I download the zip file from the Elecraft web site using the web browser Firefox and save it in a beta folder. I have pretty much all the beta firmware there in the original zip format.
Then I remove the 8 or so files from the zipped one with Winzip (I know Windows will now extract those files but I have a paid for Winzip and it works better) and extract the contents of the latest zip file to that same folder. My K3 Utility points to that folder and sees the latest available firmware. The process is relatively straightforward and means I have currently 50 versions of earlier firmware I can refer back to with out difficulty. Yes, it's a bit "computery" but it works 100% for me with Windows XP Pro and I checked with another K3 owner who has Vista and he says it works fine on zipped betas for him too (although he also has Winzip). Not having Winzip shouldn't be a problem... 73 Dave, G4AON K3/100 #80 ---------------- [Rich KE0X Wrote] My problem with the BETA process is that it is in no way intuitively obvious as to how to install it. I have put this on the reflector before and got pu-pawed, I have Windows Vista. It is Pain in the A… to install the new betas. You CAN NOT click and download the file. PERIOD. You MUST follow a specific procedure just to even see the zip file (because for some unknown reason it is in a FTP folder. That means you have to openthe folder in a separate window/tab, etc. etc. etc. and do it CORECTLY. Why can’t the beta file be placed as an icon/link? Why can’t the K3Utility have a special tab for BETA releases? And there are many other ways this process could be improved. My 2 cents. ______________________________________________________________ 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
