[Elecraft] New K3/K3S Beta Firmware, rev. 5.26: Support for K3S and upgraded modules

[Phil Wheeler]

I really am not looking for opinions or comments 
on the social benefits of beta testing. As a 
former manager of space system software programs 
and a current beta tester of computer operating 
systems, I do understand the purpose of beta testing.

My question was to Wayne and Elecraft, specifically:

"Is there any reason a K3 needs this version for 
improved performance, functionality, etc.?"

I didn't purchase my Elecraft products to 
contribute to the greater good. Nor do I plan to 
spend time loading software from which I will see 
a change only if there was a problem in that 
particular beta version (which has happened).

Phil W7OX

On 5/20/15 7:49 AM, Bayard Coolidge, N1HO wrote:
> Professional software QC engineers refer to
>
> this as "regression testing", to ensure that
>
> the software involved continues to operate as
>
> it did in the previous release as tested/released
>
> on the available hardware at that time.
>
>
> There are no documented changes for the K3, 
> therefore
>
> you should not see any difference in the 
> behavior of a
>
> K3 when testing this beta firmware on it.
>
>
> If you do not wish to test a beta deployment of an
>
> upcoming firmware release, then don't install 
> and test it.
>
>
> If you'd like to help Elecraft verify that the 
> changes made
>
> to the firmware behave as expected, then I'm 
> sure they'd
>
> appreciate it if you'd install it and try it out.
>
>
> I just wish Yahoo! would do the same thing for 
> its mail software!
>
> (I continually see problems in the formatting of 
> my posts
>
> the list from my Yahoo! web account; please bear 
> with me/it)
>
>
> 73 de N1HO
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com>
> Is there any reason a K3 needs this version for
> improved performance, functionality, etc.?
>
>