New K4 beta software available (Release 17)

[wayne burdick]

If you're not right in the middle of the WPX contest, you might want to update to the latest K4 beta software. Relative to the current production release (13), the beta update includes many new features and improvements.

Here are a few highlights:

MACRO EDITOR -- Allows operator to customize up to 13 switch functions on the K4 itself as well as all 16 functions of the K-Pod remote controller. Supports virtually the full K4 remote-control command set.

RECEIVER PERFORMANCE -- Changes have been made to significantly improve dynamic range under extreme signal conditions. (Sherwood's receiver performance table reflects these changes.)

SSB/ESSB BANDWIDTH CONTROLS -- You can now directly set the SSB and ESSB transmit bandwidth.

ADC OVERFLOW INDICATION:  The "+" symbol in "+60" on the S-meter turns magenta if the associated receiver's ADC hits overflow level. In previous releases this was happening on some transitions from RX to TX. With this corrected, uers can now set MENU:RX Auto Attenuation to ON if desired.

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Full release notes can be viewed at the K4 at the time the beta release is downloaded (and prior to installation, if desired).

Let me know if you have any questions about the new beta code. Additional minor changes will be made for the next production release.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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[Igor Sokolov-2]

I see that Rob Sherwood put K4 figures into his table Receiver Test Data
(sherweng.com) <http://www.sherweng.com/table.html>.

BDR figures probably preclude use of K4 in Multy cathegory contest
environment and  we need K4HD for that purpose which would hopefully
have 140-150 DB of BDR. Is their more detailed report available from
Elecraft or from Sherwood? I am especially interested in such a TX
parameters as wide band TX noise, but other things would also be useful
to know.

Until K4HD is available my old trusty K3 will still be used for
contesting and my KX3 S.N. 051 - for SOTA and traveling.

73, Igor UA9CDC

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[Bill Steffey NY9H]

Will this work ??

using a waveshare 7" touchscreen screen for a rasberry pi .. also my
RFKIT LDMOS amp.

does it seem doable to use the touch feature on this 60$ screen hooking
the Waveshare's USBmini (touch ) to a USB on the k4????


As I plot my station for the arrival of a K4 !!!

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