K3 Beta Firmware ??

[Russo, John]

Guys,

I'm a very new K3 owner, is the recent K3 " Beta Firmware " something a newbie should be loading in ? or is this for the crew who enjoys testing the release and looking for bugs ?

The enhancements sound great but should I wait for the next regular firmware release ?

Tnx, John R.   KW2JR

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[N5GE]

On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:17:25 -0400, "Russo, John"
<[hidden email]> wrote:

By the time beta software announcements get to the list they have
already been tested by some of us, so go ahead and try them out.  If
you find what you believe to be a bug, tell Elecraft about it.  They
are always ready to help if you can't find the solution on the list.

TOM, N5GE BT 73 ES GUD LUK
AR DE N5GE SK

http://www.n5ge.com

>Guys,
>
>I'm a very new K3 owner, is the recent K3 " Beta Firmware " something a newbie should be loading in ? or is this for the crew who enjoys testing the release and looking for bugs ?
>
>The enhancements sound great but should I wait for the next regular firmware release ?
>
>Tnx, John R.   KW2JR


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[Vic K2VCO]

On 4/23/2010 11:17 AM, Russo, John wrote:

> I'm a very new K3 owner, is the recent K3 " Beta Firmware " something a newbie should
> be loading in ? or is this for the crew who enjoys testing the release and looking for
> bugs ?
>
> The enhancements sound great but should I wait for the next regular firmware release ?

Load the beta version. The field testers and others have beaten on it, and it has a lot of
new stuff -- including bug fixes! You can always go back to an old version if there were
to be a 'show stopper', but there won't be. Elecraft is very cautious about what they call
'beta', unlike some software developers.
--
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
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[Guy, K2AV]

Elecraft has a very large field and alpha test list that beats up on
stuff before it ever shows up as Beta.  For me keeping up with the
beta's has been good.

73, Guy.

On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Russo, John <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Guys,
>
> I'm a very new K3 owner, is the recent K3 " Beta Firmware " something a newbie should be loading in ? or is this for the crew who enjoys testing the release and looking for bugs ?
>
> The enhancements sound great but should I wait for the next regular firmware release ?
>
> Tnx, John R.   KW2JR
>
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[lstavenhagen]

I'd say the usual cautions apply. Load it if it has new features or fixes that you need or want to play with, otherwise it's probably not necessary.

I'm mostly interested in a particular bug but I might also try to play with some of the newer features at some point. I'm just a regular customer and not setup to be a proper field tester, tho, so my contribution will be pretty limited. But it is neat that you can still participate in the process. Try that with the FWs of any other rigs hi hi.

73,
LS
W5QD