Elecraft KX3 firmware v2.05

Elecraft · Released May 24, 2014 · First seen Sep 14, 2026

Source: elecraft.com

v2.05 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

2M/4M menu now has toggle for TX temperature sensing, defaulting to enabled.

  • Default TX TMP+ enables PA temperature measurement
  • TX TMP- disables PA temperature measurement
  • TX TMP- for early units without hardware modification

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

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MCU 2.05 / DSP 1.29

  • 2M/4M MENU ENTRY CONTROLS TX TEMP SENSIN​G: In the 2M/4M menu entry, tap '1' to toggle between TX TMP+ and TX TMP-. Default is TX TMP+. If TX TMP- is in effect, 2-m/4-m PA temperature will *not* be measured ​during transmit. This is only required on some early field-test units that have not yet been modified.

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