[Elecraft] K2 Utility

[Phil Wheeler]

John,

If you have a newly built K2 all firmware should 
be the latest.

If you have an older one, purchased used, you may 
or may not need to upgrade the firmware by 
obtaining the ICs from Elecraft. To make that 
determination you must disassemble the K2 so you 
can see the firmware ICs and note the version 
written on them. Then look at the Elecraft site as 
Don says below and see if your chips are the 
latest -- and what any needed updates will do for you.

The K2 was designed in the late 1990s. It and 
other early Elecraft transceivers (e.g. K1, KX1) 
did not have the capability to update firmware via 
downloads but required replacing the firmware 
integrated circuits.

73, Phil W7OX

On 10/3/16 7:52 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> John,
>
> There is no K2 Utility.
> To update the firmware in the K2, you must buy 
> the firmware ICs. See the Elecraft website - 
> Mods and updates tab - then Spare Parts and Mod 
> Kits - then K2.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 10/3/2016 10:26 AM, John.m0cdl via Elecraft 
> wrote:
>> Hi I can't seem to find the K2 software 
>> download utility? i can see the ones
>> for the K3 and others but not the K2! would 
>> someone kindly point me to it
>> please, Many Thanks, John M0CDL.