[Elecraft] MFJ's new Internal K3 Tuner, anyone tried one yet?

Wes (N7WS) wes at triconet.org
Tue May 12 08:35:25 EDT 2015


I guess none of you guys know how the K2 wound up having a DSP in it.

I won't buy one either, but them I don't want the Elecraft version either since 
I have a KAT500.

Wes  N7WS

On 5/11/2015 8:50 PM, Vic Rosenthal wrote:
> As W4TV said, the tuning algorithm is in the K3 firmware. It is not part of the tuner. Elecraft provides its firmware, including ongoing updates, at no extra cost. It pays its firmware developers out of money it makes selling hardware.
>
> Now someone has come along selling hardware that makes use of the firmware that they didn't develop or pay for. Illegal? No. Unethical? We could debate it all day. The analogy of the IBM PC clone and DOS comes to mind.
>
> But personally I wouldn't buy one.
>
> Vic 4X6GP/K2VCO
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