[Elecraft] K3S bug in FW Beta 5.46 Keyer Memories

[Mike Reublin NF4L]

I'm sure the elves would like to hear about a flaw in a release, beta or not.

73, Mike NF4L

> On May 25, 2016, at 9:55 AM, Mike Harris <mike.harris at horizon.co.fk> wrote:
> 
> And where is Beta 5.46 hidden? Some of us like to live on the edge.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mike VP8NO
> 
> On 25/05/2016 10:35, Jim Sheldon wrote:
>> Just found a bug in the keyer memories when programming for PSK/RTTY.
>> The memory loads fine until you send the ..__ (IM) character to
>> terminate transmission and then it locks up as if you had a constant
>> "key down" with a hand key.  I was programming memory 4 to call CQ on
>> RTTY when I discovered this.  I tried the other memories and got the
>> same results.  It never did this on the K3 I used to have so I don't
>> know if it's unique to the K3S or whether it does this on the K3 as well.
>> 
>> Whoever is handling the FW for the K3/K3S might want to take a look at
>> this as it could get annoying.  The anomaly only shows up when
>> programming the memories, not when sending direct with the paddles and
>> the IM character does terminate transmission as it should.  It just
>> causes the keyer to hang when the IM character is sent during memory
>> programming.
>> 
>> Anyone Else notice this?  (Can't be RFI as there is no RF output during
>> CW memory programming).  Can't call Support as they don't give any help
>> on Beta FW.
>> 
>> Jim - W0EB
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