Manual File Transfer
If it is inconvenient for you to access the internet from the computer attached to your
KAT500,
but you have access to another computer that can access the internet, you may update your
KAT500
firmware in two phases:
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Use an
internet browser or
FTP client
program to copy firmware files from Elecraft's file server to a removable storage device such as a USB "keychain" flash memory device.
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Take the removable storage device to a computer that is connected to your
KAT500.
Use the
KAT500 Utility
to send firmware to your
KAT500.
An up-to-date
KAT500 Utility
version may be required.
If the internet-connected computer is some distance from your
KAT500,
consider copying the current
KAT500 Utility
setup program file to the removable storage device so that can be installed on the computer connected to your
KAT500.
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Start your favorite internet browser, such as
Safari or
Google Chrome.
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Navigate to
ftp://ftp.elecraft.com/KAT500/firmware.
The directory names are case-sensitive.
- Mount the removable storage device (plug the USB keychain drive into an available USB port).
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Create a new folder
(mkdir \KAT500Firmware)
on the removable storage device.
-
Copy all the files from the Elecraft FTP server
KAT500/firmware
folder to the folder you created on the removable storage device.
Some internet browsers permit you to select multiple file names and drag them to a
Windows Explorer
window opened to the target folder.
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Take the removable storage device to the computer that is connected to your
KAT500.
-
Click
Browse
and navigate to the firmware folder on the removable storage drive.
-
Send
firmware from that folder.
- Mount the removable storage device (plug the USB keychain drive into an available USB port).
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Create a new folder
(mkdir \KAT500Firmware)
on the removable storage device.
-
Navigate
(cd \KAT500Firmware)
to that folder.
- Start the FTP client program FTP.
- Open a connection to Elecraft's file server (open ftp.elecraft.com).
- Log in with user name anonymous. Use your e-mail address as the Password.
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Navigate to the
KAT500/firmware
directory
(cd KAT500/firmware).
The names are case-sensitive.
- List all the items in that directory (dir).
- Specify binary transfer mode (bin).
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Get all the files (mget *).
Reply "Y" as prompted.
You need the highest numbered .HEX file and
kat500fwnotes.rtf.
- Close the FTP program (quit).
- List the directory (dir) of the new folder to verify that you have all the expected files.
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Take the removable storage device to the computer that is connected to your
KAT500.
-
Click
Browse
and navigate to the firmware folder on the removable storage drive.
-
Send
firmware from that folder.