This thread has gone on too long and information previously provided is being lost in subsequent posts. Elecraft is well aware of the varying needs of its customers for easy updating of K3 firmware. The current method being used in Field Test may or may not be ONE of the methods available to customers. Under consideration are a number of different options from which a customer can choose what works best for his individual situation. The important point is that the K3 firmware is very easily updated, regardless of which method is used. Stay tuned for more information on the actual customer updating options when Elecraft is able to provide it.
73, Ed - W0YK > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Woolley > Sent: Thursday, 26 July, 2007 14:42 > To: 'Elecraft Discussion List' > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Firmware upload > > J. Edward (Ed) Muns wrote: > > your K3 vs. what the latest version is available on the server. If > > you want to download, simply click the 'Download' button, wait 2-3 > > minutes and that's it. > > This thread concerns me. The download mechanism seems > seriously over-engineered and to have built in obsolescence. > > Whilst one might provide more user friendly wrappers for the > upload protocol, I can see no sound reason why it should not > have been designed so that one can upload updates using > almost any off the shelf terminal emulator program, > preferably as simply as a straight dump of an Intel hex file > to the K3. > > By forcing people to use a Windows application, Elecraft are > requiring the use of a specific brand of software and the use > of hardware that is orders of magnitude more powerful than > actually needed to do the job, when the former should never > be a requirement for using the K3 and the latter is not a requirement. > > The built in obsolescence arises because the Microsoft > revenue generation model depends on forcing people to > continually update software to stand still. This tends to > mean that any Windows dependent software must be regularly updated. > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
