[Elecraft] Notes on beta firmware

[Don Wilhelm]

Dave,

You can easily revert to any level that you have stored on your computer.

In the current situation of 5.50 vs. 5.54, if you do not have 5.50 on 
your computer, clicking Check Versions Fron Elecraft (or something like 
that) in K3 Utility should download 5.50 since the norm is to download 
the production version.

If you have a prior version loaded in your computer, you can load that 
into the K3, it is just a matter of pointing K3 Utility to the prior 
firmware.

So the answer depends on how many firmware revisions are resident on 
your computer.
If you want to downgrade several levels, you may have to put the files 
in a separate folder and point K3 Utility to that folder.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 10/2/2016 6:55 PM, Dave Cole wrote:
> On Sun, 2016-10-02 at 18:32 -0400, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>> David and all,
>> There are several on this reflector who are not familiar with the
>> difference between Elecraft production firmware and beta firmware, and
>> many are reluctant to install beta firmware.
> Hi Don,
>
> A quick question for you:
>
> Lets say I am on 5.5, and I do a save via the K3 Utility software.  I
> then update to 5.54.  OK I am on 5.54, and my last save of the radio was
> while under 5.5.
>
> Now lets say I hate 5.54, and I want to revert.  Can I just tell the K3
> Utility to revert back to the previous save, or do I have to re-point
> the updating software at a version of 5.5, then load the firmware?
>
> I guess this boils down to-- is the K3 radio snapshot software, a full
> reversion, or is it just configuration settings reversion?
>
>