Lee, No new code will likely be compiled to form a "new release level" - IMHO, that would be even more risky than creating a new beta release, and would itself require more testing than any new beta release.
What has happened in the past, and will likely continue into the future, is that a beta release which has demonstrated itself to be as stable or more so than the prior 'production release' will be named as the new production release. I am doing one doing pre-beta testing, and have not yet found a need to back-level the firmware except as a comparison test. If you look at the code levels, you will see the numbers jump, even in the 'beta' releases. The reasons for those jumps is that as a new function is added, it may have been done in incremental steps, or there was a problem discovered in the pre-beta testing which was corrected in the next level. The newest beta release has been quite stable in the minds of the pre-beta testers, so it was released to all K3 owners who want to take advantage of it. The firmware is not going to break your K3 hardware in any way, so why not just load the new beta release to obtain the added functions. If you experience any problems, just re-load the prior version. Yes, it would be helpful if you reported the problem encountered. It is that willingness to report problems that makes one a beta tester. Just using the beta release does not make anyone a beta tester. 73, Don W3FPR Lee Trout wrote: > I see it is being recommended for K3 owners to upgrade to the latest beta > firmware. I have always waited for the regular releases. There has been a > plethora of changes since the last regular release in early May. It would > be nice if all the stable items in these betas were incorporated into a > regular release so those of us not interested in being beta testers could > catch up to some degree. > > 73, Lee (K9CM) > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.20/2440 - Release Date: 10/16/09 > 06:32:00 > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
