[Elecraft] Software Update for KX3

[Clay Autery]

Thank you, Jim.  My response apparently did not make it through the 
filters.  <smile>

Be well!

Clay E. Autery, Jr.
KY5G

On 7/16/2025 12:58 PM, Jim Brown via Elecraft wrote:
> On 7/16/2025 10:39 AM, Gary Schulz via Elecraft wrote:
>> Love the radio but stating it is bug free and doesn’t need update/ 
>> feature releases is a bit odd…
>
> Let's get real. Elecraft is a small US company that is owned by two 
> hams who are both engineers, and one is a great 
> marketer/manager/businessman. It is a credit to their combined 
> expertise that they've been able to stay in business for nearly 30 
> years! But it also means that when they're done with a radio, they're 
> done!
>
> It costs a lot of engineering time to produce firmware that provides 
> new features, but most companies comes out with new firmware, it's free.
>
> With the JA companies making our radios, you get to buy a new radio to 
> get new features, or to get defects fixed. Which means we're paying 
> for their goofs.
>
> Yaesu went through three model changes over ten years to get AWFUL key 
> clicks fixed. That's three radios we had to buy! In later years, 
> they've sold radios with nasty splatter on SSB.
>
> ICOM is better, but not by a lot. Kenwood keeps radios in production 
> for a decade or more, fixes issues much earlier in their lifetime, and 
> they're significantly better than the other JA rigs in many ways.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC