[Elecraft] New KX2 beta firmware, rev. 2.66; easier to use MIC menu entries; DSP error fix

[Wayne Burdick]

The latest KX2 beta firmware can be found at:

  http://www.elecraft.com/KX2/kx2_software.htm

We recommend that all KX2 owners load this revision. The package includes DSP rev. 1.48, which improves on the previous DSP revision to correct a possible error condition. The error would be indicated by an "ERR DSP" or "ERR DSE" message on the display, odd S-meter behavior, or other symptoms. The condition is rare, but it could be inconvenient if it occurred in the field.

The other changes in this release are given below.

Please see our KX2 software page (above) for instructions on loading beta releases.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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KX2 MCU 2.66 / DSP 1.48, 6-24-2016

* MIC BTN, MIC BIAS, and all VOX MENU SETTINGS ADJUSTABLE IN ALL MODES: Locking these out was causing problems in some cases. None of these settings apply to the internal mic, but you can now adjust them with or without an external mic plugged in.

* DSP BUG FIX: Eliminates the “ERR DSP” and “ERR DSE” error conditions that appeared on a small number of KX2s, typically at power-up.