Elecraft KX3 firmware v1.34

Elecraft · Released Dec 31, 2012 · First seen Sep 14, 2026

Source: elecraft.com

v1.34 is not the latest firmware for the Elecraft KX3: the current version is v3.02 (April 8, 2022). Go to v3.02

In short — summary by updatemystuff.com

Digital voice recorder added with two message slots and auto-repeat capability.

  • Digital voice recorder feature
  • Two 15-second message slots
  • Auto-repeat with configurable intervals

Written from Elecraft's release notes, which are printed in full below.

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MCU 1.34 / DSP 1.04

  • DVR (DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER) ADDED: There are two transmit messages of up to 15 seconds each. (A future firmware release will provide an option for 1, 2, 3, or 4 messages ​of 30, 15, 10, and 7.5 seconds each, respectively.) Setup: Make sure youre in a voice mode, and that the voice MONitor level is not zero. To record, hold REC, then tap #1 or #2. “ERASING” will appear for​ 4 seconds, followed by “TAP XMT”. Tap XMIT, then start speaking. To end recording, tap XMIT again. To play, tap MSG followed by #1 or #2. To auto-repeat (e.g., a repeating CQ message), *hold* rather than tap the #1 or #2 switch. Use MENU: MSG RPT to set the repeat interval.

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