K3 Firmware Download Warning

[n6fb]

Yesterday, I downloaded the most  recently-relased firmware updates for my K3.  After the download, the rig went dead in the water.  After three hours of work with Dale at Elecraft, we determined that the newest firmware available on the website has major compatibility issues with some, if not all recent K3's.  After re-installing the 3.97/1.09/2.58 packages, all was well again.  Dale tells me he has had three cases of this incompatibility recently.



This is just a warning to think twice before downloading the latest and greatest, until the good folks on the West Coast get all the bugs out!!


Bill Hartman
N6FB
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[Larry - K2GN]

Sorry for your problems.
What FW release did you have the problem with?
And why did you go all the way back to 3.97??

de K2GN - Larry - http://k2gn.com
K3 S/N - 3278    P3 S/N - 51



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Yesterday, I downloaded the most  recently-relased firmware updates for my
K3.  After the download, the rig went dead in the water.  After three hours
of work with Dale at Elecraft, we determined that the newest firmware
available on the website has major compatibility issues with some, if not
all recent K3's.  After re-installing the 3.97/1.09/2.58 packages, all was
well again.  Dale tells me he has had three cases of this incompatibility
recently.



This is just a warning to think twice before downloading the latest and
greatest, until the good folks on the West Coast get all the bugs out!!


Bill Hartman
N6FB
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[AD4C2009]

For reference,my K3 serial 2192 took the FW 4.03 quite well without any incompatibility issue at all and I am working every night on 40M with it without any single problem.
 
AD4C
 


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Yesterday, I downloaded the most  recently-relased firmware updates for my K3.  After the download, the rig went dead in the water.  After three hours of work with Dale at Elecraft, we determined that the newest firmware available on the website has major compatibility issues with some, if not all recent K3's.  After re-installing the 3.97/1.09/2.58 packages, all was well again.  Dale tells me he has had three cases of this incompatibility recently.



This is just a warning to think twice before downloading the latest and greatest, until the good folks on the West Coast get all the bugs out!!


Bill Hartman
N6FB
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[Don Cunningham]

Same here.  K3 serial number 4076 took FW 4.03 just fine.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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[K5DNL]

Hello All,

I have two K3's with FW 4.05 and they both work with on problem.

73 Ken K5DNL
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> Same here.  K3 serial number
> 4076 took FW 4.03 just fine.
> 73,
> Don, WB5HAK
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[Gary Ferdinand]

K3 #4495 and firmware 4.05 seem to work just fine together.

73/Gary W2CS


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[wayne burdick]

We recently had some K3 firmware download issues. We found that these  
have nothing to do with new K3 firmware, so you can safely load new  
revisions at any time.

What happened in most cases was that the P3 interfered with the K3  
firmware load. This will be corrected. For now, please turn your P3  
completely off when loading new K3 firmware. (If you have the P3  
strapped to turn on with the K3, just temporarily unplug its power.)  
Sorry for the temporary inconvenience.

Other download issues had to do with specific combinations of USB-to-
RS232 adapters, device drivers, and in some cases the Mac version of  
K3 Utility. We're working on that.

Please contact customer support if you're having any sort of firmware  
download problem.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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