Thank you Wayne,  as you have a far better  understanding of what is going
on
wIthin the K4.

Paul. KB9AVO

On Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 1:11 AM Dave Cole <d...@nk7z.net> wrote:

> Thanks Wayne for clearing that up...  I was getting worried there...
>
>
>
> 73, and thanks,
> Dave (NK7Z)
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> On 12/6/20 9:41 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> > This is not correct.
> >
> > For technical reasons, we've been using a somewhat outdated Kernel
> during the past year's development. (This simplified some logistics for the
> team, while having virtually no impact on K4 users.) All current users are
> getting updated along with our development team, and it was completely
> painless. It'll all be history by the end of next week. A one-time
> reckoning.
> >
> > Now that we've gotten this task out of the way, all future upgrades
> should go very smoothly. In the vast majority of cases only the application
> code will be updated.
> >
> > And don't worry: as a user of the K4, you won't have to even think about
> linux OS issues, linux commands, and other arch-nerdly stuff. Updates are
> essentially one-click (maybe two).
> >
> > It's a radio, not a computer....
> >
> > 73,
> > Wayne
> > N6KR
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Dec 6, 2020, at 3:51 PM, Dave Cole <d...@nk7z.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Paul,
> >>
> >> I want to check my understanding of what you just said:
> >>
> >> For whatever reason, a kernel update not triggered by Elecraft,
> triggered a shipment stoppage of the K4s?  Is that correct?
> >>
> >> 73, and thanks,
> >> Dave (NK7Z)
> >> https://www.nk7z.net
> >> ARRL Volunteer Examiner
> >> ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
> >> ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
> >>
> >> On 12/6/20 3:23 PM, Paul Van Dyke wrote:
> >>> Greetings...
> >>> This to answer more than a few emails I have gotten.
> >>> I just got off the phone with Eric WA6HHQ, and he explained that they
> made
> >>> a few tweeks in some of the features that are in K4. They DID NOT do a
> >>> major rewrite... But at the same time, there was an upgrade in the
> Linux
> >>> operating system, and Eric, Wayne, and many engineers, field testers
> are
> >>> beating up the code to make sure the improvements do not have adverse
> >>> affects or hidden flaws before they resume shipping. I believe there
> will
> >>> be a note, to all, in a week or so, giving a more detailed explanation.
> >>> Keep Well
> >>> Paul Van Dyke - KB9AVO
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