Nick G3RWF wrote:
>
> Elecraft are brilliant in responding to customers' wishes/needs so I
> wonder if I am alone in wanting a little time to let current developments
> and firmware upgrades show their worth? I have just taken my soldering to
> my two K3s to install upgrades (and then upgraded the firmware). However I
> looked at the latest beta firmware and feel I am slightly on a treadmill.
> I am very happy to wait say every six months and then pick up any Elecraft
> firmware changes. I know I am free to do this but I have the feeling that
> some requests for change are very individualistic and may well not reflect
> the views of the majority of K3 users. Time for reflection isn't always
> wasted. It might even allow me to have an up to date handbook for a while.
>
If you are asking for a pause in the release of new firmware updates then I
don't think that will find much favor with those who are still waiting for
various features to be implemented. Nobody is required to install updates,
and I personally don't unless the list of changes includes something I'm
particularly interested in.
It's in the nature of a forum like this that people will throw in their pet
suggestions. I don't think anyone who does so expects their idea to get
implemented straight away.
Where I am inclined to agree with you is that the incorporation of features
appears to occur in a haphzard fashion. Someone's idea may get acted on
straight away whereas other things - even features documented in the manual
since day 1 such as the ability to calibrate the 1ppm TCXO for extra
stability - still remain on the to-do list.
I think your concerns might be allayed if Elecraft were to do what a couple
of developer types who I have had discussions with privately have suggested,
namely publish a roadmap for firmware development. Then we could all see
when the K3 is actually going to be "finished", when our long-awaited
feature is likely to be implemented, and people would have to justify why
their pet idea should come higher up the list than something else.
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