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Carl Jón Denbow

Strange KAT500 Firmware Issue

I'm experiencing a weird issue related to the FW REV menu entry. I just
upgraded my firmware via the Elecraft KPA500 Utility to version 1.75.
The Utility now reports that 1.75 is successfully installed. However,
FW REV reports "FP 01.38." I've done a reset of the KPA500 and another
reinstall of 1.75, but FW REV is still reporting the earlier version as
being the one installed. I don't know if this is an error in the FW REV
menu setting, or if the KPA500 Utility is reporting an error.
Suggestions anyone?

Thanks.

73,

Carl
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Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2

Re: Strange KAT500 Firmware Issue

On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 9:29 AM, Carl Jón Denbow <[hidden email]> wrote:
> I'm experiencing a weird issue related to the FW REV menu entry. I just
> upgraded my firmware via the Elecraft KPA500 Utility to version 1.75. The
> Utility now reports that 1.75 is successfully installed. However, FW REV
> reports "FP 01.38." I've done a reset of the KPA500 and another reinstall
> of 1.75, but FW REV is still reporting the earlier version as being the one
> installed. I don't know if this is an error in the FW REV menu setting, or
> if the KPA500 Utility is reporting an error. Suggestions anyone?

You seem to be getting confused between KAT500 and KPA500. The current
KPA500 firmware is 1.47.

73,

~iain / N6ML
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kstover

Re: Strange KAT500 Firmware Issue

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Are you running the latest KPA500 utility?

On 11/14/2016 11:29 AM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote:

> I'm experiencing a weird issue related to the FW REV menu entry. I
> just upgraded my firmware via the Elecraft KPA500 Utility to version
> 1.75. The Utility now reports that 1.75 is successfully installed.
> However, FW REV reports "FP 01.38." I've done a reset of the KPA500
> and another reinstall of 1.75, but FW REV is still reporting the
> earlier version as being the one installed. I don't know if this is
> an error in the FW REV menu setting, or if the KPA500 Utility is
> reporting an error. Suggestions anyone?
>
> Thanks.
>
> 73,
>
> Carl

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kstover

Re: Strange KAT500 Firmware Issue

Make that KAT500 utility.

On 11/14/2016 1:43 PM, Kevin wrote:

> Are you running the latest KPA500 utility?
>
>
>
> On 11/14/2016 11:29 AM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote:
>> I'm experiencing a weird issue related to the FW REV menu entry. I
>> just upgraded my firmware via the Elecraft KPA500 Utility to version
>> 1.75. The Utility now reports that 1.75 is successfully installed.
>> However, FW REV reports "FP 01.38." I've done a reset of the KPA500
>> and another reinstall of 1.75, but FW REV is still reporting the
>> earlier version as being the one installed. I don't know if this is
>> an error in the FW REV menu setting, or if the KPA500 Utility is
>> reporting an error. Suggestions anyone?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Carl
>

Carl Jón Denbow

Re: Strange KAT500 Firmware Issue

OK, I figured out what I did. Somehow I managed to use the KPA500
Utility to connect to my KAT500. It actually worked and downloaded the
KAT500 firmware and installed it. I was, of course, on a different
port, but I didn't pay close enough attention to the which unit was
using which port. Thanks for all of your feedback. 73 de Carl N8VZ

Kevin wrote:

> Make that KAT500 utility.
>
>
> On 11/14/2016 1:43 PM, Kevin wrote:
>> Are you running the latest KPA500 utility?
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/14/2016 11:29 AM, Carl Jón Denbow wrote:
>>> I'm experiencing a weird issue related to the FW REV menu entry. I
>>> just upgraded my firmware via the Elecraft KPA500 Utility to version
>>> 1.75. The Utility now reports that 1.75 is successfully installed.
>>> However, FW REV reports "FP 01.38." I've done a reset of the
>>> KPA500 and another reinstall of 1.75, but FW REV is still reporting
>>> the earlier version as being the one installed. I don't know if
>>> this is an error in the FW REV menu setting, or if the KPA500
>>> Utility is reporting an error. Suggestions anyone?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Carl
>>
>

markmusick

Re: Strange KAT500 Firmware Issue

If the KPA500 utility connected to the KAT500, I think whoever at Elecraft
maintains the utility software needs to add some code to prevent that from
happening.

Mark, WB9CIF

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Carl
Jón Denbow
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 8:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Strange KAT500 Firmware Issue

OK, I figured out what I did. Somehow I managed to use the KPA500 Utility
to connect to my KAT500. It actually worked and downloaded the
KAT500 firmware and installed it. I was, of course, on a different port,
but I didn't pay close enough attention to the which unit was using which
port. Thanks for all of your feedback. 73 de Carl N8VZ

Kevin wrote:

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