Re: [Elecraft] KX2 latest beta FW? (and spkr issue)
Actually, the latest beta is 2.79, it just has not been made public yet. From a post by Wayne on the 9th: KX2 firmware rev. 2.79 has several minor improvements, including: - CW sidetone volume can be set much lower - Auto-power-off timer range is now 5 to 100 minutes (was 3-20 minutes) - Filter bandwidth settings modified to prevent degradation of opposite sideband suppression All of these changes will also be made to the KX3’s firmware next week. If you have a KX2 and would be interested in testing the new release, please email me directly. John KC7DRI I haven't seen much (if any) discussion about the latest KX2 beta firmware (MCU 2.77 / DSP 1.50, May 26, 2017). I generally don't try beta firmware unless I have a surplus device to try it on (or unless I really don't care if device I'm trying on works). Who else, outside of Elecraft employees, is running it? Have you noticed any stability issues? - Steve Sergeant, KC6ZKT __ __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] KX2 latest beta FW? (and spkr issue)
I haven't seen much (if any) discussion about the latest KX2 beta firmware (MCU 2.77 / DSP 1.50, May 26, 2017). I generally don't try beta firmware unless I have a surplus device to try it on (or unless I really don't care if device I'm trying on works). Who else, outside of Elecraft employees, is running it? Have you noticed any stability issues? - As a side note, I thought I had somehow blown my KX2 speaker by accidentally turning off the AGC. So I just switched to earbuds and didn't mess with it for a month. Then I got brave and set out to remove the speaker from the KX2 bottom plate. After removing the bottom plate from the KX2, and before removing the speaker, I saw something shiny between the grille and the cone. It was a single whisker-strand from the 26ga copper-clad I use for my portable wire antenna. It was completing a magnetic circuit between the voicecoil spool and the chassis sheet metal. After some very patient work with tweezers, it was removed and my speaker was fixed. I recommend that Elecraft glue a layer of fine mesh fabric to the inside of the sheet metal to protect the speaker from this kind of dirt. Steve Sergeant, KC6ZKT __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
