I wonder if there is any K3 chatter on the FT-2000 list... seems like
they are squarely in the crosshairs ;-)
Larry N8LP
Bill W5WVO wrote:
Just as an aside on the tremendously personal and intimate experience of
participating in the K3 roll-out, I've also been monitoring the FT-2000 Yahoo
group to see what they're talking about over there. Over the past week, nearly
100% of the voluminous postings there have been about firmware updates.
1) A new firmware revision called v1.26 showed up on the Internet from
SOMEWHERE -- nobody knows where it came from. A lot of people tried to install
it and found serious problems. Yaesu eventually disclaimed it as somebody's
unauthorized hack and advised people not to install it. This took weeks.
2) People began wondering how they could determine what firmware revision their
unit is running. Answer: Fuhgedaboudit. There is no way to get feedback from
the FT-2000 as to its own firmware revision. So patently absurd that nobody
could believe it until it was finally confirmed by a Yaesu tech rep. Reason:
Yaesu keeps track of what firmware revision is in your radio on a serial-number
basis. You don't need to know this.
3) When a new and officially sanctioned v1.27 firmware update finally emerged,
people wondered what bug fixes it covered and what new features it offered.
Answer: Fuhgedaboudit. You don't need to know this. Just trust Yaesu that it's
better. Well, your country's sales rep might be able to find out for you... If
you can actually talk to him. Or maybe not.
4) Want to go to the Yaesu website and download the update? Fuhgedaboudit. You
can only get it by email from an authorized rep from your particular country on
a one-by-one basis. Got problems and you want it right now? Fuhgedaboudit. You
get on a wait list and... wait. And hope it gets sent to you One of These Days
Real Soon Now. (So as a result, unauthorized personal website postings of the
update popped up within 24 hours of its release. Is it the real v1.27? The
correct country-specific v1.27 for your radio? Who knows?)
Y'all can thank your lucky stars that Elecraft owners have a completely
different kind of experience with the manufacturer of their radio. I just
thought you might like to know just how different it really is.
Bill / W5WVO
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