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Hi John, all

> It is time for Hans to put our

> minds at ease and tell us what

> he is going to do about this

> problem.

Obviously... I'm going to FIX IT! It is now my highest priority item.?

Over the last few months there have been several high profile issues to solve, starting with lack of sidetone volume, then the CW keyer glitches, and then lack of AGC. Each drew some critics ("my QMX is thrown in a drawer"). I solved them one by one and I shall this one too.?

I would remind everyone that right at the top of the QMX shop page, in bold red font on a yellow background (not hidden in some small print at the bottom!) is a notice:

"Beta firmware supports CW and Digi (all functionality of both QCX-mini and QDX)."

In other words it should be clear that firmware is still beta.?

There will no doubt be some people who would insist that I am gravely mistaken and I should not have released QMX until the firmware had reached a greater state of perfection. However, I've been making QRP Labs kits since 2010 and I believe I know enough about you guys, the kit constructors, to make a judgement; in this case it was my opinion that many of you would prefer to have such an exciting kit as QMX in your hands earlier despite the firmware defects, than wait in the dark. QMX already offers a huge and unbeaten level of functionality and performance for the price.?

In other words I think the majority of you prefer to be along for the journey, then cherish and enjoy all the more, the fine taste of the eventual end result.?

Another reason is knowing myself... QMX is ambitious and complex to develop. By releasing it for sale as soon as the hardware was ready, even if the firmware still needed further work, I pushed my own boundaries to make it actually happen. It's very easy otherwise to get stuck in an endless development rut that drains the life out of you, then you end up taking a lot longer and a lot less happily. The QMX way - many of us are already enjoying this great transceiver and the momentum grew quickly, it'll keep pushing forward until the firmware releases resolve all current issues and further.?

73 Hans G0UPL