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

[Matt Murphy]

It seems like the firmware updates might now be better suited to a
table/matrix than a simple list, considering all the permutations of add-on
boards that may exist in a K3 or K3S.

Maybe dividing the update into the following two sections would add clarity:

- K3S Only
- K3 or K3 with upgraded boards

Even if you skip one update because it doesn't apply to your hardware,
chances are you will benefit from a future update which will include the
firmware changes you decided to skip.  I have found that keeping firmware
up to date is a good practice because it minimizes the changes that you are
making with each subsequent update and makes any issues easier to isolate.

73,
Matt NQ6N

On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com> wrote:

> 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.?
>>
>>
>>
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