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Geert Jan de Groot

Re: KRC2

> Tom - I will give you some unsolicited advice-

Another point of consideration is that the KRC2 is programmable, but the
programming code is old and doesn't run on today's platforms.

"KRC2 Firmware Loader Supported Platforms Available for Windows 98,
2000, ME, XP" - that's a while back.

I understand if Elecraft doesn't want to maintain these and wants to
focus on newer products, but publishing the interface would allow
someone else to step up and create a new tool. And today's new product
will be obsolete in the future, and having interfaces published
increases the value of the product.

Geert Jan
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Gordon LaPoint

Re: KRC2

I use the KRC2 programing software on Win10, pro an home, on two sites
and it works fine.
Gordon - N1MGO

On 1/13/2021 9:24 AM, Geert Jan de Groot wrote:

>
>> Tom - I will give you some unsolicited advice-
>
> Another point of consideration is that the KRC2 is programmable, but
> the programming code is old and doesn't run on today's platforms.
>
> "KRC2 Firmware Loader Supported Platforms Available for Windows 98,
> 2000, ME, XP" - that's a while back.
>
> I understand if Elecraft doesn't want to maintain these and wants to
> focus on newer products, but publishing the interface would allow
> someone else to step up and create a new tool. And today's new product
> will be obsolete in the future, and having interfaces published
> increases the value of the product.
>
> Geert Jan
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Ronnie Hull

ATU in K3

I have a pair of K3's. One is my main station hooked to a KPA1500 and is
used to reach out and snag the hard to get DX stations. The other K3 is
pretty much dedicated to Digital Operations. BOTH have the built in ATU.

I am daily impressed with the built in atu's. I have several different
external auto tuners, and with the exception of my Palstar HFAuto, the
internal atu's in the K3's will outperform the other external atu's on
virtually every type of weird wire antenna I play with. The other external
ATU's just simply cannot tune them (again, with the exception of the HF
Auto)

Thanks Elecraft.. for the fine job.. You folks are simply amazing.

Ronnie W5SUM

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Re: KRC2

In reply to this post by Geert Jan de Groot

Hi Geert

Irrespective of Elecraft support position I have successfully run the code on Windows 10 PCs.

Here is my build and couple of snaps of it running on windows 10.

https://nomadic.blog/2019/01/07/suitcase-dxpedition-station-automation-step-1-the-elecraft-krc2/

Paul
W6PNG/M0SNA

> On Jan 13, 2021, at 6:25 AM, Geert Jan de Groot <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>
>> Tom - I will give you some unsolicited advice-
>
> Another point of consideration is that the KRC2 is programmable, but the programming code is old and doesn't run on today's platforms.
>
> "KRC2 Firmware Loader Supported Platforms Available for Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP" - that's a while back.
>
> I understand if Elecraft doesn't want to maintain these and wants to focus on newer products, but publishing the interface would allow someone else to step up and create a new tool. And today's new product will be obsolete in the future, and having interfaces published increases the value of the product.
>
> Geert Jan
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