> DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote: > > > > I think having lots of Beta versions avaible to all is very > cool and > > exciting, but then there are us non-early adopters to remember too. > >
W4ZV wrote: > > Speaking as a field tester, I feel there is little risk in using beta > versions. Anything publicly posted by Elecraft has already been > through some level of testing by the field test team. It's not like > there hasn't been any testing at all, and you can always back up a > version or two if there's a problem. You're not going to permanently > "break" anything in the rig by loading beta firmware. I'm much more > leery about loading SP3 > (still!) for Windows XP than I am beta firmware for the K3. > > That said, even I would probably not use a very recently released > version in a contest. I agree with Bill, although I have to admit that I load the latest firmware every time I'm in the radio room. For over a year now, I've always used the most recent firmware provided to Field Test for evaluation, even in contests. I've never had a major problem and I've actively used nearly every version the engineers have churned out, including multiple versions of the same version number! If I were to have a problem, I'd simply load a prior version which is trivial to do with the K3 Utility. In one Thursday night NCCC practice Sprint, I got several reports of an odd-sounding CW signal and that immediately led to a firmware fix of a very subtle issue that only happened on a few discreet frequencies. So, given Elecraft's responsiveness, I am very bullish about using the latest firmware and helping move the K3 forward. 73, Ed - W0YK P.S. I have the Windows XP SP3 CD, but am also reluctant to install it on my computers. My Microsoft experience is quite different than my K3 firmware experience. _______________________________________________ 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
