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I enjoy my K3 and KPA500 very much. But I notice there has been no new firmware releases for a fairly long time. IMHO this could mean:
1. Both the K3 and the KPA500 are so close to perfection that they are not easy to improve on (I tend to believe this...) 2. Wayne, Eric, Lyle et al are so busy with the KAT500 and the KX3 FW they don't have time for anything else (which I can understand, too!). I must say that some of the suggested features on the Reflector are rather marginal - or already implemented - not willing to offend anyone of course but sometimes, a spot of manual reading would solve a few issues. K3 FW 4.42 has been a Beta for over three months, which is rather unusual... Nevertheless, I'm happy with FW 4.39, not needing 4.42 anyway as I don't have the K3EXREF (I think the K3 is more than accurate and stable enough!) Just my two cents... 73 Richard
Richard - HB9ANM
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* On 2011 30 Nov 13:10 -0600, Richard Squire - HB9ANM wrote:
> I enjoy my K3 and KPA500 very much. But I notice there has been no new > firmware releases for a fairly long time. IMHO this could mean: > 1. Both the K3 and the KPA500 are so close to perfection that they are not > easy to improve on (I tend to believe this...) I can think of a couple tweaks I'd like to see. > 2. Wayne, Eric, Lyle et al are so busy with the KAT500 and the KX3 FW they > don't have time for anything else (which I can understand, too!). That is what concerns me the most, that the need to focus on new products is spreading the staff quite thin. As I only own a K3 and P3 I am most interested in continued development of those products. The rest do not interest me at this time. I do understand that new products drive interest in the company but I don't wish to be forgotten either. :-) > I must say that some of the suggested features on the Reflector are rather > marginal - or already implemented - not willing to offend anyone of course > but sometimes, a spot of manual reading would solve a few issues. Indeed. And I need to delve into the manuals more myself. One of the feature requests I agree would be a good idea is reordering the selection of the DSP/analog NB steps. Don't get me wrong, I am satisfied with the NB as I've been able to effectively reduce random power line noise so I can enjoy operating from 160-10m. I also wonder if the manual notch could be improved a bit. I'm seeing it take out a bit more than 200 Hz of bandwidth out of the audio passband. Perhaps this width is a trade off for ease of tuning since it tunes in 20 Hz steps. The auto notch seems to perform quite well and I mostly use it when needed. I don't know if there are plans for tweaking the noise reduction, but I find that I use it very little. It may well be my perception of "noise" and its applied algorithms that are at odds. I find that properly setting Pre-amp, ATT, and RF Gain allow me to tune the S/N to my liking while leaving the NR off. > K3 FW 4.42 has been a Beta for over three months, which is rather unusual... > Nevertheless, I'm happy with FW 4.39, not needing 4.42 anyway as I don't > have the K3EXREF (I think the K3 is more than accurate and stable enough!) I'm still waiting for the High Stability TCXO offset values to be used by the firmware for compensation. I do recall Wayne saying that not much more stability could be acheived, but I already have it and would like the nth degree of performance from it. :-) Hopefully, once the KAT500 and KX3 are out the door the team can take a well deserved 5 minute break and get back to the K3/P3. ;-) I am pleased with my K3 after 1 year+ of ownership. The size of the package is just right to me and the performance beats anything I've had the pleasure of operating. The P3 adds a well thought-out dimension to my operating that simply must be experienced to be understood. 73, de Nate N0NB >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I had a question about the old firmware and when a newer one would be
available and this is the response I received: "We plan to release another K3 f/w version anytime now, with support for Remote Rig and some other changes." Hope this is true! 73's Michael n2zdb In a message dated 11/30/2011 2:09:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [hidden email] writes: I enjoy my K3 and KPA500 very much. But I notice there has been no new firmware releases for a fairly long time. IMHO this could mean: 1. Both the K3 and the KPA500 are so close to perfection that they are not easy to improve on (I tend to believe this...) 2. Wayne, Eric, Lyle et al are so busy with the KAT500 and the KX3 FW they don't have time for anything else (which I can understand, too!). I must say that some of the suggested features on the Reflector are rather marginal - or already implemented - not willing to offend anyone of course but sometimes, a spot of manual reading would solve a few issues. K3 FW 4.42 has been a Beta for over three months, which is rather unusual... Nevertheless, I'm happy with FW 4.39, not needing 4.42 anyway as I don't have the K3EXREF (I think the K3 is more than accurate and stable enough!) Just my two cents... 73 Richard ----- Richard - HB9ANM -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Firmware-Releases-tp7048069p7048069.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Today - as soon as I get a moment to upload it :-)
73, Eric www.elecraft.com On 11/30/2011 7:26 PM, [hidden email] wrote: > I had a question about the old firmware and when a newer one would be > available and this is the response I received: > > "We plan to release another K3 f/w version anytime now, with support for > Remote Rig and some other changes." > > Hope this is true! > > 73's Michael > n2zdb > > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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