[Elecraft] KPA1500 F/W 2.09 Beta released. Also new KPA1500 Utility.

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

KPA1500 F/W 2.09 Beta has been released to the elecraft website. It can be 
downloaded from the support f/w- s/w page in the K-Line\KPA1500 section.

F/W 2.09 provides a significant improvement in ATU tuning results. It also an 
improves the communication of current radio frequency between the K3/K3S and the 
1500 via the AUX cable. For those of you upgrading from 2.0, see the full 
release note list on the Support Firmware and Software page link below.

Both of these issues were highlighted in the recent "KPA-1500 tuner question" 
thread on the Elecraft email list. Our thanks to Scott-K9MA, Walt-WA1KKM, our 
regular KPA1500 Field Testers and others who have helped us quickly address 
these issues.

We also have a new KPA1500 Utility (Windows Version 1.19.2.21) on the same 
KPA1500 page. Mac and Linux versions will appear soon. This utility version has 
several improvements and also fixes a bug where the erase ATU memories Utility 
button did not always perform the erase. (The erase always worked when done 
directly from the KPA1500 front panel menu.)


The Support Firmware and Software page can be found at:
https://elecraft.com/pages/firmware-software

The new KPA1500 Utility, 2.09 beta instructions , release notes and a link to 
the beta download zip file are at the lower part of the KPA1500 section.

For those who are familiar with the beta install process, the direct link to the 
2.09 zip file directory is:
https://ftp.elecraft.com/KPA1500/firmware/beta

-- 
Eric
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