Jim,
You do not need to worry about having 3.30 on your K3. The "beta" versions are being used by many K3 owners regularly and have been exceptionally solid in my experience. I do not have the sub receiver and I don't have multiple external transverters, so it might be that I am not stressing mine too much, but I do pound both my K3s with heavy duty contesting periods and have had ZERO complaints. Your mileage may vary, but I would worry about other issues before I would worry about "beta" firmware. If you still feel deeply concerned, you can downgrade your K3 to firmware that is considered "released". You will probably see that several nice features go away, but it is certainly your choice to make. Elecraft is so responsive to their customers that it is really hard to believe they can stay in business. If you had a complaint about your firmware, I'll bet they start digging for a solution before you could hit your PTT button. Elecraft gives an honest vetting to each issue they are told about even if some of us who don't have the issue might jump to the conclusion that the issue is owner caused. I see other manufacturers who are asked for help on an issue and their first response is "Customer, you are not as smart as we are and your installation caused the problem" [paraphrased ;-)] Bottom line, enjoy your K3 and experiment with everything you care to dig into. You'll have a ball and be amazed by Elecraft's support. 73, Bob K5WA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Message: 1 Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:48:45 +0000 From: Jim Harris <[email protected]> Subject: [Elecraft] Firmware Ver 3.30 To: Elecraft Email <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi, I've had my K3 (S/N 3431) up and running about two weeks. It arrived with version 3.30 installed. I'm understanding from reading here on the reflector that version is beta and is not available for download by K3 owners due to some unforeseen difficulty. Two points. So far I've found no major issues other than S-2 noise on 20 meter where it's not present on my IC-756ProIII. On the other hand I'm somewhat concerned about receiving my radio with unreleased software making me a unknowing test subject. Should I revert to an earlier version to avoid learning about my new radio with unreleased software that will obviously change in the near future. Second point, to Elecraft management. It seems unwise business practice to provide a product to customers that has not gone through necessary testing and release and especially without the customers knowledge. If I'm misunderstanding something here please help me understand and I do apologize if I do misunderstand. Have a good day and 73. Jim, W0EM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
