Elecraft K3S
firmware v5.50
Elecraft · Released May 17, 2016 · First seen Sep 14, 2026
Source:
elecraft.com
v5.50 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
Fixed K-Pod parity errors occurring when using K-Pod knob simultaneously with P3 and external polling.
- K-Pod parity error fix when knob used with P3 and external polling
Written from Elecraft's release notes, which are printed in full below.
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What's in this update
MCU 5.50 / DSP 2.87
- K-POD BUG FIX: Eliminated "ERR KP1" messages (K-Pod parity errors) that were occurring when the K-Pod knob was spun at the same time the P3 was used, along with heavy external polling from HRD, etc.
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