On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 8:43 PM eric norris via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> There has been some discussion on the KX group reflector of cyclic macros > for the KX3. > My question is, would this work on the KPA1500? Could a single macro be > written for a PF key that would cycle through the various fan speeds? I guess you're referring to this thread: https://groups.io/g/Elecraft-KX/topic/86464063#70583 Cyclic macro technique for KX2 or KX3 was described 8 years ago in this post: https://groups.io/g/Elecraft-KX/message/37876 Sorry, but I don't see any way to use that technique with the KPA1500, because holding or tapping PF keys doesn't reprogram them, and there is no command to scroll to a specific menu item. You can program a PF key to reprogram itself after it runs, but I see no way for it to cycle between the five different min fan speed commands ^FC0; .. ^FC5; But, you can use the K3 Utility to program PF1 to set FAN SPEED MIN to 0 (used for normal operating), and PF2 to set FAN SPEED MIN to 1 (for contesting), say. 1. Open the KPA1500 Utility and Connect to the K4 2. Go to the *Command Tester* tab 3. Click the *Edit Macros* button. Copy paste these two macros exactly as shown to program PF1 and PF2 to display message text and set the minimum fan speed: Macro Label Macro Commands PF1=FAN0 ^PF1^DTFan Speed Min 0,^FC0; PF2=FAN1 ^PF2^DTFan Speed Min 1,^FC1; 4. Click *Save* 5. Click the *PF1=FAN0* and *PF2=FAN1* buttons *once *in the *Command Tester* tab to program the two PF keys 6. Now you can just hold PF1 or PF2 to select between the two different minimum fan speeds If you just want to hear what the different fan speeds sound like, tap MENU, scroll down to FAN SPEED MIN, hold EDIT, and tap the up and down arrows. Speed 5 is louder than a vacuum cleaner. 73, Bob, N6TV ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
