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Dick Dievendorff

Fwd: Am I missing something?

> There is no mechanism in the K3 Utility to change the FTP source URL. Copy new files from Elecraft always goes there.
>
> But your local Wininet cache may be stale. Use Internet Explorer (not another browser that may not use Wininet) to navigate to that URL and refresh the page.
> Alternatively use the Control Panel Internet applet to delete temporary Internet files.
>
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
>
> On Jul 7, 2012, at 5:19 AM, David Pratt <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> 4.51 is definitely there, Paul. Make sure your K3 Utility is pointing
>> to the right directory. ftp://elecraft.com/K3/firmware/
>>
>> 73
>>
>> David G4DMP
>>
>> In a recent message, Paul VanOveren <[hidden email]> writes
>>> I saw a couple of references here on the reflector about the 4.51 Beta
>>> firmware now being a production release. I do not see it on the
>>> Elecraft website under firmware category and I checked in the K3
>>> Utility 1.12.3.28 ver. Mine reads
>>>
>>> MCU Installed 4.48
>>> available 4.39
>>> FPF 1.15 1.14
>>> DSP 1 2.73 2.73
>>> DSP 2 2.73 2.73
>>> DVR 1.03
>>>
>>> If I check versions available, it does not change. The K3 is
>>> communicating properly at 38,400 bps, running thru the P3.
>>>
>>> Anyone else see this. ???
>>>
>>> NF8J Paul

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Rick Johnson-2

Re: Fwd: Am I missing something?

Should I glean from this statement:
"Use Internet Explorer (not another browser that may not use Wininet)"
that IE is the recommended browser to use when updating K3 F/W?

73,
Rick W3BI

> From: [hidden email]
> Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 07:14:23 -0700
> To: [hidden email]; [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] Fwd: Am I missing something?
>
>
> > There is no mechanism in the K3 Utility to change the FTP source URL. Copy new files from Elecraft always goes there.
> >
> > But your local Wininet cache may be stale. Use Internet Explorer (not another browser that may not use Wininet) to navigate to that URL and refresh the page.
> > Alternatively use the Control Panel Internet applet to delete temporary Internet files.

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Paul VanOveren-2

Re: Fwd: Am I missing something?

In reply to this post by Dick Dievendorff

Dick, et al:

Tnx for the info, COPYING NEW FILES did the job, now running 4.51 ,
1.15, 2.76(1) and 2.76(2), and will refresh the Elecraft Web site...much
appreciated. This reflector is amazing for getting answers to questions.
Love my K3, KPA500, P3 and W2.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Dick Dievendorff
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 10:14 AM
To: [hidden email] ; Paul VanOveren
Subject: Fwd: [Elecraft] Am I missing something?

> There is no mechanism in the K3 Utility to change the FTP source URL. Copy
> new files from Elecraft always goes there.
>
> But your local Wininet cache may be stale. Use Internet Explorer (not
> another browser that may not use Wininet) to navigate to that URL and
> refresh the page.
> Alternatively use the Control Panel Internet applet to delete temporary
> Internet files.
>
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
>
> On Jul 7, 2012, at 5:19 AM, David Pratt <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> 4.51 is definitely there, Paul. Make sure your K3 Utility is pointing
>> to the right directory. ftp://elecraft.com/K3/firmware/
>>
>> 73
>>
>> David G4DMP
>>
>> In a recent message, Paul VanOveren <[hidden email]> writes
>>> I saw a couple of references here on the reflector about the 4.51 Beta
>>> firmware now being a production release. I do not see it on the
>>> Elecraft website under firmware category and I checked in the K3
>>> Utility 1.12.3.28 ver. Mine reads
>>>
>>> MCU Installed 4.48
>>> available 4.39
>>> FPF 1.15 1.14
>>> DSP 1 2.73 2.73
>>> DSP 2 2.73 2.73
>>> DVR 1.03
>>>
>>> If I check versions available, it does not change. The K3 is
>>> communicating properly at 38,400 bps, running thru the P3.
>>>
>>> Anyone else see this. ???
>>>
>>> NF8J Paul

Dick Dievendorff

Re: Fwd: Am I missing something?

In reply to this post by Rick Johnson-2

No, the recommendation is to use the K3 Utility for production firmware, no browser is normally required. If you're accessing beta firmware, any browser or FTP client is fine.

Microsoft provides FTP client functionality, incorporated in WININET.dll, that both the K3 Uility and Internet Explorer use. I don't know what other browsers use. I have nothing against other browsers, I use them myself.

The Wininet core is available on every Windows system, part of the Windows programming interface commonly used, which makes it the preferable FTP client library.

If the Wininet cache is stale (older views of the data are cached locally) the stale data needs to be discarded so that it is fetched again from Elecraft,s FTP server. One way is to discard the entire cache with the Control Panel Internet applet. Another way is to use IE to browse to the FTP site and refresh that one page.

But I think Paul's issue was a need to select the Copy New Files From Elecraft button on the K3 Utility Firmware page.

73 de Dick, K6KR

On Jul 7, 2012, at 7:23 AM, Rick Johnson <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Should I glean from this statement:
> "Use Internet Explorer (not another browser that may not use Wininet)"
> that IE is the recommended browser to use when updating K3 F/W?
>
> 73,
> Rick W3BI
> > From: [hidden email]
> > Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 07:14:23 -0700
> > To: [hidden email]; [hidden email]
> > Subject: [Elecraft] Fwd: Am I missing something?
> >
> >
> > > There is no mechanism in the K3 Utility to change the FTP source URL. Copy new files from Elecraft always goes there.
> > >
> > > But your local Wininet cache may be stale. Use Internet Explorer (not another browser that may not use Wininet) to navigate to that URL and refresh the page.
> > > Alternatively use the Control Panel Internet applet to delete temporary Internet files.
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