Elecraft K3S
firmware v1.96
Elecraft · Released May 14, 2008 · First seen Sep 14, 2026
Source:
elecraft.com
v1.96 is not the latest firmware for the Elecraft K3S: the current version is v5.67 (January 22, 2019). Go to v5.67
In short — summary by updatemystuff.com
VFO coarse tuning rates adjusted, squelch persists across power, memory verification improved.
- VFO coarse tuning rates per mode
- Squelch persists across power cycles
- Memory verification for reliability
Written from Elecraft's release notes, which are printed in full below.
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What's in this update
- NEW VFO COARSE TUNING RATES: FM, 10 kHz; CW, 0.1 kHz; SSB, 0.1 kHz.
- SQUELCH ASSIGNED TO SUB RF/SQL now persists across a power cycle.
(This is done using CONFIG: SQ MAIN; set it to Ò=SUB POTÓ.)
- XVn ON menu entry, when assigned to a programmable function switch, will will now alternate between YES and NO. This now applies to all 2-valued menu entries.
- Flash and EEPROM memory read/write are now verified to improve reliability of parameter storage. This includes PLL data tables, frequency memories, etc.
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