K3 BETA FIRMWARE RELEASE -- MCU rev 1.96

[wayne burdick]

K3 beta-test firmware revision 1.96 is now available. As with other
beta releases, we encourage you to load it, but if you'd rather see how
things go for everyone else, *then* load it, we'll understand. Please
send any problem reports to [hidden email].

For release notes and instructions on how to load beta firmware, please
see:

   http://www.elecraft.com/K3/k3_software.htm

The instructions (linked from within the release notes) explain how to
create a separate folder for the beta revision. This will allow you to
easily revert to an older revision if you find it necessary. If you had
previously loaded revision 1.94, please use a separate folder for 1.96.

Release notes also appear below. These reflect the changes since the
last beta release, 1.94.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

* * *

MCU 1.96, 5-14-08

   * NEW VFO COARSE TUNING RATES: FM, 10 kHz; CW, 0.1 kHz; SSB, 0.1 kHz.

   * SQUELCH ASSIGNED TO SUB RF/SQL control now persists across a power
cycle.
     (See CONFIG:SQ MAIN; set it to “=SUB POT”.)

   * XVn ON menu entry, when assigned to a programmable function switch,
will
     will now alternate between YES and NO. All other 2-valued menu
entries should
     now work correctly as programmable functions, too.

   * Flash and EEPROM memory reads and writes are now verified, to
ensure reliability
     of parameter storage. This includes PLL data tables, frequency
memories, etc.


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[Bjorn]

Wayne,

On 080515 2:28 , "wayne burdick" <[hidden email]> wrote:

>    * Flash and EEPROM memory reads and writes are now verified, to
> ensure reliability
>      of parameter storage. This includes PLL data tables, frequency
> memories, etc.

Does this mean that the K3 will remember its last settings in case of a
accidental power failure? As it worked until now, the radio restored the
settings from the last controlled power down...

73 de Björn /SM0MDG




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[Lennart Michaëlsson]

 When is this F/W due for non-Beta release?
73
Len/SM7BIC

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[KK7P]

>  When is this F/W due for non-Beta release?

When we're satisified that it is good enough, it will move to the
production release file area.  This type of move is not a date driven
target, but a performance and reliability driven target.

73,

Lyle KK7P

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