[Elecraft] Which do I Want?

Gary gary_mayfield at hotmail.com
Mon Jun 19 21:37:05 EDT 2017


Thanks Don,

I started with sales and they pointed me at support which pointed out the firmware purchase site to both myself and the sales person. I suspect that policy is no longer in effect.

Also thanks for letting me know the other software is for the tuner. I didn't look that closely at my tuner to see if the software was up to date. I will check to make sure I don't need both as I would like to be able to adjust the tuner while SWLing.

Thanks and 73,
Joe kk0sd

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From: Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 7:57 PM
To: Gary; elecraft list
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Which do I Want?

Gary,

You need KX1 FW upgrade 1.02.  The KXAT1 firmware does not need to change.

You ordered an *option* for the KX1 that needs the updated firmware to
support it.  Elecraft has always offered the firmware upgrade in those
cases free of additional cost.  I believe that policy is still in place.
Contact sales at elecraft.com and ask for the updated firmware to support
your option.

There are not too many KX1s out there that still have FW 1.01.

I am surprised that the support folks did not pick up on that policy,
but then the regular support person for the legacy gear is not in this
week, so the ones who are left do not normally deal with the KX1, K2 or K1.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 6/19/2017 7:10 PM, Gary wrote:
> Howdy,
>
>
>       I bought a KX1 at hamfest recently. It did not have the 30/80 board so I ordered it from Elecraft. Now I need to order the firmware as my radio had an old version. Customer service pointed me at this sight:
>
> http://www.elecraft.com/order_form_parts.htm#K1%20Parts
Elecraft® Hands-On Ham Radio™<http://www.elecraft.com/order_form_parts.htm#K1%20Parts>
www.elecraft.com
If you need parts not listed on this order form, or have suggestions for parts to add, please ...



>
>
> I am a little confused on which one to buy:
>
> KX1 F/W Upgrade 1.02  or  KXAT1 F/W Upgrade to 1.2
>
> I would have thought v1.2 but the description on v1.02 has a newer date. Will they both work with my 30/80 board? It would be nice to be able to manual tune SWL as well.
>
> Thanks and 73,
> Joe kk0sd
>
>
>
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