than 8000 K3s in the field and I believe you will find the difficulties to be a very small percentage.
> 
> Difficulties encountered in a firmware update are typically due to something the user has done that is out of the ordinary - such as a disconnect on the port during the update or an unexpected power off during an update.  I had one problem when the computer quit during a download, but after getting the computer straight and repeating the procedure, all was well in short order.
> 
> The cure for such difficulties is normally found in the "Force Firmware Download" procedure in the manual or in the K3 Utility Help file.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
>> On 2/28/2014 10:02 PM, Matt VK2RQ wrote:
>> And of course you took a backup when you upgraded (right?), so you can very easily revert to a known good configuration in case of fat finger syndrome :-)
>> 
>> 73,
>> Matt VK2RQ
>> 
>>> On 1 Mar 2014, at 12:35 pm, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Bob,
>>> 
>>> But in that event, a quick post to the Elecraft reflector will likely set you straight in a short time - often even in minutes.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Don W3FPR
>>> 
>>>> On 2/28/2014 8:11 PM, riese-k3djc at juno.com wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:38:22 -0500 Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
>>>> writes:
>>>>> Bob,
>>>>> 
>>>>> You will not have to relearn the menu even with complete firmware
>>>>> upgrades.  Things do not change THAT much.  Sometimes a new function
>>>>> is
>>>>> added, but you don't have to use it unless it interests you. Added
>>>>> functions rarely change the operation unless you encounter that new
>>>>> 
>>>>> function in some way.
>>>> and that is my ummm fear,,,, having had the megacount button radios
>>>> inadvertently hitting one could take a long time sorting back out
>>>> the best part of elecraft gear is outstanding dynamic range and
>>>> just enough buttons
>>>> if it ever warms up looking forward to backpacking/biking with the KX3
>>>> built em both love them both
>>>> 
>>>> HAR
>>>> 
>>>> Bob K3DJC
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