Elecraft K3S firmware v2.58

MCU 2.58 / DSP 1.94

New Features

• FAST BAND SWITCHING USING KEYPAD: Weve added a Òband selectÓ mode for mem​ories 0-9. First, set CONFIG: MEM 0-9 to BAND SEL.

You can then use V>M to assign individual bands to keypad switches 0-9.

For example, use BAND UP/DN to get to 160 m, tap V>M, then tap #1.

From then on, tapping M>V, then #1, will take you to your last-used frequency on 160 m, just as if you had used the BAND switches.

Up to 10 of your favorite bands can be assigned to keypad switches, including transverter bands.

The behavior of memories 10-99 and the per-band quick memories (M1-M4) will be unchanged.

• MAPPING OUT SELECTED BANDS: You can now remove one or more bands from the BAND UP/DN rotation using the CONFIG: BND MAP menu entry. Once youve located BND MAP, use BAND UP/DN to select bands, and set them to IN or OUT using VFO A. (Works with transverter bands, too.) You can still get to mapped-out bands using memory recall, direct frequency entry, or computer-control commands (ÒFAÓ and ÒFBÓ).

Miscellaneous:

• VOX CAN BE TURNED OFF DURING VOICE TRANSMIT: This is useful if youre using VOX and have a sudden increase in shack noise that activates transmit.
• MSG PLAY IN SSB MODE FIXED: In revision 2.57, tapping M1-M4 to play a message in SSB modes was setting the CW pitch to 0 Hz. This has been corrected.

For software developers:

• "RX" COMMAND AND TUNE: ÒRXÓ will now e​xit either an XMIT or TUNE condition.
• MANUAL BAND CHANGE IN AI1 and AI2 MODES: Multiple rapid presses of BAND UP or BAND DN were sometimes inserting band-change response data for intermediate bands into the outgoing host command buffer. Now only the data for the final band is sent.